'The reconstruction and rehabilitation would entail perhaps billions of dollars,' says Nepali FM

The Nepal Electricity Authority said 11 hydropower stations and one solar power station had stopped operating, with a combined capacity of 431.1 megawatts

Satellite images suggest that water in the lake has been slowly flowing through, ​decreasing the reservoir gradually

Outside the TUTH gate, families and friends of those reported missing gathered on the road, desperate for any news on the whereabouts of their loved ones

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region

Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623 dead

Zoyal Ghale and his brother had been at school when the disaster struck

Iranian president says foreign trade down 35% due to sanctions and blockade

This week, the trial date for Mohammed and three others accused plotters was set for June 5, 2028 at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Giant neighbours India and China, between whom the poor Himalayan country is wedged, have been requested for bailey bridges to reopen early transport and communication in a disaster-hit area where about two dozen bridges had been destroyed.

Rubio says deal will boost investment in Venezuela, curb US gasoline prices

As the search for bodies drags on, survivors in the river settlements are searching for loved ones trapped beneath collapsed homes, and waiting for the government to arrive.

The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster.

The deal -- which Trump proclaimed as "the biggest oil deal in world history" -- will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment to Venezuela, US and Venezuelan officials said.

Russia launched waves of drones at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and surrounding region yesterday, damaging warehouses and homes in a second consecutive day of strikes Ukrainian officials said were an attempt to derail daily life for millions of residents.

Norway’s King Harald died yesterday aged 89, the palace said, and amidst widespread mourning and tributes his 53-year-old son Haakon immediately succeeded him on the throne.

Two days after the catastrophic flood tore through Nepal, the numbers tell only part of the story.

A US federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday curbing the use of mail-in ballots, the latest twist in a legal dispute months before November’s midterm elections.

Israeli strikes killed three people in Gaza yesterday, authorities in the Palestinian territory said, in the latest day of attacks despite international appeals to move ahead on a peace plan.

Coral skeleton records stretching back 1,000 years show El Nino episodes are intensifying as the planet warms, carrying major implications for a future under climate change, according to a new study Thursday.