Third of Bangladesh underwater as monsoon drenches region
by Sam JAHAN BISWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia,…
6 years ago
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Nepal offers locust bounty as swarms threaten crops
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is offering farmers cash rewards for catching desert locusts to limit the damage caused by…
6 years ago
Coronavirus casts shadow over Everest
by Paavan MATHEMA Pictures by PRAKASH MATHEMA Agence France-Presse KHUMJUNG, Nepal (AFP) — The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling…
6 years ago
Ladakh’s nomads and the future of pashmina wool
by Noemi CASSANELLI Agence France Presse KORZOK, India (AFP) -- For centuries the Changpa have tended the shaggy goats…
6 years ago
Nepal reports South Asia’s first confirmed case of deadly virus
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Health authorities in Nepal on Friday confirmed that a student who returned from Wuhan, China…
6 years ago
18 dead after Nepal bus plunges into gorge
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 18 people died after a bus skidded off a highway in Nepal and plunged…
7 years ago
Monsoon toll tops 650 as rains unleash flood fury in South Asia
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India,…
7 years ago
Monsoon rains wreaking flood havoc across South Asia
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of…
7 years ago
Fourteen killed in building collapse as monsoon batters South Asia
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Fourteen people were killed when a building collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rains…
7 years ago
At least 50 dead in Nepal’s monsoon
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Floods and landslides caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people across Nepal…
7 years ago
Freak Nepal storm kills 27, injures hundreds
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- At least 27 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a freak storm hit southern…
7 years ago
Nepal social media bill sparks freedom of speech concerns
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media…
7 years ago
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