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Nepal earthquake death toll crosses 7,000, UN claims customs checks holding up relief
According to the United Nations, 600,000 houses have been destroyed or damaged.
Royal baby in the midst of political storm: Why the interest around Kate Middleton's newborn isn't that intense this time around?
Finally, the royal heiress has arrived. The Duchess of Cambridge safely delivered a daughter at 8.34 am on Saturday morning.
Nature seems to be against us: rain hampers Nepal rescue teams
Rescue teams toiled in pouring rain on Thursday in the debris left by last week's devastating earthquake in Nepal, but officials said the chances of finding any more survivors were bleak as the death toll neared 5,500.
New vaccine may boost HIV treatment: study
A vaccine containing a protein necessary for virus replication can boost an HIV-infected patient's immune system and increase effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs, a new study has found.
Russian spacecraft still spinning out of control in orbit
The Progress M-27M was launched on Tuesday and was scheduled to dock at the International Space Station six hours later to deliver 2.5 tons of supplies, including food and fuel.
Army, IAF activate disaster management mechanism for Nepal
Army's Gajaraj Corps and Indian Air Force (IAF), Tezpur, on Sunday activated disaster management mechanism for providing medical relief to people in earthquake-hit Nepal.
Air services to Nepal hit again after powerful aftershock
Air India was able to operate two flight in the morning, one each from Delhi and Kolkata with 118 and 45 passengers on board.
Nepal earthquake aftershocks may continue for a month, says Dr. Rajendran
Dr. C P Rajendran predicts that aftershocks of Saturday's earthquake are likely to continue for a month in the great Himalayan region.
Nepal earthquake: Ramdev narrowly escapes after 'pandal' collapses in Kathmandu
Ramdev, who is in Kathmandu for a yoga camp, is safe, his spokesperson said after a massive earthquake shook Nepal.
India's U-14 girls football team stuck in Nepal due to earthquake
An AIFF official said that the team will be brought back to India on Sunday by the military aircraft.
Prayers for earthquake-hit Nepal flood social media
Hashtags like #Pray4Nepal, #NepalEarthquake, #CandleLightVigil, #Dharahara and #earthquake trended through the day with millions of tweets and posts appearing on social media.
UN rights chief urges Britain to combat tabloid hate speech
In a hard-hitting statement, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Zeid Ra'ad Al Husein said Katie Hopkins had used language similar to that employed by some Rwandan media outlets in the run-up to the 1994 genocide, and by the Nazis in the 1930s.
Mahinda Rajapaksa fears prosecution of entire family by new Sri Lanka government
"Next, it will be Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal Rajapaksa and Yoshitha Rajapaksa", the former Presi
Italian police operation targets Pakistan attack suspects
Police said they were issuing 18 arrest warrants in the operation centred on the Italian island of Sardinia and involving seven Italian provinces. Some of the arrests had already taken place.
Amidst 'he's cute' sighs, Jordan's Prince becomes the youngest to chair UN Security Council meet
For his part, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the prince is not yet 21 years old, but he is already a leader in the 21st century.
Indian-American Vivek Murthy takes oath as US Surgeon General
Murthy, who took the oath on the Gita, is now the highest ranking Indian-American in the US President Barack Obama Administration.