718 killed in Nepal ’quake
KATHMANDU — A powerful earthquake struck Nepal
Saturday, killing at least 718 people across a swath of four
countries as the violently shaking earth collapsed houses, levelled
centuries-old temples and triggered avalanches on Mt. Everest. It
was the worst tremor to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80
years.
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Saudi offers US$ 274 million humanitarian aid to
Yemen:
Compensating for sins?
Saudi Arabia’s right hand does not know what its
left foot is up to, belittles an Asian diplomat, mixing his
metaphors to describe the political paradox in the ongoing military
conflict in Yemen. The Saudis, who are leading a coalition of Arab
states, have been accused of indiscriminate bombings resulting in
944 deaths,
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Rana Plaza: Two Years after the tragedy
Some say they were beaten with iron bars. Others
confess their families have been threatened with death. One pregnant
woman was assaulted with metal curtain rods. These are not scenes
typically associated with a place of work, but thousands of people
employed in garment factories in Bangladesh have come to expect such
brutality as a part of their daily lives.
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200 years of Gorkha Rifles
The famed Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army —
known for their Khukris and their ‘Aayo Gorkhali’ battle cry —
completed 200 years of their raising on Friday( 24). The Gorkhas
were first recruited by the East India Company and later fought
under the British in several battles,
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