Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender Officials often point to the country’s various EU and U.N. missions and deployments, arguing that through them, the country contributes in good form. World 24 Jan, 2025
Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia Indonesian rescuers retrieved two more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 19. Nepal 22 Jan, 2025
Leaders continue to raise climate change concerns Inaugurating the third annual conference on 'Climate Change and Sustainability of Trade in South Asia' organised jointly by the World Trade Organisation and the Kathmandu University in Kathmandu on Saturday Kathmandu 13 Jan, 2025
Nepal grappling with climate change-induced disasters: Minister Deuba Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba has stated that climate change has triggered unseasonal disasters in Nepal. Nepal 09 Jan, 2025
Disasters claim 750 lives, cause economic loss of Rs 4 billion in 2024 As many as 750 persons were killed in various natural and non-natural disasters across the country during the year 2024. Nepal 30 Dec, 2024
Parametric insurance: How it can help Nepal build climate resilience In the Himalayas, flash floods, landslides, wildfires and other extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting daily life and devastating communities, particularly those reliant on agriculture and natural resources. Opinion 26 Dec, 2024
Floods wreak havoc in Malaysia, southern Thailand with over 30 killed, tens of thousands displaced Severe floods caused by monsoon rains killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said Tuesday, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of more heavy rain. World 03 Dec, 2024
Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said Monday. World 25 Nov, 2024
Flood survivors pelt Spain's royals with mud and premier is evacuated during a visit Police had to step in, with some officers on horseback, to keep back the crowd of several dozens who hurled mud and wielded shovels and poles threateningly. World 03 Nov, 2024
Death toll from Spanish floods rises to 205 as residents appeal for aid Spain has suffered through an almost two-year drought, making the flooding worse because the dry ground was so hard that it could not absorb the rain. World 01 Nov, 2024
At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain Flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people in the worst natural disaster to hit the European nation in recent memory. World 31 Oct, 2024
Storm blows away from northern Philippines leaving 65 dead but forecasters warn it may do a U-turn Tropical Storm Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 65 people dead in landslides and extensive flooding World 25 Oct, 2024
