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Nepal says aid supplies helping country 'gradually become normal' after quake

Nepalese authorities say humanitarian operations are being strengthened and aid is getting through to areas hardest hit by the earthquake ten days

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Australia says Europe has sought advice over migrant crisis

It is a journey which is rife with risk, a business as traffickers try to cash in on calm summer seas and a headache for authorities and governments

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300 Nigerians rescued from Boko Haram

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Miracle in Nepal as three more people are pulled out alive from the rubble

Fresh hope in Kathmandu after three people were pulled alive from the rubble of their home, eight days after Nepal’s devastating earthquake

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Rescuers in China get aid through to quake-struck village on foot

Nepal’s earthquake has also had an impact on parts of south west China. The village of Laojiang which has been cut off by landslides is being given a

Italy

French and Italian ships rescue thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean

A French ship has docked at the Italian port of Crotone bringing over 200 migrants it had rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday. They were

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3 people pulled alive from rubble 8 days after Nepal earthquake

Three people have been pulled out alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal’s devastating earthquake. The current death toll of

Nigeria

Up to 500 Nigerians freed from Boko Haram captivity over the past week

The Nigerian military says its continuing to liberate women and children from Boko Haram captivity in the north-east of the country. The army says

Italy

More than 3000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean on one day alone.

The Italian authorities say they rescued more than three thousand migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa on Saturday alone

Nepal

Up to 1,000 Europeans among thousands still missing in Nepal

Up to a thousand EU citizens are among several thousand people still missing in Nepal. Most of the missing Europeans are thought to have been around

Nepal

Nepal quake: fears grow about health of survivors

Fears are growing about the health of those who survived Nepal’s devastating earthquake. With scores of homes destroyed, thousands of people are

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Nepal earthquake: "miracle" rescue after five days

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UN appeals for millions to tackle Nepal earthquake disaster

International aid continues to arrive in Nepal following Saturday’s devastating earthquake. But the needs are vast and the UN is appealing for

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Nepal: Miracle rescues of teenager and baby bring joy amid earthquake tragedy

After five days under the rubble of Nepal’s earthquake, a teenager has been pulled out alive. Hopes were fading of finding more survivors after

Nepal

Nepal: 'Miracle Man' pulled from earthquake rubble after 80 hours

His survival is little short of a miracle. Nepali Rishi Khanal, 28, has been pulled from the rubble of his country’s earthquake after being buried

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Happy ending for a young elephant in India

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Fears for remote areas as Nepal quake toll tops 4,000

The scale of Nepal's earthquake tragedy is becoming apparent as bodies are pulled from the rubble and people prepare for a third night outdoors.

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EU agrees to triple rescue funding for Mediterranean migrants

EU leaders are to triple funding for the search and rescue of migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean. European Commission President

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Italy: Naval vessel brings hundreds of migrants ashore

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Hundreds more migrants land in Italy as protests put pressure on politicians

As European leaders wrestle with the human exodus of African migrants in the Mediterranean and the traffickers putting their lives in danger, yet