The official death toll was 2,065 late Wednesday. Officially, 680 people are missing but officials have acknowledged the number could be several thousand because hundreds of homes were sucked into the earth. Firefighters searched the rubble Thursday in a last push to find victims. They also burned debris and excavators dug into the tangled remains of buildings.   Heavy equipment ...

Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) on Thursday said 12 people had been killed and over 69,000 affected from the heavy winds and rains which lashed out across the island since last weekend. DMC Spokesperson Pradeep Kodippili said that while rains had now reduced, people who had been relocated to safe shelters were urged not to return home due to ...

US share markets have suffered their sharpest one-day falls in months, as fears about rising interest rates, inflation, trade tensions intensified. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, sliding 4%, or 315.9 points, to 7,422.   The Dow Jones and S&P 500 also fell by more than 3%, with losses accelerating towards the end of the day. Netflix fell 8%, while ...

Indonesia authorities say at least three people have been killed and four injured Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck near the popular tourist island of Bali. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia’s disaster agency BNPB, wrote on Twitter that several houses were also damaged in the magnitude 6.0 earthquake that shook Bali and East Java.   The country is ...

Malaysia’s government reportedly plans to abolish the death penalty for all crimes and halt all pending executions. Local media reported Law Minister Liew Vui Keong announced Wednesday that the Cabinet had agreed to abolish the death penalty and that the bills to do so would be tabled when Parliament resumes Monday.   Human rights groups hailed the decision. Amnesty International ...

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of the former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering. Mrs Fujimori, who is leader of the opposition in the Peruvian congress, was detained along with her husband.   The judge said they would be held initially for 1days along with 19 other suspects.   Prosecutors allege she ...

A flash flood on the Spanish island of Majorca has killed at least 10 people, including at least three foreigners. A wave of muddy water engulfed the town of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, in the east of the island, after heavy rain caused a river to burst its banks.   Vehicles were swept away as water gushed through narrow streets. ...

  To honour the curry chefs in the UK, the 9th Curry Award was  held in Lancaster Hotel in Central London on 7th October.  Leading British MPs, top businessmen, journalists, caterers and notable community personalities attended this colorful event. Editor of Curry Life Syed Belal Ahmed and President of London Bangla Press Club Syed Nahash Pasha managed the overall event. Curry Life ...

Photo: Indian security men stand at the scene after an express train partially derailed at a railway station in Rae Bareli, 80 kilometers southwest of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, India, Wednesday, Oct.10, 2018. Lucknow, Oct 10 : Police say an express train has partially derailed in northern India, killing five passengers and injuring dozens more. Police director ...

One of the most comprehensive studies of the state of banking and markets since the financial crisis warns that “dangerous undercurrents” are a rising threat to the world economy. The International Monetary Fund’s Financial Stability Report says that although banks are far safer than they were in 2008 there are new risks.   Trade tensions are growing, the IMF says, ...