Foreign rescuers join Vanuatu quake search
Foreign rescuers join Vanuatu quake search

Foreign rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise. More than 100 personnel, along with rescue gear, dogs and aid supplies, are being flown on military transport...

Vanuatu issues new quake toll of 9 dead
Vanuatu issues new quake toll of 9 dead

The toll from a powerful earthquake that flattened buildings in Pacific nation Vanuatu is now nine dead -- a figure that is likely to rise, the government said Wednesday, according to AFP. There are 9 confirmed deaths by Vila Central Hospital, said the latest written update by the national...

Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for saviors
Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for saviors

Rescuers in Vanuatu continued their search on Wednesday for those trapped under rubble after a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the capital, Port Vila, on Tuesday. The earthquake has claimed the lives of 14 people, including two Chinese nationals, and caused significant damage to commercial...

At least 14 killed in Vanuatu earthquake
At least 14 killed in Vanuatu earthquake

Citing governments disaster update, AFP reported an earthquake in Vanuatu has killed at least 14 people. The confirmed deaths included four in the capital Port Vilas hospital, six in a landslide, and four in a collapsed building where the toll was expected to rise further, the update information...

Canada announces Pacific trade pact is open to new members following Taiwan's complaint
Canada announces Pacific trade pact is open to new members following Taiwan's complaint

Canadas government announced that the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) remains open to new members, including Taiwan, following Taipeis complaint that a working group to evaluate its membership had not been formed. Taiwan expressed disappointment after...

Ram Gopal Varma challenges Sandeep Reddy Vanga to create a film better than Baahubali
Ram Gopal Varma challenges Sandeep Reddy Vanga to create a film better than Baahubali

Ram Gopal Varma has released a video featuring an engaging conversation with Sandeep Reddy Vanga, where the two filmmakers both challenge and compliment each other. Ram Gopal Varma and Sandeep Reddy Vanga appear to share a strong mutual admiration. While Varma lauded Vangas hit family crime...

Mohini Dey addresses rumors linking her to AR Rahman’s divorce
Mohini Dey addresses rumors linking her to AR Rahman’s divorce

Indian bassist Mohini Dey, a long-time collaborator of Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, recently addressed rumors speculating about a potential relationship with the music legend. The rumors began circulating after reports of a separation between AR Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu, coincided...

Auto rickshaw drivers meet DMP commissioner
Auto rickshaw drivers meet DMP commissioner

A group of 15-20 rickshaw and easy-van drivers has met with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzad to discuss and address the ongoing chaos in Dhaka surrounding the ban on battery-run rickshaws and auto-rickshaws. The drivers under the banner of Rickshaw-Van-Easy Bike...

Battery-run vehicle workers postpone protests after police assurances
Battery-run vehicle workers postpone protests after police assurances

The Battery-run Autorickshaw, Van and Easybike Sramik Union has called off their movement upon assurance from the police administration of addressing their demands. Talking to UNB, Ariful Islam, joint secretary of the Sramik union, said that the deputy commissioner of Ramna Zone under Dhaka...