AFP, NYAUNG DON: The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has risen to 88, officials said on Friday, as rising waters swallowed more homes in low-lying regions in some of the poorest parts of the country. More than 330,000 people have been affected by torrential monsoon rains that triggered…

AP, Hanoi: US Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday he “profoundly disagrees” with the reasoning behind decisions by two prominent Democratic lawmakers to vote against the nuclear deal he negotiated with Iran. Speaking in the Vietnamese capital, Kerry said the facts do not bear out the…

BBC, LONDON: Researchers in the US have used artificial intelligence to better understand the military strategy of Islamic State extremists. Analysis…

AGENCIES, Bengaluru:  A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction-GlobalSat for DRR-proposed under the UN framework is to…

AP, KABUL: An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said. President Ashraf Ghani offered his condolences to the families of those killed, while the Taliban claimed…

AFP, PARIS: Large quakes in Nepal this year only partially relieved stress on a major Himalayan fault line, and chances for a big tremor are as high as…

Rajapaksa vows to win Aug 17  polls BBC, COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has vowed to win an outright majority in parliamentary…

AFP, WASHINGTON: It has long been thought that wealthy countries, bolstered with more money for infrastructure investment, face lower risks of flooding. But new research Thursday found that rich countries face major risks as climate change and human activity render coastal populations increasingly vulnerable…