At least 16 dead when powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet

It was the biggest earthquake in the region in the last five years, China's national broadcaster CCTV said.

• Updated 7m ago

2 more rescued from debris in Nepal 10 days after devastating floods

The rescue brings the total to three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel, after two other workers were freed a day before.

• Sep 5

Nepal flash flood death toll reaches 800, with around 3,000 still missing

Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.

• Aug 30

More than 1,000 missing, including 65 Americans, as Nepal flood deaths mount

More than 1,000 people, including many Americans, are still missing along the Nepal-China border after deadly floods and mudflows likely triggered by a glacial collapse.

• Aug 27

Deadly flash flood hits Nepal-Tibet border

Dozens of Americans are among the hundreds missing after a devastating landslide swept through the area on the border between Nepal and China, killing more than 350. Jarred Hill reports.

• Aug 27

Nepal flash floods, mudslide kill at least 160 and leave hundreds missing

Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China on Wednesday killed at least 160 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing.

• Aug 26