With roads washed away in the Rasuwa and Nuwakot gorges, the sky is the only viable route for rescue and aid. With more than 4,000 people missing and several communities isolated, 30 military and private aircraft are flying over a rugged valley with no ground control or landmarks to rescue survivors and deliver aid to villages.
Record rain fall kills more than 400 people in India
Pope expresses "profound solidarity" to the victims of torrential rains in India
Over 100 killed and 200 missing. Train, air services disrupted.
The project is financed by the European Union. Dinajpur bishop and Caritas on the tribals' side.
False charges of "forced conversions" are levelled at a Catholic priest. For the local bishop, this is a plot by Hindu extremists, backed by the state government that provides the legal instruments. Behind it, there is an attempt by extremists to get free access to high-status Catholic schools.
The police of Dhaka fear retaliation against the Christian community by Muslim extremists after attacks on mosques in Great Britain.
Mgr Oswald Lewis, first Bishop of the new diocese of Jaipur, speaks to AsiaNews about the challenges from fundamentalism and Evangelical sects to his mission. "Our work must go on," he says.
President Musharraf urges the nation to go on a 'holy war' against the terrorists and justifies cracking down on madrassas. Islamic parties protest on Friday in the name of religious freedom.
"Christian Dalits must enjoy the same opportunities as Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits do".
Monsoon floods maroon millions of Bangladeshis
News about the capture was revealed by two security officials. Maulvi Abdul Qadeer, one of the main deputies to mullah Mohammed Omar and former leader of the Taliban Special Council, is among those arrested.
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