IFP- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over the crash of a Bangladeshi airliner, which killed and wounded dozens of people. In a statement on Tuesday, Qassemi offered sympathy to the government and nation of Bangladesh and the bereaved families of victims of the tragic incident. At least 49 people were killed ...

Press TV- A Bangladeshi airliner with71 people on board has crashed while coming in to land atthe airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, killing at least50 people, an army spokesman says. "The chances of rescuing anyone elsealive is slim now because the plane was badly burned," AFP quoted army spokesman Gokul Bhandaree as saying Monday. The ...

Press TV - There seems to be no end in sight to the plight of Rohingya Muslims as those members of the community who have fled persecution in Myanmar are now facing difficulties in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The Indian government announced on Saturday that it would make a case to the countrys Supreme Court for the expulsion of up to 40,000 ...

Press TV - Iran has voiced sympathyover the deathof a large number of people in flash floods across parts of South Asia, particularly in India, Nepal and neighboring Pakistan. On Friday, Irans Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed his condolences to the Indian, Pakistani and Nepalese governments and nations over the loss of hundreds ...

The death toll from a devastating earthquake that hit the impoverished Himalayan country of Nepal has risen to over 3,200. At least 3,218 people were killed in the massive weekend earthquake, Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam said on Monday, giving no further details. Another 18 people lost their lives in an avalanche that swept ...

The Iran Mountaineering Federation expressed regret about the death of several mountaineers in the Nepal earthquake and announced that the three Iranian mountaineers in the Himalayas have not been harmed. The statement indicates that Parvaneh Kazemi, Azim Gheichisaz and Alireza Behpour are camped at Khumbu Icefall and are in good health. Nepal ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The secretary general of Irans Red Crescent Society extended his condolences to the Nepalese people and government over the deadly earthquake in the Himalayan country, saying that the Islamic Republic is prepared to offer any kind of assistance. In a letter to Secretary General of Nepal Red Cross Society Dev Ratna Dhakhwa on Sunday,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message condoled with the Nepalese nation over the recent deadly earthquake that has claimed the lives of over 1900 so far. In his Saturday message, President Rouhani offered his sympathy and condolences to his Nepalese counterpart President Ram Baran Yadav, the people of Nepal, and the survivors ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's foreign ministry spokeswoman on Saturday expressed sympathy with the Nepalese nation and government over the death of scores of people in a massive earthquake in the Himalayan country. Marziyeh Afkham offered the sympathy of the Iranian nation and administration over the tragedy and extended her condolences to the people ...

A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale has hit an area near Nepals capital of Kathmandu, causing extensive damage to buildings, officials say. Nepals Information Minister Minendra Rijal said the quake took place before noon local time (0615 GMT) on Saturday with its epicenter registered 80 kilometers (49 miles) northwest of the capital....

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- An Iranian man using a fake Israeli passport is being questioned in Nepal after being arrested outside the Israeli embassy, police said. The man was arrested last week after Israeli embassy officials told them that a suspicious man appeared to be scouting the embassy in the upscale Lazimpat neighborhood in Katmandu, said Kesh ...