The quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale shook Nepal at 5.05 AM at a depth of 10 km.

According to scientists, a new vaccine against HIV which is to be tested in South Africa will be ‘the final nail in coffin’ for the deadly disease.

The Sunday's episode of Planet Earth II shows Sir David Attenborough's epic natural view on how animals in deserts have developed ingenious ways of dealing with the hostile conditions.

The recounting has been spearheaded by third-party candidate Jill Stein who indignantly tweets, "I will do a recount in any state where the deadline has not passed."

Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro’s death on Friday sparked a series of comments from US President-elect Donald J Trump and other senior leaders across America.

Among supporters he was known as the soldier-politician who brought peace and love to the people of Cuba, however, he also faced accusations for suppressing the economy by not allowing opposition in working properly.

The Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, who ruled the country for five long decades, died on Friday at the age of 90. The former Cuban Prime Minister and then President built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States.

Trio Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and Scott Gaunson have performed the impossible. Recently they trekked all the way to the top of the Mauvoisin Dam in Switzerland and created the record for the highest basketball shot ever made.

It was also reported that the quake also rattled parts of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

On Wednesday, a fierce hurricane and a powerful offshore earthquake struck Central America at the same time.