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Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school

Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading towards his school.

WhatsApp chat used to launder cash for crime and extremism

The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.

'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope to explore mysteries of the Universe

The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station

A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.

Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup

Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorities say, but were thwarted.

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks

Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.

Hikers feared missing after flash flooding hits Grand Canyon

More than 20 people are thought to be unaccounted for after flash flooding on Saturday.

Melting Himalayas

ALICIA P.Q. WITTMEYER

Scientists are still working out the precise cause of the disaster in Nepal, but one thing seems certain: The risk of such events is increasing.

Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order

MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF

Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.

The People of Hirosaki, Japan, Try to Move a Castle by Hand

HISAKO UENO AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

In Japan, the ancient tradition of hikiya involves moving buildings with ropes and rollers. About 4,000 people teamed up to try it on Hirosaki Castle.

Hunt Underway After Deadly Shooting at Swiss Rave

CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE

One reveler was killed and five were injured early Sunday at a dance party at a horseracing track in Switzerland’s north.

Iceland Votes to Steer Clear of European Union Talks

AMELIA NIERENBERG AND EGILL BJARNASON

After divisive debate, Icelanders rejected a proposal to resume negotiations on joining the bloc in a referendum with the highest voter turnout in almost two decades.

Nepal Rescuers Bore Through Tunnels to Try to Reach 900 Workers Missing After Floods

ANUPREETA DAS, SAJAL PRADHAN AND BINOD GHIMIRE

The Nepal Army, which is leading rescue efforts, turned to the trapped workers more than a day after the flood, according to army officials, industry groups and private rescuers.

Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE

EMMANUEL AKINWOTU, PRANAV BASKAR, GENEVIEVE GLATSKY AND HAMED ALEAZIZ

Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.

Long Lines for Gas in Iran Show War and U.S. Blockade Squeezing Supply

SHIRIN HAKIM, LEILY NIKOUNAZAR AND YEGANEH TORBATI

The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest.