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Rescue workers are having a hard time getting food and supplies to those affected by the temblor due, in part, to massive traffic jams.

About 300,000 people died in Haiti's 2010 disaster.

That number is expected to rise throughout the day as rescuers reach more remote villages where the full extent of the destruction is unknown.

Reconstruction work in the impoverished Asian nation could account for nearly 20 percent of its GDP.

Germany's largest bank is under pressure from investors to follow rivals such as UBS and Credit Suisse by culling unprofitable operations.

The transaction, to be finalized in the second half of 2015, would significantly expand Capgemini's presence in North America.

Just days before Saturday's devastating earthquake, a team of experts had warned of a "serious and growing earthquake risk" in Nepal.

The military's crackdown in Karachi started late in 2013, when the murder rate soared in the port city.

Officials and aid groups also worry about the challenge of accessing remote areas of the Himalayan nation.

Thousands are trying to escape Nepal via local airports as relief workers and medical supplies flood the country.

“Within minutes, the shops and old buildings started falling like a pack of cards."

The U.S. sent a military aid plane to Nepal that is set to arrive with personnel, an assistance response team and 45 tons of cargo.

Rolling aftershocks and rain continue to pummel Nepal after Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake. More than 2,500 people are dead.

As international aid workers frantically dig for survivors in Nepal, monsoon season has begun to take effect and douse Kathmandu with torrential rain.

The earthquake is the worst disaster to hit the nation in at least 80 years.

Ethiopia anticipates $1.5 billion in foreign direct investment this year as its economy continues to show strength.

Recent easing -- and the halving of crude-oil prices, supposedly a windfall for consumers -- have not changed the global outlook all that much.

Neighboring nations and the U.S. have dispatched aid to the country because of the earthquake that triggered the worst-ever disaster on the slopes of Mount Everest.

At least 17 bodies have been recovered, while helicopter rescue missions have been hampered by bad weather in the area of the base camp.

Countries including the U.S., India and Singapore pledged aid workers and monetary contributions of up to $1 million.

An earthquake in Nepal Saturday set off an avalanche on Mount Everest that has killed at least 18 people. Many more are feared dead.