At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts

Richard Roundtree, a trailblazing Black actor who played the private eye John Shaft in the "Shaft" films of the 1970s and also took on dramatic roles dealing with race relations in America, died on Tuesday aged 81, the Hollywood Reporter said, citing his manager.

The epicentre of the quake was at Dhading, about 55 km (35 miles) west of Kathmandu, it said.

To decrease the impact of catastrophes, integration among local and national bodies is necessary.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Nepal today, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.</p><p>The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said.</p><p>The quake was also felt in parts of India including its capital New Delhi.</p>

At least 34 mild quakes in and around Bangladesh within the last two months is a worrying sign, experts said.

The earthquake was felt at 12:49pm, an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department told The Daily Star

Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food, water and shelter yesterday as the search for the missing continued in remote villages and the death toll of more than 2,100 seemed likely to rise further.

Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on Saturday, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages

Morocco's deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped

Says Bangladesh Embassy in Rabat

At least 820 people have died in a devastating earthquake that struck near Morocco's tourist hotspot of Marrakesh, authorities said Saturday, updating an earlier toll of more than 600

Following are reactions from foreign governments to the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing hundreds and destroying buildings in the deadliest tremor to hit the country in decades

Residents of Marrakech, the nearest big city to the epicentre, said some buildings had collapsed in the old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Local television showed pictures of a fallen mosque minaret with rubble lying on smashed cars.

Two earthquakes with epicentres very close to Dhaka jolted the capital in a span of just 11 days, raising concerns among leading experts about more quakes and the country’s preparedness.

Dhaka has been marked as one of the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes in the world.

Death toll in Syria currently stands over 5,800 (as of 3:30 pm Bangladesh time, February 15). With every passing hour, chances of finding survivors are becoming slimmer.

Turkey Government has informed that due to the earthquake, more than 3,000 buildings have been destroyed throughout the country, which includes cultural landmarks and historic sites

Some of the world's most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8 magnitude quake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday and killed hundreds of people.

Multi-storey apartment buildings full of residents were among the 5,606 structures reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses, as well as damage to archaeological sites in Aleppo.