Tan Tri doesn't know a thing about Agent Orange. But doctors say he lives with its effects every day, when he crawls off his wooden bed and waits for someone to feed him. He is 25.

The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old standoff over Tehran's nuclear program, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, Secretary of State John Kerry said on April 27.

Thousands of desperate Nepalese spent another night in the open in the early hours of April 27, terrorized by strong aftershocks that continued to shake the country two days after a massive quake struck, killing almost 2,500 people.

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on April 27 in New York, a senior State Department official said on April 26.

The United States will send disaster response and rescue teams to Nepal and has authorized an initial US$1 million in aid after a major earthquake killed hundreds in the mountainous Asian nation, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on April 25.

Nepal ramped up efforts on April 25 to rescue people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu valley, killing at least 1,800, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

A shallow earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck west of the ancient Nepali capital of Kathmandu on April 25 causing buildings to collapse, injuring many and leaving a pall of dust over the city, witnesses said.

The Statue of Liberty was declared safe on April 24 after a bomb scare forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the New York Harbor landmark, the National Parks Service said.

Fighting between Yemen's warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in Aden on April 25, but there were no fresh moves toward dialogue.

US Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met in Vienna on April 23 in the latest push to secure a final nuclear deal by a June 30 deadline, Iranian media said.