RAIS MSTAAFU WA MAREKANI BILL CLINTON AKUTANA NA RAIS JAKAYA MRISHO KIKWETE, JIJINI DAR ES SALAAM APRIL 28, 2015.

Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akifanya mazungumzo na Rais Mstaafu wa Marekani Mhe Bill Clinton Ikulu jijini Dar es salaam leo April 28, 2015.rais huyo wa 42 wa Marekani yuko nchini  kukagua miradi ya maendeleo na afya inayofadhiriwa na taasisi za Clinto Development Initiative (CDI) na Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI).

Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akimkaribisha Rais Mstaafu wa Marekani Mhe Bill Clinton Ikulu jijini Dar es salaam leo April 28, 2015.na kisha kufanya mazungumzo na rais huyo wa 42 wa Marekani yuko nchini  kukagua miradi ya maendeleo na afya inayofadhiriwa na taasisi za Clinto Development Initiative (CDI) na Clinto Health Access Initiative (CHAI).

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Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta insists results are all that matter after unconvincing display against Aston Villa

• Manchester City edged Aston Villa 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 

• Villa had pegged City back to 2-2, having been two goals down 

• But substitute Fernandinho scored the winner late on to spare City's blushes and keep them on track to qualify for the Champions League 

• With the stakes so high, City defender Pablo Zabaleta has insisted that getting positive results are all that matter to the club right now

Pablo Zabaleta claimed victory was all that mattered as Manchester City moved closer to securing a Champions League spot with a last-gasp win over Aston Villa.  

Substitute Fernandinho struck in the 89th minute as unconvincing City claimed three Barclays Premier League points in a frantic finish at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.  

Villa had fought back from 2-0 down to level at 2-2 with an 85th-minute equaliser from Carlos Sanchez.

 Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta insists that the club are only focused on getting positive results

 Aston Villa winger Charles N'Zogbia (right) prepares to take on Manchester City defender Eliaquim Mangala

City forward Sergio Aguero dribbles with the ball ahead of Villa's Leandro Bacuna (left) on Saturday

It seemed the least the FA Cup finalists, battling against relegation, deserved but City, who have unexpectedly been dragged into a fight for a top-four place, had the final word.  

Zabaleta said: 'It was not our best game, we didn't play our best.  'But we must recognise when you win games playing badly it is always good, especially at this moment when all we need is three points and to keep winning games to secure the Champions League spot.  

'Football sometimes is like that. Against Crystal Palace we played really well and we lost. This was not our best game and we won.'

City were handed the perfect start when Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan miskicked in the third minute and presented Sergio Aguero with a tap-in for his 27th goal of the season.  

Villa recovered and controlled large spells of the game but their hopes seemed over when Aleksandar Kolarov curled a free-kick through a gap in the wall after 66 minutes.  

But Tom Cleverley pulled one back and Sanchez looked to have earned a point until Fernandinho controlled on his chest and lashed in from a late corner.  

Fernandinho said: 'It was my third goal (of the season) - a beautiful goal, maybe my most beautiful of the season.  

'But the most important thing for me was the winning goal. I am so happy about that.  

'We talk a lot that we fight to the end - fans, players, all involved in the club.We never give up. When you dress in the City shirt, you need to keep that in your head. That is what happened.'  

With Liverpool, Tottenham and Southampton all drawing, the result strengthened City's grip on a top-four place and therefore eased some of the pressure that has built in recent weeks.  

Nevertheless, they were still troubled by Villa and the outcome might have been different had a controversial decision gone in the visitors' favour late on.

 Aston Villa midfielder Tom Cleverley (right) lashes in from long-range during the 3-2 defeat to City

Zabaleta (left) slides in with a strong challenge on Villa midfielder Kieran Richardson (right) on Saturday  

At 2-2, Christian Benteke was tripped by City goalkeeper Joe Hart for what could have been a penalty and a sending-off, had the offside flag not already been raised. Replays suggested the Belgian might just have been onside.  

With just four games remaining Villa are only two points above the bottom three - and three of the sides below them have a game in hand - but manager Tim Sherwood saw plenty of reason for encouragement.  

He said: 'If we play like that we will be okay. I think we played well and certainly deserved something. 

 'We are not afraid to get on the ball and we showed bravery in all areas. We got on it and moved it around. 

 'We are bitterly disappointed but take a lot of positives from the performance.'

 Villa's Carlos Sanchez scores their second goal against City to bring the scoreline to 2-2 on Saturday

 Villa striker Christian Benteke (left) controls the ball ahead of Eliaquim Mangala and Martin Demichelis (right)

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini faces huge pressure to get the best out of his star-studded squad

WAZIRI MKUU MSTAAFU MHE LOWASSA KATIKA MKESHA WA SHEREHE ZA MIAKA 51 YA MUUNGANO MJINI DUBAI

Waziri mkuu wa zamani na mbunge wa Monduli Mh Edward Lowassa akitoa salamu zake kwenye sherehe za miaka 51 ya muungano ambazo ziliandaliwa na jumuiya ya watanzania wanaoishi katika Falme za kiarabu (UAE) .Sherehe hizo zimefanyika leo Jumamosi ya mkesha wa kuamkia tarehe 26 siku ya muungano, katika hoteli ya Shangrila mjini Dubai

Arsenal 0-0 Chelsea: Organized Blues defending effectively ends title race

• Chelsea had three appeals for penalties turned down in first half 

• Cesc Fabregas was wrongly booked for diving, but no penalty was right 

• Oscar should have been given a penalty for foul by David Ospina

The 'campaign' continues against Chelsea when it comes to penalties – although in a first half with four penalty appeals it was clear that referee, Michael Oliver was only going to award what he felt was a stonewall spot kick and there was only one of those.  

The Blues had a good shout for an early penalty when Oscar was clipped by Bellerin but I agreed with Oliver that the contact was accidental and minimal - a penalty would have been very harsh.  

Oliver was more decisive when Cesc Fabregas went to ground after feeling contact from Santi Cazorla. The fall was exaggerated and theatrical and that might have influenced Oliver as he cautioned the Spaniard for simulation.

Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea and Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on April 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

 GWP-4. London (United Kingdom), 26/04/2015.- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reacts during the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at The Emirates Stadium, in London, Britain, 26 April 2015. Chelsea move closer to Premier League title with goalless draw against Arsenal.

 David Ospina of Arsenal and Oscar of Chelsea collide during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on April 26, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

GWP-4. London (United Kingdom), 26/04/2015.- Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic (L) and Didier Drogba celebrate at the end of the English Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at The Emirates Stadium, in London, Britain, 26 April 2015. Chelsea move closer to Premier League title with goalless draw against Arsenal. 

 Chelsea should have had a penalty when Brazilian forward Oscar nicked the ball past David Ospina

 The Arsenal goalkeeper clattered Oscar, who was left with a possible concussion and replaced at half time 

Replays proved that to be incorrect as they showed slight contact on Fabregas' knee - perhaps not enough for a penalty but certainly enough contact to make the caution incorrect.  

Arsenal had an appeal of their own when the ball span up and caught Gary Cahill on the arm but again I thought Oliver was right as Cahill was very close to the Arsenal player and his arm was not in an unnatural position.  

There was only one clear penalty for me when Oscar was played clean through on goal and lobbed David Ospina the Arsenal keeper clearly wiped Oscar out and Oliver should have given them a penalty.   

Oliver may well have been waiting to see if Oscar's lob went in the goal but once it was cleared he should have gone back, awards the penalty and cautioned Ospina.

 Oscar had gone down earlier in the half under the slightest of contact from Hector Bellerin

 Cesc Fabregas was booked after appearing to kick his leg out to find contact from Santi Cazorla

 Replays showed that there was some contact on Fabregas, and therefore the booking for diving was harsh

Santi Cazorla's shot hit Gary Cahill's arm, but the Chelsea man was too close to have deliberately handled

RAIS MSTAAFU ALI HASSAN MWINYI AWASHUKURU MABALOZI WA HESHIMA KWA KUIPENDA NA KUITANGAZATANZANIA NCHINI MAREKANI

Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi na mkewe mama Sitti Mwinyi akimsikiliza Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Marekani anyoamtambulisha mbele ya mabalozi wa heshima na kwamba yeye Rais mstaafu ndiye aliyefanya mageuzi ya mfumo wa uchumi Tanzania tunaoendelea nao hivi sasa.

 Rais mstaafu awamu ya pili Ali Hassan Mwinyi akiingia chumba cha mkutano cha Nyerere ndani ya mjengo wa Ubalozi Washington, DC siku ya Ijumaa April 24, 2015 kulikokua na kikao cha Mabalozi wa heshima kilichoandaliwa na Ubalozi wa Tanzania nchini Marekani chini ya Balozi Liberata Mulamula kwa ajili kuongelea maswala mbalimbali zikiwemo changamoto za utalii na uwekezaji nchini Tanzania na jinsi gani ya kukabiliana nazo, mbali na Mabalozi hao wa heshima na marafiki zao wengine waliohudhuruia kikao hicho ambacho kilikua sehemu ya maadhimisho ya miaka 51 ya Muungano ni wawakilishi wa Taasisi za Diaspora za Kitanzania zinazopigana kusaidia maswala ya uwekezaji na Utalii kwa nchi yao Tanzania. Rais Mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi pia aliongozana na mkewe Mama Sitti Mwinyi.

 Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi na mwenyeji wake Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Marekani Mhe. Liberata Mulamula wakiwemo Mabalozi wa heshima wakisimama kwa ajili ya nyimbo za Taifa za Tanzania na Marekani.

 Mhe. Liberata Mulamula Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Marekani akimtambulisha Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi kwa Mabalozi wa heshima wakiwemo viongozi wa  taasisi mbalimbali za Kimarekani zinazotangaza utalii wa Tanzania nchini Marekani na baadae kumkaribisha kuongea nao.

 Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi akiongea na Mabalozi wa Heshima kuwashukuru kwa kuipenda na kuitangazaTanzania nchini Marekani na kuwaasa wasichoke kwa wao wamekua chachu ya maendeleo ya nchi aipendayo Tanzania.

 Mbalozi wa heshima wakiwemo viongozi wa taasisi zinazotangaza Utalii na uwekezaji Tanzania wakimsuikiliza Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi.

 Picha ya pamoja.

 Mayor De  Andre Windom wa mji wa Highland Park jimbo la Michigan akipata picha na Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi

Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Marekani akimuaga Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi na mkewe mama Sitti Mwinyi wakati walipokua waiondoka baada ya Rais mstaafu Ali Hassan Mwinyi kumaliza kufunga kikao cha Mabalozi wa Heshima Ubalozini hapo. Picha zote na Vijimambo, Kwanza Production.

More than 1,100 people dead in monster Nepal quake: Homes, offices and historic buildings flattened as 7.8 earthquake rocks capital

• A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal today causing massive damage in the capital Kathmandu 

• Officials reported at least 1,130 dead and warned the toll could rise as rescue teams are still searching for survivors 

• The effects were felt in neighbouring countries with at least 36 dead in India, 12 in Tibet and four in Bangladesh  

• Quake also triggered a massive avalanche on Mount Everest killing eight people and injuring at least 30 climbers

More than 1,100 people across four countries have been killed after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal causing massive damage in the country's capital.  

The Nepalese government has declared a state of emergency in affected areas and appealed for international assistance after the severe quake destroyed homes, businesses and temples in Kathmandu and the densely-populated surrounding areas at noon local time.  

Officials confirmed that at least 1,130 people have died as rescue teams continue to search for survivors who are feared to be trapped under rubble. The death toll is expected to rise.

 Men carry an injured person through the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused massive damage in the city

 Locals rescue a dust-covered man from the the rubble of a destroyed building, as they work to find and rescue any survivors of the disaster

 A man is buried up to his neck in rubble as the rescue teams attempt to dig him free from the collapsed building in the capital of Nepal

 People search for survivors stuck under the rubble of a destroyed building, after the earthquake caused serious damage in the capital

A woman cries after she finds out her son was trapped inside a house which collapsed in the Nepal earthquake which also sparked a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest

Effects of the quake were felt hundreds of miles away in neighbouring countries with 36 killed in India, 12 in Tibet and 4 in Bangladesh.

Two Chinese citizens died at the Nepal-China border.

Australian Ballantyne Forder, 20, who was working in a number of orphanages around the country, is also feared to be among those killed.

A spokeswoman for Intrepid Travel - which arranges treks in Nepal and around the Everest region - confirmed they had groups with British travellers in the area and said they are still attempting to contact those tours.  

The earthquake has also triggered a massive avalanche on Mount Everest killing 18 and injuring at least 30. Several groups of climbers were also said to be trapped at base camp which was severely damaged.

Panicked residents had rushed into the streets as the tremor erupted with the impact felt hundreds of miles away in big swathes of northern India and even in Bangladesh.

Video footage showed people digging through the rubble of the bricks from the collapsed tower, looking for survivors.

 Nepal’s capital Kathmandu – with a population of over one million – was one of the worst-hit areas in Nepal, with the quake’s epicentre just 50 miles north of the city.

As the tremors intensified, people were seen in scenes of mayhem running from their homes and places of work in panic.

Dozens of people were gathered in the car park of Kathmandu's Norvic International Hospital, where thin mattresses had been spread on the ground for patients rushed outside, some patients wearing hospital pyjamas, while doctors and nurses were treating people.    

The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu at 06.11 GMT, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes. The 7.8 magnitude tremor was the worst to hit the poor South Asian nation in over 80 years.

Television footage showed a huge swathe of houses had collapsed in while roads had been split in two by the force of the impact.  India was first to respond to Nepal's appeal for help by sending in military aircraft with medical equipment and relief teams.

 Prime Minister David Cameron has now pledged that the UK will do all it can to help in the aftermath on the Nepal earthquake.

On Twitter he said: 'Shocking news about the earthquake in Nepal - the UK will do all we can to help those caught up in it.'

Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, added his condolences and said the British Embassy was providing help to any UK nationals caught up in the disaster.

'My thoughts are with the people of Nepal and everyone affected by the terrible loss of life and widespread damage caused by the earthquake,' he said.

'We are in close contact with the Nepalese government. The British Embassy in Nepal is offering our assistance to the authorities and is providing consular assistance to British Nationals.'

 Nepalese rescue teams remove a body from the rubble of the historic 19th century Darahara Tower in Kathmandu which collapsed in the quake

 People search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building after the earthquake hit Nepal and surrounding countries at just after 6am GBT time

 People carry a woman from the rubble of a destroyed building while locals and rescue teams continue to search for more survivors of the earthquake

 The earthquake had an epicentre 80 kilometres north-west of Kathmandu,according to United States Geological Survey and strong tremors were also felt in large areas of northern and eastern India and Bangladesh

 A man comforts a woman next to a seriously injured person on the ground in the aftermath of the disaster which is thought to have killed at least two

The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck 81 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Kathmandu at 06.11 GMT, with walls crumbling and families racing outside of their homes

Vim Tamang, a resident of Manglung village near the epicentre, said: 'Our village has been almost wiped out. Most of the houses are either buried by landslide or damaged by shaking.'All the villagers have gathered in the open area.

We don't know what to do. We are feeling helpless.'  A terrified Kathmandu resident said: 'Everything started shaking. Everything fell down.

The walls around the main road have collapsed. The national stadiums gates have collapsed,' Kathmandu resident Anupa Shrestha said.

Indian tourist Devyani Pant was in a Kathmandu coffee shop with friends when 'suddenly the tables started trembling and paintings on the wall fell on the ground.

'I screamed and rushed outside,' she told Reuters by telephone from the capital, where at least 300 people died.

 'We are now collecting bodies and rushing the injured to the ambulance. We are being forced to pile several bodies one above the other to fit them in.'  Pushpa Das, a labourer, ran from the house when the first quake struck but could not escape a collapsing wall that injured his arm.

 'It was very scary. The earth was moving ... I am waiting for treatment but the (hospital) staff is overwhelmed,' he said.

'The walls of houses have collapsed around me onto the road. All the families are outside in their yards huddled together.

The tremors are still going on,' an AFP reporter added.  Government emergency workers are reportedly already on the scene in the most damaged areas while Save the Children teams on the ground are coordinating an emergency response.

Oxfam is also lending its support to the rescue effort with teams in Nepal already assessing the humanitarian need and a team of technical experts preparing to fly from the UK with supplies to provide clean water, sanitation and emergency food supplies.    

Tanya Barron, CEO of Plan International UK, who is in eastern Nepal on a scheduled visit, said she was on the top floor of a building when it started to 'shake violently'.

She added: 'It was very scary. Our colleagues advised us that the quake felt much stronger than usual.  'We are safe and now we are working with our colleagues to respond.

There are crowds of people on the streets here and the hospitals are already overwhelmed. Our immediate priorities are to assist the emergency services with search and rescue and to establish shelter.'

A spokeswoman for Intrepid Travel, which arranges treks in Nepal and around the Everest region, said Britons were among their passengers in the area, but would not confirm how many.

Chloe Berman said: 'We are currently working with our local operations team to contact our groups in the area, and confirm that all passengers, leaders and local ground staff are safe and accounted for.

 'Communications in the region is currently limited. There has been significant damage to infrastructure. Most phone lines are down and mobile coverage is limited.'

Several buildings collapsed in the centre of the capital, the ancient Old Kathmandu, including centuries-old temples and towers, said resident Prachanda Sual.

 Volunteers help remove a huge pile of debris from what used to be a building in Durbar Square before the quake which caused extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings

 Huge teams of locals and volunteers help to heave away huge pieces of debris from homes, business and offices left by the earthquake

 People survey a site damaged by an earthquake which caused buildings to collapse, injuring many and leaving a pall of dust over the city, witnesses said

Teams have been working non-stop since the earthquake devastated the city of Kathmandu at midday local time (just after 6am GBT) 

People work to rescue trapped people inside a temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square after the major earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal 

 Crowds gather round the temple in Bashantapur Durbar Square which was badly damaged but has managed to stay mostly upstanding after the tremor

 People clear rubble in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged by the natural disaster

 People walk past a building that was almost completely gutted by the powerful quake in Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley

 People survey a site damaged by the shallow earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck west of the ancient Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, injuring hundreds and leaving a pall over the valley, doctors and witnesses said

 Rescue workers carry away a victim of the a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Kathmandu and teams work to try and find survivors in the rubble

 Volunteers carry someone who was in a building when it collapsed in the powerful earthquake which was felt hundreds of miles away in neighbouring countries

A man stands beside the blood of a victim after an earthquake which killed several hundreds of people in Nepal and injured many others  

Among them was the Dharahara Tower, one of the city's landmarks built by Nepal's royal rulers in the 1800s and a Unesco-recognised historical monument.

There were reports of that a body was removed from the tower and a second lay further up the road after it was reduced to rubble.

Teams have rescued many more from the ruins. It was not immediately clear how many people were in the multi-storey tower when it collapsed.

'Our focus is on rescue in the core areas of Kathmandu where the population is concentrated,' Dinesh Acharya, metropolitan police spokesman, said.

 'Many houses and buildings have collapsed. We don't know if there have been fatalities yet.'

Old Kathmandu city is a warren of tightly-packed, narrow lanes with poorly-constructed homes piled on top of each other which were vulnerable to collapse.

Residents reported seeing trails of destruction - collapsed walls, broken windows and fallen telephone poles - as they drove through the capital, along with streets filled with terrified people.

'It's too early to make any assessment but the damage isn't as bad as it could have been,' said Liz Satow, the Nepal director for the air group World Vision who drove from Kathmandu to the nearby town of Lalitpur and added that while there was considerable damage, most buildings were still intact.

A state broadcaster for China that said at least two Chinese tourists had also died at the Nepal-China border.

The powerful earthquake also created an avalanche which swept the face of Mt. Everest killing eight and injuring at least 30 climbers attempting the world's highest peak - with April the most popular month to attempt the summit

It struck between the Khumbu Icefall, a rugged area of collapsed ice and snow, and the base camp, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association.

The disaster has sparked fears for climbers on the world's highest peak a year after another avalanche caused the deadliest incident on the mountain.

Carsten Lillelund Pedersen, a Dane who is climbing the Everest with a Belgian climber Jelle Veyt, said on his Facebook page that they were at Khumbu Icefall at altitude 16,500ft when the earthquake hit.

He wrote on Facebook that they have started to receive the injured, including one person with the most severe injuries who sustained many fractures.

Romanian climber Alex Gavan said on Twitter that there had been a 'huge avalanche' and 'many, many' people were up on the mountain.

GOOGLE RELAUNCH 'PERSON FINDER' IN AFTERMATH OF DISASTER  

Google have relaunched their 'person finder' tool to help those affected by the earthquake in Nepal. 

The tool is a searchable, online database to help people track down their loved ones who are involved in the disaster.  

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which killed hundreds and destroyed homes, also damaged communications in the region.  

Person Finder collates information from emergency responders and individuals who post details about relatives missing or found.  

Within hours of the disaster, 200 names had been uploaded.  

The tool was first launched in response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and has been used in several major disasters ever since including the 2011 Japanese tsunami and 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

 A couple of earthquake victims are helped by a rescuer in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged by the earthquake

 Locals who live in Kathmandu are in shock after losing their homes and, for some, their loved ones in the earthquake

 A man stands in front of a building that collapsed at Durbar Square in Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley

Rescue teams carry a body away from the rubble of the Darahara Tower in Kathmandu who was killed when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 

 Before and after: The Dharahara Tower, one of Kathmandu's landmarks built by Nepal's royal rulers in the 1800s was reduced to rubble with reports of people trapped underneath

 Rescuers remove debris at the tower, a city landmark, after the quake which had an epicentre was 50 miles north-west of Kathmandu and it had a depth of only seven miles, which is considered shallow in geological terms

 People inspect the damage of the collapsed landmark Dharahara, also called Bhimsen Tower, after an earthquake caused serious damage in the city

A car is hit by an electric pole after it collapsed following an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. A magnitude-6.6 aftershock hit about an hour later, and smaller aftershocks continued to ripple through the region for hours  

'Running for life from my tent,' Gavan said. 'Everest base camp huge earthquake then huge avalanche.'

 Another climber, Daniel Mazur, said Everest base camp had been 'severely damaged' and his team was trapped.  'Please pray for everyone,' he said on his Twitter page.

An avalanche in April 2014 just above the base camp on Mount Everest killed 16 Nepali guides. April is one of the most popular times to climb Everest before rain and clouds cloak the mountain at the end of next month.

Some 230,000 people - nearly half of Nepal's yearly foreign visitors - come to trek the Himalayas, with 810 attempting to scale Mt. Everest in 2013.

Initially measured at 7.5 magnitude, the quake was later adjusted to 7.9, with a depth of 15 kilometres, the USGS said. The US Geological Survey then lowered it to 7.8.

Emergency rescue workers find an injured survivor in the debris of Dharara Tower after it collapsed at noon local time in Kathmandu 

Emergency rescue workers carry out another victim of the collapse of the Dharara Tower, a historic 19th century monument, on a stretcher

Injured people receive treatment outside Medicare Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, after a strong magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook Nepal's capital

A child is one of many who have sought treatment outside Medicare Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal after hundreds were injured in the natural disaster

Patients wait at the car park of Norvic International Hospital waiting for treatment after an earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal

An injured boy is taken to a ward inside a hospital after the earthquake was felt as far as Siliguri, in northern India

The youngster appears to have broken his leg in the disaster which killed at least 34 in India and is thought to have injured many more

The tremor was felt as far as India which reported 34 deaths. In Silguri, an injured young victim of the quake undergoes treatment in hospital

The quake's epicentre was 50 miles north-west of Kathmandu and it had a depth of only seven miles, which is considered shallow in geological terms.

The shallower the quake, the more destructive power it carries, and witnesses said the trembling and swaying of the earth went on for several minutes.

National radio warned people to stay outdoors and maintain calm because more aftershocks were feared.  A 6.6-magnitude aftershock hit about an hour after the initial quake.

But smaller aftershocks continued to arrive every few minutes and residents reported of the ground feeling unstable.

People gathered outside Kathmandu's Norvic International Hospital where doctors and nurses had hooked up some patients to IV drops in the car park or were giving people oxygen.

A Swedish woman, Jenny Adhikari, who lives in Nepal, told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that she was riding a bus in the town of Melamchi when the earth began to move.

'A huge stone crashed only about 20 metres from the bus,' she was quoted as saying.

'All the houses around me have tumbled down. I think there are lot of people who have died,' she told the newspaper by telephone. Melamchi is about 30 miles north-east of Kathmandu.  

The earthquake also shook several cities across northern India and was felt as far away as Lahore in Pakistan and Lhasa in Tibet, 340 miles east of Kathmandu and India's capital of New Delhi. The Indian cities of Lucknow in the north and Patna in the east also reported strong tremors.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting of top government officials to review the damage and disaster preparedness in parts of India that felt strong tremors.

'We are in the process of finding more information and are working to reach out to those affected, both at home and in Nepal,' he said in a tweet.

WHAT HAPPENED? AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?   

Seismologist Earle said the quake happened on what is known as a 'thrust fault.' That describes the situation when one piece of the Earth's crust is moving beneath another piece.   

In this case, it's the Indian plate that is moving north at 45 millimeters (1.7 inches) a year under the Eurasian plate to the north, Earle said. It's a different type of earthquake than the one that caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.  

'This is what builds the Himalayan mountain range,' Earle said.   

The region and particular fault has a history of damaging earthquakes, including four temblors with magnitudes greater than 6.0 in the past 100 years, Earle said, warning that landslides are a particular worry now, given the steep slopes in the region.

In Siliguri, India, where at least two people including a woman were killed, the front of an earthquake-damaged house has become trapped in wiring and the branches of a tree

Part of the house was only stopped from collapsing into the street by a tree in India where at least 34 were killed after the 7.8 magnitude tremor

The shallow earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck west of the ancient Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Saturday, killing more than 1,100 people and demolishing buildings

A collapsed house in Nyelam County in Shigatse, Tibet (top) while a man looks through the ruble of a similarly damaged building in Kathmandu

As well as leveling many of Kathmandu's homes and structures, the quake also left a dust pall over the valley, doctors and witnesses said

People search for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO sitem after an earthquake caused serious damage

Rescue teams and tractors clear the rubble of collapsed buildings, crumbled temples and broken walls in Kathmandu Durbar Square

 People clear rubble in Kathmandu's Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was severely damaged by the earthquake

A huge clean up and rescue effort is underway to find survivors of the tragedy and to try and clear away debris from the toppled walls and collapsed buildings  

The Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sikkim, which share a border with Nepal, have reported building damage.

There have also been reports of damage in the north-eastern state of Assam.  The earthquake was also felt across large areas of Bangladesh, triggering panic in the capital Dhaka as people rushed out onto the streets.

In the garment manufacturing hub of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, at least 50 workers were injured after the quake set off stampede in a garment factory, according to private Jamuna television.   Laxman Singh Rathore, director-general of the Indian Meteorological Department said: 'The intensity was felt in entire north India.

More intense shocks were felt in eastern UP (Uttar Pradesh) and Bihar, equally strong in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim,' he said.

Rathore that a second tremor of a 6.6 magnitude had been recorded around 20 minutes later and centred around the same region.

'Since it is a big earthquake, there are aftershocks and people should stay cautious,' he said.  'The damage potential of any earthquake above seven magnitude is high.

The duration of the earthquake tremors was different at different places. It was around 50-55 seconds long in Delhi.'  

A 6.9-magnitude quake hit northeastern India in 2011, rocking neighbouring Nepal and killing 110 people.

Nepal suffered its worst recorded earthquake in 1934, which measured eight and all but destroyed the cities of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan.

Students gathered outside their school buildings in India after the Nepalese earthquake hit Lucknow, in India at 0622 GMT

Local people in Gyirong County of Xigaze Prefectur  in China take refuge at an open area after tremors from the Nepal earthquake hit

A man carries a dog and as he walks past the rubble of a building which was destroyed by the disaster which hit at midday in the densely populated Kathmandu Valley

Mothers hold their children close as they sit and wait outside a school after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck 80 km (50 miles) east of Pokhara in Nepal, about half-way between the town and the capital Kathmandu

 Panicked locals gathered outside in the street after the earthqauke which is thought to have killed two and caused extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings

 People pray for their loved ones and for assistance after the devastating earthquake ripped through Kathmandu this morning

 Locals in Bhopal, India people gathered in the relative safety of open spaces after the earthquake which killed hundreds in Nepal and at least 20 India

Large crowds on the streets in a public square in India after the effects of the tremors were felt hundreds of miles away in Bhopal

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