News Headlines - 25 April 2015

▽Massive earthquake in Nepal; tremors felt across North India - The Hindu

A high-intensity quake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, struck Nepal at around 11.50 a.m. on Saturday. The quake also rocked many parts of east and north India, including Delhi.

▽Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,000 - BBC News

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal's deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, police say.
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara.

▽First Everest avalanche victim named as Google executive - Telegraph

Dan Fredinburg, who worked as head of privacy at Google [x] was killed in the avalanche at Everest base camp

▽Iranian ships turn away from Yemen - CNNPolitics.com

Multiple U.S. officials had told CNN that the American ships had been deployed to the region to dissuade the nine-vessel Iranian convoy, which included armed ships, from docking in Yemen, where Iran has been supporting and arming the Houthi rebellion.

▽Ex-Top Gear producer launches blistering attack on 'meddling' BBC executives - Telegraph

Ex-Top Gear producer Andy Wilman has launched a scathing attack on the BBC’s “meddling” executives after quitting the show.
Writing in the Top Gear Magazine a day after he left the BBC, Mr Wilman accused bosses of pressuring him to hire a female presenter before the show's 2002 re-launch.