Nato today said it was scaling back its operations in Pakistan’s quake-hit region of Kashmir, as authorities issued avalanche and snowfall warnings promising more misery for survivors of October's devastating earthquake.

The United Nations today nearly doubled its appeal for donations for victims of the south Asia earthquake to $550m (€455.7m) at a donors' conference.

The Indonesian government and separatist rebels will meet this week to discuss a formal ceasefire in tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, officials said today.