Nepal marks first anniversary of devastating quake

Nepal has held memorial services to mark the first anniversary of an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless.

People gathered at the remains of a historic tower in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu that collapsed in the devastating earthquake.

Minor protests were also held, with demonstrators angry at the slow rate of reconstruction in the wake of the magnitude-7.8 quake that ravaged vast areas of the country.