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Two karate coaches have been arrested on the charge of gang rape in Biratnagar on Sunday.

The suspects have been identified as Suraj Subedi aka Amar (50) of Biratnagar Metropolitan City-4 and Binod Raut (50) of Biratnagar-3.

A 19-year-old girl, a student at the Birat Health College in Biratnagar, had filed a case against the duo.

DSP Deepak Shrestha, spokesperson at the District Police Office, Morang, said that Subedi and Raut were arrested based on the complaint filed by the girl.

Police said that the are looking into the case.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), CNN reported.

The quake struck in northern Luzon, the country's most populous island, at 8:43 a.m. local time (8:43 p.m. ET), according to USGS. The agency originally designated the quake 7.1-magnitude, before downgrading it to 7.0.

Its epicenter was about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of the small town of Dolores, Abra province, with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to USGS.

The earthquake's impact was felt in the capital city, Manila, more than 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) away, where workers and residents evacuated from buildings and gathered on the street.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said citizens should brace for any aftershocks, but added it had not issued any tsunami warnings because it was detected inland. Abra is a landlocked region known for deep valleys and mountainous terrain.

In a statement, Rep. Ching Bernos, congresswoman for Abra province, said the quake "caused damages to many households and establishments," and "was also felt in various parts of Luzon and activated preemptive measures in many places."

Photos from Abra show buildings damaged by the quake and debris covering the ground. One building is seen with cracks along the walls, while another lies tilted on its side, according to CNN.

Bernos said her office is monitoring the situation and assessing the extent of the damage, and urged residents to stay alert "in light of the possibilities of aftershocks."

A person died when a truck and a motorbike collided with each other at Bhaisipati in Banepa Municipality-13, Kavre on Tuesday.

Krista Lama (18) of Roshi Municipality-1 died when the truck (Na 8 Kha 80870 heading towards Bhaktapur from Banepa collided head-on with the motorbike (Ba 67 Pa 2892) at around 7 pm yesterday.

District Traffic Police Chief Rajesh Silwal said that Lama breathed his last during the course of treatment at the Banepa-based Shir Memorial Hospital.

Bike rider Andi Lama (26) of Roshi-1 is undergoing treatment at the Banepa Hospital.

Police said that they have impounded the truck and arrested its driver for investigation.

More than 200 people have been killed in gang violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in the space of 10 days, United Nations figures reveal, BBC reported.

Almost half of those who died were residents without ties to the gangs which are fighting for control of the Cité Soleil neighbourhood, the UN says.

Locals say they are running out of drinking water and food as deliveries have been halted amid the shoot-outs. 

One resident described his life as "a cycle of fear, stress and despair".

Gang violence had already shot up since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse by mercenaries a year ago, but it has reached shocking new levels since a battle erupted on 8 July between two criminal alliances, known as G9 and G-Pèp.

The UN says that 209 people were killed between 8 and 17 July, of which 114 were gang members. A further 254 people have sustained gunshot wounds, more than half of them residents without links to the gangs. 

A youth leader from Brooklyn, the area within the sprawling Cité Soleil neighbourhood which has been worst hit by the fighting, described how his life had changed, according to BBC.

"I go to bed and wake up to the sound of gunfire, which is very stressful. But even if the shooting terrifies me, I try to use the rhythmic sounds of bullets being fired to lull me to sleep; this is the only way I can survive," the young man told the UN.

"Sometimes you can use music to escape the constant shooting noise, but not when shots are being fired so close to your house; it's just too loud," said the man, who withheld his real name for security reasons. 

About 3,000 residents have been forced to flee. Many have nothing to go back to after their homes were destroyed or burned down by the gangs. 

Others do not dare leave their homes for fear of being killed by stray bullets.

With fuel, food and drinking water supplies disrupted, the World Food Programme and the UN Children's Fund have started delivering aid directly to the most vulnerable people in Cité Soleil, BBC reported.

Hundreds of children have also taken refuge at a high school in the capital. 

The youth leader from Cité Soleil said he hoped the violence would stop so he could return to his work bringing together young people from areas controlled by rival gangs to play sports together.