Natural Disasters
Thailand will ask China for help to cooperate in dealing with the record-low water levels in the Mekong River, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajjiva said Sunday.
Densely populated parts of Chile remained without water service and electricity Sunday night because of Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The death count from the quake doubled on Sunday from a day earlier, to 708 deaths.
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday, killing at least 78 people, toppling buildings and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin.
Afghan avalanche kills 165
At least 165 people have been killed in a series of avalanches that ploughed into traffic in a mountain pass on Afghanistan's main north-south road.
1 killed in Cyclone Oli in French Polynesia
PAPEETE, Tahiti -- An official in French Polynesia says swelling ocean waters driven by Cyclone Oli have left at least one person dead on the South Pacific archipelago.
5.9 quake rumbles Northern California coast
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Humboldt coast Thursday afternoon, about a month after a major shaker rocked the quake-prone region.
Machu Picchu airlift rescues hundreds of tourists
About 1,400 tourists have been airlifted from near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru following floods that destroyed road and rail links.
Thousands of tourists stranded at Peru's Machu Picchu
LIMA — Peru used helicopters to airlift foreign tourists trapped by rain and mudslides that killed seven people in and around its famed Machu Picchu ruins, but frustrations grew among the more than 2,500 still stranded.
Haiti rocked by 6.1 magnitude aftershock one week after earthquake
Haiti has been hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake just eight days after the capital Port-au-Prince was razed by a 7.0 quake.
Magnitude 5.8 quake in Caribbean Cayman Islands
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake shook the Cayman Islands Tuesday morning, one week after a severe earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
Haiti earthquake death toll may hit 200,000
Anger has turned to violence on the streets of Haiti as survivors lose patience with the painfully slow process of getting international aid after the earthquake that authorities say may have killed 200,000 people.
Scientists who detected worrisome signs of growing stresses in the fault that unleashed the devastating earthquake in Haiti say they warned officials there in 2008 that the area was ripe for a major earthquake.
Haiti: Thousands feared dead in strongest earthquake in 200 years
Frantic rescue efforts are underway to free people trapped in the rubble after a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti.
6.5 earthquake strikes off California coast
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off the shore of Northern California, leaving thousands of households without power.
1,000 homeless in Solomon Islands after quake
Landslides and a tsunami unleashed by a major earthquake destroyed about 200 houses on one of the Solomon Islands, leaving about one-third of the population homeless, a disaster management official said Tuesday.
At least 500 homes damaged in Solomons quake
HONIARA, Solomon Islands — About 500 homes were damaged or destroyed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands, officials said Monday following a reconnaissance flight over remote islands near the epicentre.
Australian flood-destroyed towns declared natural disaster zones
Two farming regions in Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales have been declared natural disaster zones after days of torrential rains caused major flooding and cut off hundreds of residents.
Mudslide kills 19 at resort in Brazil
ANGRA DOS REIS, Brazil - A rain-loosened slab of hillside collapsed on three houses and a waterfront lodge after New Year celebrations at a resort city near Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 19 people, Brazilian authorities said. Another mudslide e...
Philippine volcano calming; thousands head home
MANILA, Philippines -- Thousands of villagers evacuated from near the Philippines' most active volcano headed home Saturday after scientists said the rumbling mountain was showing signs it was calming down.
Australian town declared natural disaster after being ravaged by fires
Wildfires raging out of control in Western Australia have destroyed up to 40 homes in an outback town, weeks before the country's bushfire season begins.