6.2 quake hits western Japan
The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), struck shortly after 2:00 pm (0500 GMT) in Tottori prefecture.
21 October 2016
32,000 arrested in Turkey coup probe
Turkey said that courts have placed 32,000 suspects under arrest on charges of links to a group run by the US-based preacher.
Italy quake death toll nears 250
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday amid fears many more corpses would be found.
25 August 2016
18 dead as Italy struck by powerful quake
A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake devastated mountain villages in central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 18 people dead and many more unaccounted for.