Lives of danger, poverty on Philippines' typhoon coast
Life is a constant throw of the dice for farmer Nilo Dilao and other residents of the Philippine island of Samar, the ground zero for many of East Asia's deadliest storms.
20 December 2014
Up to 11 dead in Japan snow storms: reports
Up to 11 people are now reported to have died in a winter snow storm gripping much of Japan, as forecasters warned bad weather would continue.
19 December 2014
Indonesian landslide death toll rises to 51
Indonesian rescuers dug through mud with shovels and their bare hands for a third day in the hunt for dozens of people still missing after a landslide.
Fear as typhoon bears down on Philippines
Thousands of people in the Philippines sought shelter inmakeshift evacuation centresas monster Typhoon Hagupit bore down on the disaster-weary nation.
Vance becomes hurricane in Pacific OceanA powerful storm in the eastern Pacific strengthened to hurricane status, but it remains far away from land, US forecasters said.
03 November 2014
Hawaii volcano lava wave nears homesSmoldering lava from a slow-erupting volcano has reached within yards (several meters) of homes on Hawaii's Big Island, emergency officials said.