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CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport.
21 October 2014
Hurricane Gonzalo arrives in Bermuda: US forecasters
Hurricane Gonzalo struck Bermuda Friday as a strong category two storm, the US National Hurricane Center said.
18 October 2014
Bermuda braces for 'dangerous hurricane' Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo gained strength in the Atlantic as it barreled toward Bermuda, which was bracing for a hit from the powerful Category Four storm.
17 October 2014
Natural disasters killed over 22,000 in 2013: Red Cross
Natural disasters claimed over 22,000 lives last year, with Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines the deadliest of all, the Red Cross said.
16 October 2014
Hurricane Gonzalo bears down on the Bahamas
Hurricane Gonzalo churned in the Atlantic, bringing intense winds and threatening to deluge the Bahamas, US forecasters said.
16 October 2014
Gonzalo becomes 'major hurricane' in Atlantic: US forecasters
Gonzalo strengthened to a "major hurricane" over the open Atlantic and was expected to continue gaining force, forecasters said.
15 October 2014
7.3 magnitude earthquake off El Salvador coast: USGS
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Central America, killing at least one person and prompting a brief tsunami warning.
14 October 2014
Workers clean up as deadly Indian cyclone toll hits 17
Workers rushed to restore communication and power links and clear roads after a cyclone battered India's east coast.
14 October 2014
Relief effort begins after deadly cyclone hits India
A major relief operation was under way after a cyclone pounded India's eastern coast, killing at least six people and leaving a trail of destruction.
13 October 2014
Typhoon Vongfong slams into Japan
Powerful typhoon Vongfong barrelled into Japan's main islands, with at least one person missing and dozens injured while more than 500 flights were grounded.
13 October 2014
Powerful typhoon churns towards Japan
Powerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan, injuring at least a dozen people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain.
11 October 2014
Serbia receives humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan
Serbia has received humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan.
08 October 2014
Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits China's Yunnan province
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others.
08 October 2014
US military officials feared dead as typhoon slams into Japan
Typhoon Phanfone made landfall in central Japan, slamming into the archipelago with winds of 180 kilometres per hour and making a beeline for Tokyo.
06 October 2014
Simon strengthens as powerful hurricane off Mexico coast
Simon grew into a powerful category four hurricane as it swirled off Mexico's Pacific coast, threatening resorts barely recovering from a recent storm.
05 October 2014
Simon becomes hurricane along Mexico's Pacific coast: forecasters
Simon strengthened to become the 13th named hurricane of the 2014 eastern North Pacific hurricane season as it swirled off the Mexican coast.
04 October 2014
16 still missing on Japan volcano, typhoon threatens recovery
Sixteen people remain unaccounted for on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano that erupted at the weekend.
03 October 2014
NASA image shows part of Aral Sea completely disappear for first time in centuries
The American space agency has a published a photo taken in August, which shows the eastern basin of the Southern Sea completely dried up.
02 October 2014
Climber captures video as Japanese volcano erupts
An eyewitness has managed to capture the eruption of the Mount Ontake volcano in central Japan that started without warning this Saturday at noon.
29 September 2014
Volcano erupts in central Japan; hikers reported injured
A volcano erupted in central Japan, shooting ash and rocks into the air that reportedly left eight hikers injured.
27 September 2014