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Rescuers battle rains after India landslide, 150 feared dead Rescue workers dug through deep mud and debris on Thursday in search of victims of a major landslide in western India that buried homes, with the death toll expected to reach 150.

01 August 2014

More than 2.2 billion people 'poor or near-poor': UN report More than 2.2 billion people are "poor or near-poor", with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate the problem, a United Nations report said.

24 July 2014

Lightning, floods leave 20 dead in rain-hit China At least 20 people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning, thousands of homes destroyed and more than 300,000 evacuated, state media said.

17 July 2014

Japan minister apologises for Fukushima money gaffe A Japanese cabinet minister apologised after appearing to suggest people in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima could be persuaded to put up with contaminated waste if the government threw cash at them.

18 June 2014

S.Korean president revamps cabinet after ferry tragedy South Korean President Park Geun-Hye revamped her cabinet Friday, replacing seven ministers in response to intense criticism over her administration's handling of April's ferry disaster.

13 June 2014

Former Supreme court judge named new S. Korean premier South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Thursday named a former Supreme Court judge as her new prime minister, as the fallout from last month's ferry disaster casts a long shadow over upcoming local elections.

22 May 2014

Turkish mining operator denies any 'negligence' in catastrophe The operator of a Turkish mine where an explosion has claimed more than 280 lives said on Friday the disaster was not due to negligence on its part.

16 May 2014

Questions remain as China remembers 6 years since quake Six years after a huge earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in China, questions over poor building work and corruption were still being asked on Monday's anniversary, as online posters remembered the dead.

12 May 2014

Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia mine disaster Rescue workers recovered more bodies Saturday of people killed in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in western Colombia, raising the death toll to 10, with an additional six feared dead.

04 May 2014

Storm rips off half of 800 sq m roof in one piece in Pavlodar The roof of a five-story building in Pavlodar has been ripped off in one piece by a storm. Other areas sustained damage as well.

28 April 2014

Death toll in South Korea ferry disaster crosses 100 The confirmed death toll from South Korea's ferry disaster crossed 100 on Tuesday, as dive teams, under growing pressure from bereaved relatives, accelerated the grim task of recovering hundreds more bodies from the submerged vessel.

23 April 2014

Powerful quake rattles Mexico A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico's capital and Pacific coast on Friday, shaking buildings, bringing down walls and prompting people to rush into the street.

19 April 2014

Peru volcano spews white hot rocks, prompts evacuation Residents have fled villages near Peru's Ubinas volcano, which this week began spitting out white hot chunks of rock, some as big as 30 centimeters (one foot) in diameter.

12 April 2014

Injuries as strong quake hits Nicaragua A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Nicaragua on Thursday close to several cities, including the capital, injuring at least 24 people and damaging dozens of homes.

11 April 2014

More volunteers arrive to Kokpekti Minister of Emergency Situations denied rumors about villagers missing after the flood in Kokpekti village.

03 April 2014

Update on flooding in Karaganda Oblast The risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.

02 April 2014

Kazakhstan Minister of Emergencies on Kokpekty flood Sharp warming is to blame for the dam burst and flood in Kokpekty village of Karaganda Oblast.

01 April 2014

Flood victims give account of disaster in Karaganda Oblast Kokpekty villagers talked about the homes they lost in the flood caused by a dam burst.

01 April 2014

Dike scoured near Karaganda: 4 killed Four people have been killed in a dam scour near Kokpekty village in Karaganda Oblast.

31 March 2014

Melt waters besiege villages in eastern Kazakhstan Several villages have been flooded with melt waters in eastern Kazakhstan.

28 March 2014

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