US offers aid as Iran quake kills 40 in Pakistan
Pakistani troops scrambled Wednesday to aid the remote victims of an earthquake centred in nearby Iran, as the United States offered assistance and a strong aftershock jolted the region.
Strong quake hits Iran, felt across Gulf and South Asia
A powerful earthquake rattled southeastern Iran and was felt across the Gulf and South Asia.
Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits western Japan
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit western Japan early on Saturday, injuring at least 15 people and destroying some houses.
Death toll at 37 as Iran wraps up quake rescue
Rescuers Wednesday wound up operations after pulling 20 people from the rubble of an earthquake that struck near the port city of Bushehr.
Argentina floods caused $5 billion in damage
Damage from last week's record rains and flooding in Argentina exceeded five billion dollars, according to officials, who said on Sunday that more than 350,000 people suffered losses in property.
Meltwater washes out tombs at Semei old cemetery
Meltwater has washed out old tombs in Kholodnyi Lkyuch village in the suburbs of Semei.
7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS
A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.
Argentina in mourning as floods kill 54, sow chaos
Argentina's government declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday after massive flooding killed 54 people in Buenos Aires and the nearby university city of La Plata.
Hopes fade in search for survivors of Tibet landslide
Hopes were fading Sunday that Chinese search and rescue teams would find survivors, two days after a huge landslide crashed down a Tibetan mountain and buried more than 80 mine workers.
Villages treatened by flood in Pavlodar oblast
Several villages are under threat of flood because of snow melting in Pavlodar oblast.
Madagascar's hungry eat grasshoppers after deadly cyclone
With small, silent steps, 10-year-old Borikely carefully picks her way through the tall grass of a Madagascar field in search of her dinner. She's hunting for grasshoppers, which she'll catch with a stick.
Japan marks second tsunami anniversary
Japan on Monday marked the second anniversary of a ferocious tsunami that claimed nearly 19,000 lives and sparked the worst nuclear accident in a generation.
Anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo ahead of tsunami anniversary
Thousands of anti-nuclear demonstrators rallied in Tokyo Saturday ahead of the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, urging Japan's new government to abandon nuclear power.
Hope and despair as Japan marks tsunami anniversary
In the dark months after a catastrophic tsunami smashed into Japan, killing almost 19,000 people and sparking a nuclear disaster, hopes for a rapid recovery and a national rebirth were frustrated by political paralysis.
Massive winter storm grounds 2,600 US flights
A massive winter storm pounding the northern United States Tuesday grounded 2,600 flights, closed hundreds of schools and made roadways and highways impassible.
Bozhko taggs situation in eastern Kazakhstan jittery
The situation in Kazakhstan in general is a complicated one: Kazakhstan Emergencies Minister.
Toll in DR Congo plane crash much lower than feared: police
Fears of a major disaster were allayed late Monday when police said they found just five bodies near the wreckage of a plane that crashed into a residential area of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Snow melting in East-Kazakhstan oblast to be monitored from space
Eastern Kazakhstan is bracing for the flood period to unfold in the third decade of March.
Warming causes first floods in eastern Kazakhstan
First floods have been registered in East-Kazakhstan oblast this year.
Zhambyl oblast Akim reports to Kazakhstan President on post-storm restoration
Almost all еру storm-hit facilities in the southern region of Kazakhstan have been restored: Akim (Governor) of Zhambyl oblast.