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Strong 6.3-earthquake jolts New Zealand: USGS
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand Monday, halting train services and knocking merchandise off shelves, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
20 January 2014
Thousands flee more floods in southern Philippines
Thousands of people are fleeing rising floodwaters in a fresh round of evacuations in the southern Philippines, officials said Friday as the death toll from a week of bad weather rose to 34.
17 January 2014
Australian heatwave set to worsen as fires rage
Australians sweltering through a severe heatwave were warned Thursday that the worst is yet to come, with hundreds of fires raging in several states and temperatures nearing record highs.
16 January 2014
Australian wildfire razes 40 homes, one man dead
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.
13 January 2014
Powerful Cyclone Ian hits Tonga
A state of emergency was declared in parts of Tonga Saturday as powerful Cyclone Ian slammed into the South Pacific island nation, bringing winds estimated at 105 knots (200 kilometres per hour).
13 January 2014
Sub-zero arctic blast strikes US
Millions of people across the United States on Monday made last minute preparations for an unusually bitter Arctic blast that could send temperatures plummeting to their coldest in 20 years.
07 January 2014
Australia endures hottest year on record
Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday, enduring the longest heatwave ever recorded Down Under as well as destructive bushfires.
04 January 2014
One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island
One person died and 15 were injured after a cyclone packing winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) an hour brushed by the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, officials said Friday.
03 January 2014
Kazakhstan under extreme cold weather alert
Kazakhstan national weather service KazHydroMet has issued a extreme cold weather warning for 11 Kazakhstan Oblasts for January 4-6.
03 January 2014
Snowstorm slams northeastern United States
Snow, high winds and a glacial chill hit the northeastern United States Thursday as a blast of brutal wintry weather bore down on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic.
03 January 2014
Strong cyclone hits western Australia
A powerful cyclone lashed Australia's resources-rich west coast Tuesday, bringing torrential rains and destructive gales that ripped up trees and roofs and closed major global iron ore operations.
31 December 2013
Despite disasters, Philippines expects a merry Christmas
Despite several deadly disasters including a killer typhoon and a powerful earthquake, the Philippines still expects a merry Christmas this year, survey results released Tuesday said.
25 December 2013
High winds, rain lash Europe, leaving two dead, one missing at sea
High winds and heavy rain battered parts of Europe on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and one man lost at sea off France, and disrupting travel two days from Christmas.
24 December 2013
High wind warning issued for 6 Oblasts in Kazakhstan
KazHydroMet, Kazakhstan national weather service, has issued a high wind warning for six Kazakhstan Oblasts.
19 December 2013
Jerusalem buried in snow as rare storm pounds Mideast
A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East Friday, burying Jerusalem in snow, flooding parts of Gaza and bringing frigid, wet weather to war-ravaged Syria.
14 December 2013
Winter storm kills 13 in US, threatens holiday travel
A major winter storm that has dumped freezing rain and snow in the US southwest has killed at least 13 people in five states, US media reported.
25 November 2013
Four dead as NE China hit by massive snowstorm
Northeastern China's biggest city of Harbin has been pummelled by its worst snowstorm for 50 years.
19 November 2013
90 km/h wind warning for 7 regions of Kazakhstan
A high wind warning has been issues for 7 regions of Kazakhstan.
18 November 2013
St Jude hurricane to reach Kazakhstan
St Jude hurricane that fiercely stormed Europe is expected to reach the northern regions of Kazakhstan tomorrow.
31 October 2013
Britain braces for worst storm in a decade
Britain faced travel chaos on Monday and more than 10,000 homes were without electricity in northwestern France as a massive storm swept in from the Atlantic Ocean.
28 October 2013