Science & Environment
Surging Nile waters inundate Egypt and Sudan, revive row over Ethiopian mega-dam
By Dina Sakr and Mohamed Ezz CAIRO (Reuters) -Rising Nile waters inundated homes and fields in northern Egypt over the weekend, forcing ...At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing
The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to at least 50 people as rescuers ...Typhoon Bualoi death toll in Vietnam tops 50
The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam rose above 50, the government said Friday, with more than a dozen people still ...Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises, scores injured
BY JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA AP Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other ...Taiwan rescuers battle thick mud to look for missing from Super Typhoon Ragasa
By Joseph Campbell, Fabian Hamacher and Ann Wang Reuters Rescue workers in Taiwan battled through thick mud on Friday, looking for 11 ...Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after causing deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
By KANIS LEUNG, Associated Press Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades ...Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Northern Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southern China
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press Thousands of people were evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed Monday in ...Peru evacuates 1,600 tourists from Machu Picchu amid protest
Peru has evacuated around 1,600 tourists from a train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after a local protest ...Tropical Storm Tapah makes landfall in southern China, forcing evacuations and school closures
By KANIS LEUNG,Associated Press Schools closed, flights were disrupted and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in southern China as Tropical Storm ...Plea for help after landslide wipes out Sudan village, killing 1,000
An armed group that controls part of western Sudan appealed on Tuesday for foreign help in recovering bodies and rescuing residents from ...