Science & Environment
Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China
An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 ...Six killed after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities reported on Tuesday, two ...Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down
Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed buildings on Monday, as rescue work wound down two weeks after major ...Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds of others, ...Earthquake rescue efforts wind down in Turkey, many left to mourn without a funeral
Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey were winding down on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the country’s deadliest disaster in the modern era, ...Earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar ...Turkey’s Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped ...Turkey earthquake rescuers work through night as hopes fade for survivors
Rescuers worked through the night to rescue people clinging to life beneath the rubble eight days after Turkey’s worst earthquake in modern ...New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused ...Rescuers dig for three survivors in rubble in Turkey a week after earthquake
Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday and another team was digging a ...