Science & Environment
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 ...Rescuers in Afghanistan race to reach quake-hit villages
By Sayed Hassib and Charlotte Greenfield Reuters Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar ...Death Toll Surges Past 800 in Devastating Eastern Afghanistan Earthquake
By Qubad Wali with Aysha Safi in Kabul AFP A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake ...Powerful typhoon Kajiki makes landfall in Vietnam after more than 500,000 people ordered to evacuate
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Vietnam has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and closed schools and airports as it braces for Typhoon ...Pakistan rescuers recover bodies after monsoon rains kill 320
By Lehaz ALI AFP Rescuers were struggling to retrieve bodies from debris after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern ...Typhoon Podul makes landfall in Taiwan
Typhoon Podul made landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday, where authorities closed schools and government offices as heavy rain threatened more damage to ...














