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US weather: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Category 1 storm, packing 85 ... World News -
Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 13 dead overall
An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in ... Middle East -
1400 homeless and 9 killed as Cyclone Belna hits Madagascar
Cyclone Belna has hit northern Madagascar, with nine dead and three missing from the first tropical storm of the season, according to local officials. ... World News -
Toll in Philippine quakes climbs to 21
The death toll in two powerful quakes that struck the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 21, authorities said Sunday, as survivors ... World News -
Volcano erupts on Satsumaio island in southeast Japan
A volcano erupted on Satsumaio island in southeastern Japan late Saturday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no immediate reports ... World News -
Forest fires rage in Lebanon’s Chouf Mountains
Lebanese citizens in the Chouf district evacuated their homes on Tuesday as forest fires ravaged the Chouf’s tree-covered mountains. The sudden ... Middle East -
Death toll in Japan from Typhoon Hagibis rises to 70
Nearly 70 people have been killed in Japan by Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster NHK said Monday, as the search for survivors continued for a third ... World News -
Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims
Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes warning that an ... Digital -
Indonesia quake death toll lowered to 19: Official
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands was revised downwards to 19 on Friday, the disaster ... World News -
Albania inspects quake damages, sees over 100 aftershocks
Many residents in Albania’s capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back to their homes after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake ... World News -
Mozambique says death toll rises to 446 after cyclone
Mozambique has recorded more deaths from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa, a government minister said on Sunday, with hundreds left in ... World News -
Landslide in northern China kills 10
A landslide in northern China has killed at least 10 people and left 10 missing, state media reported on Sunday, after several buildings were ... World News -
Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 150
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed more than 150 people, left hundreds more missing, and stranded ... World News -
WATCH: Indonesian man yells ‘oh God’ as tsunami wave crushes homes on beachfront
An Indonesian man documented the moment a huge tsunami wave hit and destroyed several homes on a beachfront in front of the known Palu Grand Mall in ... World News -
WATCH: Powerful Japan typhoon kills 10, thousands stranded
A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan, the government said on Wednesday, as an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded ... World News -
WATCH: Lava eruptions from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano light up the night sky
Lava oozing out of cracks for two weeks in rural Hawaii neighborhoods took on new characteristics as fresher magma mixed with decades-old magma, ... World News -
7.1 magnitude quake kills hundreds as buildings crumble in Mexico
The number of people killed in a devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City and nearby regions on Tuesday has risen to 138, the government said ... World News -
Colombia mudslides kill more than 200 as hundreds still missing
Mudslides killed at least 206 people and left hundreds injured or missing after destroying homes in southern Colombia, officials said Saturday. They ... World News -
Hurricane’s blow was less than feared: ‘We are blessed’
A weakening Hurricane Matthew lashed Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday in what appeared to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast World News -
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake reported in northern Peru
A large, deep earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted northern Peru’s Amazon region early Saturday World News -
At least 11 dead, 100 injured in Tanzania quake
The epicenter of the 1227 GMT quake was about 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of the north western town of Nsunga North Africa -
Offshore quake prompts evacuation of New Zealand coastal area
Evacuations were under way in New Zealand Friday after a tsunami warning was issued following a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake World News -
Sudan floods kill 76, destroy thousands of houses
Floods and heavy rain in Sudan have killed 76 people and destroyed thousands of homes News -
Tsunami buoys malfunctioned as powerful quake hit Indonesia
Indonesian officials say all 22 tsunami warning buoys installed near vulnerable islands failed to work when a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Gulf -
Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia quake
A National Search and Rescue Agency official gave an initial report of some deaths, but later withdrew those comments Gulf -
$40 billion needed to aid people in disasters
A U.N.-appointed panel said says the world is spending around $25 billion today to provide life-saving assistance to 125 million people devastated by wars Middle East -
Magnitude-4.5 quake shakes in ocean off Northern California
A preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.5 quake struck at 9:11 p.m. Friday World News -
6.1-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia: USGS
The undersea quake was recorded at a depth of 67 kilometers (42 miles) near Indonesia’s Babar islands, according to USGS World News -
Sinkhole in China swallows five people
A sinkhole in a northeastern Chinese city swallowed five people in a dramatic scene that was captured on security video Variety -
Magnitude 5.1 quake hits close to Pakistan's Islamabad
Although the quake had a moderate magnitude, its epicenter was only 10 miles from the capital Asia