earthquake
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake
World
July 22, 2017
Residents, tourists in Greece sleep outdoors after quake
Hundreds of people on the eastern Greek island of Kos have spent the night sleeping outdoors after a powerful earthquake…
Strong quake off Turkish and Greek coasts kills two, injures scores
Middle East
July 21, 2017
Strong quake off Turkish and Greek coasts kills two, injures scores
A powerful earthquake killed at least two people and injured dozens when it struck near major Turkish and Greek tourist…
Lebanon dam planned over fault line stirs controversy
Environment
June 29, 2017
Lebanon dam planned over fault line stirs controversy
Lebanon’s government says a dam planned for a valley near Beirut is vital to tackle chronic water shortages, but the…
Last bodies pulled from Italian avalanche hotel, death toll 29
World
January 26, 2017
Last bodies pulled from Italian avalanche hotel, death toll 29
Rescuers have pulled the last two dead bodies from the wreckage of a hotel in central Italy that was razed…
Solomons escape serious damage after powerful 7.7 quake
World
December 9, 2016
Solomons escape serious damage after powerful 7.7 quake
A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck Friday off the Solomon Islands triggering severe shaking and a tsunami warning, but there were…
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site
World
November 22, 2016
Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site
A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a…
Aftershocks as tourists evacuated in quake-hit New Zealand
World
November 15, 2016
Aftershocks as tourists evacuated in quake-hit New Zealand
Rescuers in New Zealand on Tuesday began airlifting relieved tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the…
Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes
World
November 13, 2016
Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the U.S. Geological…
New strong earthquake hits Italy, buildings collapse
World
October 30, 2016
New strong earthquake hits Italy, buildings collapse
A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude struck central Italy on Sunday, causing the collapse of more buildings and historic churches…
5.1 magnitude quake hits Egypt early on Monday, no casualties reported
Egypt
May 16, 2016
5.1 magnitude quake hits Egypt early on Monday, no casualties reported
Egypt was struck by a moderate earthquake in the early hours of Monday morning, lasting just a few seconds and…