natural disasters
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…
Raging fire threatens to reduce Canadian city to ashes, engulf airport
World
May 5, 2016
Raging fire threatens to reduce Canadian city to ashes, engulf airport
A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 people to flee the western Canadian oil city of Fort McMurray and…
Can your city survive the apocalypse?
Life & Style
July 22, 2015
Can your city survive the apocalypse?
The destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina was heralded as a wake-up call for the US, a catastrophe that…
UNESCO holds meeting in Cairo on flood hazards
Environment
June 15, 2015
UNESCO holds meeting in Cairo on flood hazards
The consultative meeting for the UNESCO national coordinators will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the organization’s headquarters in Cairo…
World Bank chief: Tackling disasters vital to end poverty
Environment
March 14, 2015
World Bank chief: Tackling disasters vital to end poverty
In the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost US$4 trillion because of…
Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing
World
December 5, 2012
Philippines’ biggest typhoon kills at least 230, hundreds missing
The death toll from the Philippines' strongest typhoon this year rose on Wednesday to around 230, with hundreds missing in…
Sandy strengthens as it nears coast; Wall Street closes
World
October 29, 2012
Sandy strengthens as it nears coast; Wall Street closes
Hurricane Sandy began battering the US East Coast Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut…
Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen, heads for North Korea
Environment
August 28, 2012
Typhoon buffets South Korea, killing fishermen, heads for North Korea
A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea's west coast on Tuesday, leaving four…
China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods
Egypt
July 24, 2012
China censors coverage of deadly Beijing floods
Beijing's propaganda chief has ordered Chinese media to stick to good news about weekend floods, according to a report, after…
Japan’s tsunami victims: Healed but still scarred
World
February 29, 2012
Japan’s tsunami victims: Healed but still scarred
A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as…