The Mayans don't think the world's about to end, so why are so many around the planet in a panic? François Picard's panel looks at how through the ages, the threat of doom is more than just a psychological release, it’s politics.
The Mayans don't think the world's about to end, so why are so many around the planet in a panic? François Picard's panel looks at how through the ages, the threat of doom is more than just a psychological release, it’s politics.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency has cancelled a tsunami warning issued two hours after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the country’s northeastern coast.
At least a dozen people are feared dead after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Burma, also known as Myanmar, on Sunday. A bridge and a gold mine collapsed and Buddhist pagodas were damaged in the tremor.
Guatemala was hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday that left at least 48 people dead and scores of others wounded. Emergency rescue crews are continuing to search for the missing.
Hawaii was hit by a tsunami Saturday night after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada. Authorities have moved at least 100,000 people to higher ground as more waves were expected.
Italian newspapers are outraged at a court’s decision to jail a group of scientists for failing to predict an earthquake. In Russia, Pussy Riot are still in the headlines, as two of the young women are sent to remote labour camps, far from their families in Moscow. And an Israeli poll says many Jews want more segregation from Arab Israelis.
French papers are outraged by an Italian court's decision to jail scientists for failing to predict an earthquake. Also, a report on the police handling of the "Merah" case makes waves, and the European Central Bank is trying to redress the balance when it comes to gender equality in the workplace.
An Italian court jailed seven experts on Monday for failing to issue adequate warnings to the public before a deadly earthquake hit the town of L'Aquila in 2009, killing 309 people. The landmark case has angered the scientific community.
Roads leading to a quake-stricken mountainous area of southwestern China were being cleared as rescue workers with sniffer dogs searched for survivors on Saturday, a day after twin earthquakes killed at least 80 people.
