A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy early on Sunday morning, leaving at least four people dead, several others injured and causing serious damage to a number of historic buildings.
The mystery surrounding the fall from grace of Chinese politician, Bo Xilai, deepens as his wife is suspected of murdering a British businessman. Next, fears of a Tsunami sent waves of panic around the rim of the Indian Ocean- has the trauma of 2004 meant safety lessons have been learnt? Finally, hitting the roads in India is a risky business, even more so without a helmet- we find out why many women choose not to don safety gear, illegally.
Three small tsunamis of up to 80 centimetres have struck the Indonesian coast following a massive 8.6 earthquake hit waters off the island of Sumatra, which triggered tsunami warnings across the Indian ocean.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude shook central Chile on Monday prompting the evacuation of coastal towns amid fears of a tsunami. The tremor occurred in the same region that was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami two years ago.
Judges in Mexico have refused to release Frenchwoman Florence Cassez, who was serving a 60-year jail term for allegedly participating in a kidnapping ring. Next, the killing of a black high school student sparks a heated debate on race and Florida's lax self-defence laws. Finally, our reporters look at a new report which says the number of mosques in the US has nearly doubled in the past decade, as immigration from Muslim countries increases.
Japanese officials said on Sunday a tsunami was unlikely after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded several hundred miles off the coast of Japan on Sunday, shaking buildings in Tokyo. No injuries or damage were reported.
Rescue workers pulled out 23 survivors and seven bodies from the rubble of hotels toppled by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey Thursday, just weeks after another quake in the same town killed more than 600 people.
Hotels and offices collapsed in Van province in eastern Turkey Wednesday evening after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck, according to state TV. More than 600 people died after a quake hit the same area last month.
The death toll from a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey rose to more than 600 on Sunday as officials announced the end of rescue efforts. Some 231 people were pulled alive from the rubble.
Rescue workers were locked in a race against time on Tuesday to find survivors more than 48 hours after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of buildings in eastern Turkey, killing more than 400 people.
