The U.S. Geological Survey reports two mild earthquakes hit off the east coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu, Tuesday evening. No damages, injuries or deaths have been reported. The USGS said the tremors are not expected to generate a tsunami.
Authorities in Chile ordered evacuations of central coastal areas Sunday night after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck about 16 miles north-northwest of the town of Talca. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the tremor hit at a depth of ...
Two British soldiers were shot and killed by an Afghan soldier Monday in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Britain's Ministry of Defense confirmed the deaths of the two soldiers, but did not release their names. NATO reports the shooter wa ...
With the discovery of five bodies in the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreckage on Thursday, authorities say divers have just two bodies left to find. Dive teams have been searching the partially submerged vessel since it struck rock and capsized o ...
A British woman held captive by Somali pirates for almost seven months was released Wednesday after her captors’ ransom demands were met. A pirate identified as Ahmed told Reuters Judith Tebbutt was handed over to authorities in Adado after $800, ...
A standoff between French police and an Islamist extremist suspected of killing seven people over the past 10 days ended Thursday morning after 32 hours of tense negotiations. Interior Minister Claude Gueant said the suspect, 23-year-old Mohammed ...
A standoff involving hundreds of French police officers and one terror suspect continues outside an apartment in Toulouse. Authorities confirm 23-year-old Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian decent who is suspected of killing 7 people in ...
Authorities in southern Mexico confirmed Wednesday damages and injuries have been confirmed in Tuesday’s powerful earthquake. Officials are still assessing damage in Mexico City and the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, but so far it has been determ ...
A strong earthquake rocked southern Mexico Tuesday, but did not cause any major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 12.4 miles in Guerrero state. The epicenter was located about 15 miles ea ...
Silversea Cruises confirmed Monday their luxury cruise ship Silver Shadow collided with a commercial ship in Ha Long Bay about 5 miles off the coast of Vietnam last week. The cruise line insists that “guests safety was never compromised” during t ...
Over a dozen people died Tuesday morning in northern India when a train slammed into the vehicle they were traveling in, authorities have confirmed. The accident happened at an unguarded railway crossing near the Madu Railway Station in the Hathr ...
Indonesian authorities shot and killed five suspected terrorists, including a suspect on a most-wanted list, Sunday in Bali. National Police spokesman Saud Usman Nasution said it appears the suspects were planning to raise money for terror plots ...
A shooting outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France early Monday left four people dead and at least one person seriously injured. Prosecutor Michel Valet says the gunman pulled up in front of the Ozar Hatorah School on a black scooter and open ...
Twelve soldiers died Friday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force confirmed. Officials in Turkey said the helicopter, a Sikorsky, belonged to their military and all 12 soldiers on board were Tu ...
New Zealand authorities continued searching the water off the southern tip of New Zealand on Friday for four people missing in a boat sinking. Police say the 40-foot fishing vessel Easy Rider was hit by a “rogue wave” and capsized early Thursday ...
Northern Japan was rocked by two strong earthquakes Wednesday evening, just three days after marking the one year anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that took 19,000 lives.
A tragic accident involving a tour bus in the Swiss Alps Tuesday night left 22 young children dead. Authorities say the bus was transporting 46 Belgian students and 4 adult chaperones back to the Belgian provinces of Brabant, Flanders and Limbour ...
A packed ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank in south Bangladesh early Tuesday, killing 31 people and leaving dozens of others missing and feared dead. Authorities estimate the MV Shariatpur-1 was carrying about 200 passengers when it capsi ...
In a statement posted online Monday, the Taliban vowed to carry out revenge attacks on "sick-minded American savages" for a deadly shooting Sunday in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The shooting is believed to have been carried out by an Army vet ...
Relief work continues in Madagascar where thousands of people are homeless following Tropical Storm Irina. The storm moved through Madagascar on February 26 - 27. The National Bureau of Natural Catastrophes announced Thursday a total of 67,911 we ...