Washington, August 23: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as New York City.The quake sent hundreds of people spilling into the street a
Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 11: A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers
Colombo, April 9: More earthquakes are possible to hit parts of Asia, inlcuding Japan and the Chinese border with India, according to a Sri Lankan geologist."We can predict another earthquake occuring in Japan between April
Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 8: At least four people were killed and 140 injured in the most powerful aftershock that jolted Japan since the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami, heightening concerns over the crippled Fukushima nuclear
Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 25: Concerns over more serious contamination mounted in Japan today as authorities said the core of one of the six reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant may have damaged, a day after three
Yangon, Mar 25: More than 60 people were killed and dozens injured after a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near its border with Thailand, an official said today, as some affected areas remained cut off.Tremors were
Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 24: Three workers were today exposed to high radiation at Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, as authorities mulled plans to import bottled water amid a panicked rush to buy it after the tap
Singapore, Mar 21: Japan may need five years to rebuild from the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that has caused up to $235 billion of damage, the World Bank said Monday. The March 11 disaster --
Tokyo, Mar 21: Police officials estimate that the toll from Japan's massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami will exceed 18,000 deaths. One of the of the hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, estimates that the deaths will top
Tokyo, March 15: Japan's nuclear crisis verged toward catastrophe on Tuesday after an explosion damaged the vessel containing the nuclear core at one reactor and a fire at another spewed large amounts of radioactive material
New Delhi, March 15: Infosys on Tuesday called back all its employees based in Japan. Infosys has around 350 employees working in various projects in Japan. Mohandas Pai, Director Human Resources, Infosys, said: "All employees
New Delhi, March 15: The entire National Capital Region lies in a high-risk Seismic Zone IV, but the fact remains that most of the buildings in delhi, Gurgaon and Noida are not earthquake-resistant, reports Times
TAGAJO, Japan Mar 13: The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and
Tokyo, Mar 12: Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people.
Tokyo, Mar 12 -- Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill as it paralyzed trains that normally run like clockwork, crippled mobile phones, stranded hordes of commuters and trapped scores of people in
Tokyo, Mar 10: Japan's huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains that normally run like clockwork and stranding hordes of commuters carrying mobile phones rendered largely useless by widespread outages. The
Tokyo, Mar 11: Millions of people in greater Tokyo were stranded far away from home today evening after Japan's biggest earthquake on record shut down the capital's massive subway system.Sirens wailed through Tokyo, television helicopters
Melbourne, Feb 25: Rescuers pulled out more bodies from the debris in their grim search for the missing in a quake-devastated Christchurch where death toll mounted to 113, and incidents of theft and looting were
Nagpur, Feb 24: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori today said that it has been quite difficult for them to focus on the big game against Trans-Tasman rivals Australia after the devastating earthquake that rocked Christchurch
Christchurch, Feb 23 (AFP) New Zealand rescuers worked frantically through the night today to reach trapped survivors after a catastrophic earthquake left nearly 400 people dead or missing in Christchurch. Prime Minister John Key, declaring
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