Updated: Powerful 7.8 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, with the tremor strongly felt…
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Powerful 7.4 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, as a tsumani warning…
8 years ago
Gunmen kidnap four Indonesian sailors off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Gunmen have abducted four Indonesian sailors and shot and wounded one crew member on the…
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Scores trapped as new Japan quake toll hits 18
by Kazuhiro NOGI KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) -- Scores of people were feared buried alive after a second powerful quake hit…
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Carter says China still invited to US-led naval exercise
by Laurent BARTHELEMY The United States is still inviting China to take part in a mammoth, multinational naval exercise in…
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New Japan quake kills seven, with widespread damage reported
by Kazuhiro NOGI MASHIKI, Japan (AFP) -- A more powerful quake hit southern Japan early Saturday, killing at least seven…
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Baby rescued after strong quakes hit Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers dramatically pulled a baby girl from a collapsed house early Friday more than six hours after…
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Afghan teacher brings books by bicycle to children in isolated places
Reuters - A school teacher delivers books by bicycle to children in remote areas of Afghanistan, giving them a chance…
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Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Japan
TOKYO, Japan - According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 6 earthquake hit the southwestern portion of Japan.…
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Japan plants shut down after quake, fuels economic fears
Some of Japan's biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region was…
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