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Series of quakes kill three in Guatemala - media

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:25:00 GMT

At least three people were killed and six injured on Monday as three earthquakes hit southern Guatemala within 90 minutes

Powerful quake hits off Alaska

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:57:00 GMT

Over 40 hospitalized after bromine leak in Russia's Urals

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:18:00 GMT

Forty two people were hospitalized in and around the Urals city of Chelyabinsk on Thursday following a bromine leak, the health ministry said.

Death toll from Philippines typhoon reaches 29

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:59:00 GMT

The death toll from Typhoon Nanmadol that hit the Philippines late last week rose to 29 early on Thursday, the GMA News portal said.

Death toll from U.S. hurricane rises to 9

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:49:00 GMT

The death toll from Hurricane Irene, a ferocious storm that has hit the U.S. East Coast, has risen to nine, CNN said, quoting emergency officials.

Hurricane Irene kills at least 4 people, including child

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:54:00 GMT

At least four people, including a child, died on Saturday as a result of powerful Hurricane Irene that has hit the U.S. East Coast, emergencies services reported.

Almost 30 dead as heavy rain continues in India

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:39:00 GMT

Torrential rains have killed 29 people in northern and eastern India, regional media said on Wednesday.

Powerful quake shakes northwest Japan again

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:25:00 GMT

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northwest coast of Japan early on Sunday and the jolts were felt in Tokyo, the NHK television reported.

Kyrgyzstan quake destroys hundreds of homes

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:56:00 GMT

More than 600 houses were damaged or destroyed in Kyrgyzstan by a powerful 8-magnitude earthquake that struck near the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border on Wednesday, emergencies services said on Thursday.

Russian captain faces criminal charges over failure to help sinking riverboat

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:55:00 GMT

A criminal case has been opened against the captain of a ship that failed to come to the aid of a cruise boat that sank with the loss of at least 114 lives in Russia’s Volga River on July 10, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Strong earthquake shakes Alaska island region

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:59:00 GMT

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Aleutian Island region of Alaska late on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.

Fire, blasts rock military unit near central Moscow

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:44:00 GMT

A fire broke out at a military base near central Moscow on Friday, accompanied by a series of explosions.

Putin blames negligence, greed for Russian riverboat tragedy

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:55:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that irresponsibility, greed and gross violation of safety rules led to a disastrous boat accident that has claimed 113 lives.

T-storm shuts down nuclear reactor in central Russia

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:38:00 GMT

A powerful thunderstorm forced the shutdown of one of the reactors at the Balakovskaya nuclear power plant (NPP) in central Russia.

Radioactive strontium detected on seabed near Fukushima

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:16:00 GMT

Radioactive strontium has been found on the seabed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Kyodo reported on Tuesday.

Japan estimates damages from quake, tsunami at $210 bln

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:56:00 GMT

The Japanese government announced on Friday that a double natural disaster that hit Japan in March could cost the country up to 16.9 trillion yen (about $210 bln).

Global consequences of Japanese quake

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:56:00 GMT

Magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocks Japan

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:43:00 GMT

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 struck northeastern Japan early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Kamchatka volcano spews ash to 10,000 meters

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:23:00 GMT

Russia's northernmost active volcano is churning out ash to a height of 10,000 meters (33,000 feet) in the country's Far East, local scientists reported on Friday.

Mexico braces for Hurricane Adrian

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:19:00 GMT

Mexican authorities issued a storm warning for five states along its Pacific coast prior to the arrival of the first hurricane of the 2011.

Dormant volcano erupts in Chile, thousands evecuated - media

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:59:00 GMT

A dormant volcano has erupted in southern Chile, forcing authorities to order evacuation of thousands of local residents, the BBC reported on Sunday.

Emergencies ministry says much of Russia not ready for wildfires

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:07:00 GMT

Almost 30 percent of Russian towns and villages in wooded areas are not ready to deal with forest fires, an emergencies ministry official said on Wednesday.

Iodine levels in two Japanese nuke plant workers 10 times above norm

Mon, 30 May 2011 07:07:00 GMT

Two employees of the company operating Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have received an excessive dose of radiation that increased tenfold the iodine level in their bodies to a level exceeding the allowable, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.

Russia's Aeroflot cancels flight to Germany over volcano eruption

Wed, 25 May 2011 06:54:00 GMT

Russia's flagship carrier Aeroflot canceled a flight to Germany's Hamburg on Wednesday as a plume of ash and smoke from Iceland's Grimsvotn Volcano has reached northern Germany, a spokesman for the airline said.

Death toll from Japan quake nears 15,000

Mon, 09 May 2011 10:36:00 GMT

The death toll from the recent 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami in Japan has reached 14,919 people, while 9,893 remain unaccounted for, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday citing police data.