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Tibet Earthquake Kills 16 as Rescuers Race Snow and Aftershocks

BEIJING - Rescue teams searched remote villages in China's Tibet region Friday after a magnitude 7 earthquake killed at ...

Environment

Bangkok Declares All 50 Districts Disaster Zones After Severe Flooding

BANGKOK - Authorities have declared all 50 districts of Thailand's capital disaster zones after days of heavy rain flood...

World

Nepal Flood Toll Reaches 1,355 as About 5,000 Remain Missing

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese authorities said 1,355 bodies had been recovered and about 5,000 people remained missing aft...

World

Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Kills at Least 20 in Western Colombia

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, collapsing buildings, trapping residents and promp...

World

Kumamoto Earthquake Kills at Least 18 as Rescuers Race Through Heat

KUMAMOTO, Japan — Soldiers and emergency workers searched a damaged shopping mall, collapsed homes and industrial sites ...