INDONESIA: Tsunami strikes again killing over four hundred

HARD TO COMPREHEND The death toll from a tsunami that hit several remote islands in Indonesia has risen to at least 400, officials say. Rescue teams on the Mentawai islands say hundreds are still missing, two days after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami in western Sumatra. Officials say...

October 27th, 2010 | WORLD | Read More

CHINA EARTHQUAKE: Kills 1,144 in Qinghai province

A rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area of China’s Qinghai province early Wednesday, killing 1,144 people, state-run media said, quoting local quake relief headquarters. RELEIF NOT REACHING FAST At least 10,000 others were injured, the Xinhua news agency reported,...

April 14th, 2010 | WORLD | Read More

HAITI TRAGEDY: Violence and looting breaks out

HELP IS SLOW TO REACH PEOPLE More than 2,000 US marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground in Haiti, as aid efforts gather pace almost a week after the earthquake. Their arrival comes amid reports of violence and looting and as UN and US forces pushed back an angry crowd at the airport gates...