Chatter: Solomons quake triggers deadly tsunami

The Solomon Islands suffer a huge earthquake and deadly tsunami, an opposition politician is assassinated in Tunisia, and Germany's cookie crisis is deliciously resolved.

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The Solomon Islands suffer a huge earthquake and deadly tsunami, an opposition politician is assassinated in Tunisia, and Germany's cookie crisis is deliciously resolved.

Jessica PhelanDecember 5, 2012 08:25

Chatter: Typhoon Bopha kills hundreds in the Philippines

A deadly typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines, Egyptian protesters take the fight right to President Morsi's door, and they don't make French men like they used to.

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A deadly typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines, Egyptian protesters take the fight right to President Morsi's door, and they don't make French men like they used to.

Cyclone Nilam hits southeast India, killing at least 2

Jessica PhelanOctober 31, 2012 09:09

Cyclone Nilam has reached the southeast coast of India, killing at least two people.

Jessica PhelanOctober 30, 2012 09:05

Chatter: 'Super-storm' Sandy devastates eastern US

New York and the surrounding area are disaster zones in the wake of deadly storm Sandy, UBS fires thousands of investment bankers, and it just got a teeny bit easier to fly on the world's worst airline.

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PHOTOS: Hurricane Sandy sweeps Caribbean, heads for US

Jessica PhelanOctober 26, 2012 13:45

While the storm has since weakened to a category-one hurricane, it is still expected to do significant damage in the US.

Italy earthquake: Luciano Maiani, disaster chief, quits over L'Aquila quake convictions

News DeskOctober 23, 2012 10:19

Luciano Maiani said it was impossible to continue after seven of his colleagues were found guilty of failing to warn the public about the deadly quake.

China: No survivors after landslide buries primary school children (VIDEO)

Jessica PhelanOctober 4, 2012 09:12

Some 100,000 cubic meters of mud hit Zhenhe village in Yunnan province early on Thursday morning.

Fierce Typhoon Jelawat heads out to sea after hitting mainland Japan (VIDEO)

News DeskSeptember 30, 2012 17:47

A NASA advisory said Typhoon Jelawat was comparable to a Category 3 hurricane.

Philippines: 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast

Stacey LeascaAugust 31, 2012 09:15

The US Geological Survey announced that a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines early this morning. The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Indonesia, Philippines, Belau, Yap, Taiwan, Japan, Guam, N. Marianas, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii.