Honolulu: Hawaii ordered evacuations from coastal areas due to the threat of a tidal wave set off by Friday's earthquake in Japan as a tsunami warning was extended to the whole of the Pacific basin, e

Beijing: At least 14 people were killed and 135 injured on Thursday as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest China's Yunnan province, Xinhua reported.

The quake that occurred at 12.58 am jolted

Tokyo: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 hit off the coast of northeastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but there were so far no reports of

Christchurch: Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city, hit by at least eight aftershocks Saturday, with the biggest touching 4.5 on the Richter scale.

The aftershocks were centred 10 km east

Melbourne: Rescuers pulled out more bodies from the debris in their grim search for the missing in a quake-devastated Christchurch where death toll mounted to 113, and incidents of theft and looting

New Zealand: The first text message said: "Mommy, I got buried." About 40 minutes later: "Mommy, I can't move my right hand." Then, a brief call from New Zealand's earthquake rubble to parents in the

New Zealand: Rescue workers in New Zealand refused to give up on the hope of finding miracle survivors, frantically searching through the debris in Christchurch where the death toll in the 6.5 temblor

Christchurch: The devastating earthquake that rattled New Zealand's second largest city Tuesday claimed 98 lives, while a total of 226 people were missing Thursday with least hope for any survivors b

Wellington: Three hundred people are missing and 75 bodies have been recovered from the quake ravaged New Zealand city of Christchurch, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Christchurch Mayor Bob Pa

Christchurch: A 30 million tonne block of ice sheared off a New Zealand glacier just minutes after a violent earthquake devastated the city of Christchurch, officials said on Wednesday.

The huge iceb