Wellington: Thousands of shocked people wandered rubble-strewn Christchurch on Tuesday, many searching for loved ones and trying to reach trapped people, after a major earthquake threw the city into c

Melbourne: Several people were feared dead as a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's southern city of Christchurch early today, damaging buildings and sending thousands of panicked people

Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand's leader says at least 65 people have been killed in the earthquake that hit the city of Christchurch.

Prime Minister John Key told reporters in the stricken c

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday killed 65 people and trapped dozens more under flattened buildings in New Zealand's most devastating tremor in 80 years.

Manila: Thousands of Philippinos fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said.

The eruption of Bulusan, a 1,559-metre (5,115-

Tegucigalpa: A small Honduran commercial plane crashed near the capital, Tegucigalpa on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, including a senior government official and a top union leader, authoriti

A series of underwater earthquakes have struck Central Chile, US monitors said, two days after a powerful temblor rattled residents in the quake-prone country.

Peshawar: A suicide attack targeting a military parade on Thursday killed at least 14 soldiers in Pakistan's northwestern city of Mardan, police said.

The blast took place inside Punjab Regimental Ce

Peshawar, Pakistan: A suicide attack on a military parade on Thursday killed at least 14 soldiers in northwestern Pakistan, where the government launched an anti-Taliban operation last month, police s

Peshawar: A suicide attack killed 20 Pakistani soldiers at a military parade in the country's northwest on Thursday, where the Taliban have vowed to step up attacks on security forces, officials said.