A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people as far away as southern India scurrying from buildings and raising fears of a disastrous ts

At least nine persons were killed when a thunderstorm hit several districts of West Bengal on Saturday.

In Murshidabad, four farmers who were busy working in the field at separate places were killed

A 6.2-magnitude quake struck off northeast Papua New Guinea on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake hit a

Firefighters on Thursday battled two blazes at a nuclear reactor that shut down automatically after smoke triggered alarms at an installation in northern France, operator EDF said.

The French firefig

Much of Japan's Pacific coast could be inundated by a tsunami more than 34 meters (112 feet) high if a powerful earthquake hits offshore, according to revised estimates by a government panel.

The pan

A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwest Mexico on Tuesday, causing residents in the capital several hundred miles away to rush out onto the streets but no immediate reports of serious dam

At least four women were burnt alive while another 40 were trapped as a fire broke out in a fire cracker factory in a village in this Maharashtra district on Monday, police said.

According to police

A fire swept through a Honduran prison killing more than 300 inmates, officials said on Wednesday, warning the toll may rise with many inmates burned to death in their cells by the inferno.

Survivors

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said, but there were no reports of a tsunami warning.

The quake struck at 221

Observing that cylone Thane had caused extensive damage, the CPI has slammed the Centre for 'delay' in sanctioning relief to Puducherry.

It is a pity that the Centre is yet to announce relief for Pud