Month: December 2010

Hanoi: 47 Sailors Missing in Storm

HANOI - FORTY-SEVEN Vietnamese sailors were missing, most of them from a cargo ship and a fishing vessel, and

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5.8 Earthquake Hits Yogyakarta

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit Yogyakarta at about 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. According

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Wikileaks: BP’s Other Oil Disaster

A BP offshore oil platform suddenly shows signs of a potentially devastating leak. Bubbles form in the seawater. Alarms

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Snow Freezes European Travel

With less than a week until Christmas, Europe remains gripped by a big freeze which has left travellers stranded

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2,000 Flee as Storms Hit California

LOS ANGELES – A storm pounding California with record rain forced authorities in the San Joaquin Valley to order

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Guatemala Volcano Ready to Blow

One of Guatemala's active volcanoes, Fuego, is rumbling at a greater-than-usual rate, the emergency services office said Saturday. The

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Devastating Floods Hit W Australia

Authorities say floods in Western Australia's Gascoyne region have caused widespread damage to crops and pastoral stations. A station owner

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Rivers of Fire in Mexico Blast

A massive blast along a state-owned pipeline in central Mexico killed 27 people, injured 52 others, and engulfed dozens

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Lightning Blows 4m Holes in Roofs

Lightning blasted holes up to four metres wide in Melbourne house roofs as a severe storm hit the city's

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Anti Whaling Sea Shepherd Sets Sail

The newest addition to the Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet is due to leave Hobart this morning for the Southern

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