
A minor tsunami has hit Japan's north-eastern coastline, NHK television reported, after a strong earthquake rocked the region nearly

Millions of people around Japan have marked the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami which devastated dozens

Video Report: Dozens of shattered communities in Japan are facing the difficult decision on whether to rebuild or relocate

Scientists on Thursday launched a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last year's devastating

A 24-year-old woman has died of bird flu on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the fifth human death from the virus

BEIJING (Reuters) - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned

An avalanche has buried a village in north-eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 37 people and leaving dozens more trapped

Affluent Singapore had the largest carbon footprint per head in the Asia-Pacific in 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Rescue workers in the Philippines are searching for survivors after yesterday's earthquake which killed dozens of people. The Philippines military

The death toll from a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines just before noon on Monday has