Category: Asia

Tsunami Survivors Lack Shelter

JAKARTA, 26 November 2010 (IRIN) - One month after a deadly tsunami struck Indonesia's southern Mentawai islands, shelter for

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5.4 Earthquake Shakes Iran

TEHRAN - Iran's seismological center is reporting that a magnitude 5.4-earthquake has jolted a city in the country's south.

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China Students Riot Over Food Cost

A group of high school students in China smashed windows and overturned tables after their canteen hiked prices, the

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Earthquake Jolts North Pakistan

ISLAMABAD --- An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude jolted northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan on Thursday but there

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Red Alert for Mount Bromo Volcano

Jakarta. Those in the vicinity of Mount Bromo remained on high alert on Wednesday as the East Java administration

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Maldives Carbon Neutral by 2020

The Maldives took a step on Wednesday towards a goal of becoming the first "carbon neutral" nation by 2020

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Papua New Guinea Cholera Kills 100

Australian authorities in Papua New Guinea say up to 100 people may have died as the country's latest cholera

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Colombian Mine Blast, 9 Missing

Up to nine miners are feared dead in blasts at two separate coal mines in central Colombia. The blasts are

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New Indonesia Volcano on Red Alert

Indonesia has issued a "red alert" for an eruption at Mount Bromo volcano in eastern Java, less than a

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6.0 Quake Hits Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY (AFP) – A quake of at least 6.0 magnitude struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological

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