Category: Asia

Earthquake Jolts Pakistan

The northern parts of Pakistan, including the federal capital and Peshawar, were today rocked by an earthquake measuring 5

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30,000 Indonesians Trudge Home

Yogyakarta. Thousands of families returned to their villages on Monday even as scientists warned that Mount Merapi remained a

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China’s Carbon Footprint Grows

The spread of consumerism among China's burgeoning middle class is behind the rapid growth of the Asian giant's environmental

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Three Explosions at Anak Krakatau

Hundred of Anyer villagers panicked after three big explosions were heard from Mount Anak Krakatau on early Sunday morning.

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Chinese Man Battles Lake Pollution

ZHOUTIE, China — You smell the lake before you see it, an overwhelming stench like rotten eggs mixed with

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More Bodies Found at Mount Merapi

Rescuers digging through several feet (a meter) of ash discovered nine more bodies on the slopes of Mount Merapi,

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Arabs Face Water Crisis by 2015

Lebanon, once considered to have an abundance of water, is threatened with acute shortages as the Arab world lurches

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Merapi Eruptions Begin to Ease

Indonesian authorities say activity at Mount Merapi in Central Java appears to be subsiding after almost three weeks of

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Merapi Death Toll Rises to 240

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia – Indonesia’s most volatile volcano unleashed another cloud of searing gas Saturday as rescuers pulled more

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Sri Lanka Floods Displace 300,000

COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka sent in troops to rescue residents marooned in the capital Colombo on Thursday after

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