Category: Asia

China mine death toll hits 30

The death toll from a coal mine blast in China has risen to 30, officials said, as hopes faded

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Earthquake strikes China

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake has struck southwestern China, near the region devastated by a powerful 2008 quake, the US Geological

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Thousands Flee Super Typhoon Megi

MANILA, Philippines – The strongest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in recent years menacingly roared toward the country's north

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78,000 evacuated in Vietnam floods

Flooding has killed at least 14 people in Vietnam and forced around 78,000 people to be evacuated from their

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Super Typhoon heads for Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) – A super typhoon bore down on the northeastern Philippines on Sunday packing winds of more than

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Hope fades for China miners

Rescuers said there was little hope that 11 missing miners survived a gas leak in a central Chinese coal

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Flood victims going into debt

NOWSHERA, Pakistan – With their villages in shambles, winter on its way and government help slow to arrive, Pakistan's

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Focus turns to China mine rescue

Video Report: After Chile's mine rescue success attention turns to China's efforts to save 11 workers trapped underground after

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Deadly floods hit southern Russia

Video Report: A fatal combination of heavy rains and whirlwinds brings devastation to Russia's Krasnodar region. (more…)

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Two Strong Quakes hit Tonga

A second strong earthquake in 24 hours has shaken Tonga. A strong earthquake measuring 5.9-magnitude struck off the coast

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