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Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

World
2009-11-15

JENN Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles. "It really used to be a beautiful beach," said the 35-year-old mother of two....

Earthquake shakes northern Chile

World
2009-11-13

A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early today, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said. The 6.5-magnitude quake's epicenter was between the cities...

Dozens hurt by strong quake in central Indonesia

World
2009-11-9

A disaster management official says at least 40 people have been hurt and several buildings damaged by a strong undersea earthquake in central Indonesia. Rustam Pakaya, the head of the Health Ministry's crisis...

5.6-magnitude quake jolts Xigaze of Tibet

National
2009-11-8

AN earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Xigaze Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region early this morning, the National Seismological Network said. The quake struck an area bordering...

5.0-magnitude quake hits southwest China's Yunnan

National
2009-11-2

AN earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted southwest China's Yunnan Province early this morning, said the National Seismological Network of China. The quake struck the Binchuan County, Dali Bai Autonomous...

California stages massive earthquake drill

World
2009-10-16

SCHOOL children dove under tables in Los Angeles and sirens sounded in San Francisco yesterday as California practiced how to survive a major earthquake. "Drop, cover and hold on," dozens of fourth-graders chanted...

Pacific quakes stir panic but tsunami proved tiny

World
2009-10-8

UNDERSEA earthquakes caused panic in the South Pacific today, sending islanders fleeing to higher ground on fears of a second devastating tsunami in as many weeks, but the wave proved to be tiny and harmless. The...

Aid finally reaches remote quake-hit areas

World
2009-10-8

AID workers reached farther into Indonesia's disaster zone yesterday, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides. House after house in the village...

Disease worries after earthquake

World
2009-10-7

HEALTH workers doused the Indonesian city of Padang with disinfectant to ward off disease outbreaks, and helicopters dropped aid to survivors six days after a devastating earthquake. The rescue mission in the port...

Rain, landslides threaten Indonesian quake victims

World
2009-10-5

HEAVY rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid today on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week's powerful earthquake. ...