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Sunday, 12 October 2014
India lashed by big cyclone; typhoon hits Japan
(AP) — Heavy rains and gusts ripped through a large swath of India's eastern seaboard, uprooting trees and snapping power cables as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and slammed into the southern city of Visakhapatnam, one of two storms pounding Asia on Sunday.
In...
Read moreSunday, 5 October 2014
Japan volcano victims leave photos of last moments
(AP) — The victims include hiking enthusiasts from a major insurance company. Members of a group of nature lovers studying wild plants. A construction manager who snapped about 100 photos — found on his scratched and dented camera — to show his wife what she was missing because she...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
Spaniard rescued after 12 days in Peru cave
(AP) — A Spanish speleologist has been rescued in Peru after 12 days trapped about 400 meters (1,300 feet) underground in a cave in Peru's remote Amazon region.
Rescuers brought 44-year-old Cecilio Lopez out of the mouth of the cave Tuesday to cheers from an international team...
Read moreBodies found on Japan volcano, raising toll to 48
(AP) — One body recovered near the volcano's summit was in a squatting position and had to be dug out of a thick layer of ash. Another was caught between huge boulders bigger than large refrigerators. Police who recovered a dozen bodies on Wednesday portrayed a painful scene of...
Read moreMonday, 29 September 2014
5 More Bodies Found At Japan Volcano; Toll Now 36
(AP) — Toxic gases and ash from still-erupting Mount Ontake forced Japanese rescue workers to call off the search for more victims Monday as dozens of relatives awaited news of their family members.
Rescuers found five more bodies near the summit of the volcano, bringing the death...
Read moreRecovery Of Bodies Suspended At Japanese Volcano
(AP) — Japanese soldiers managed to bring down eight more bodies by helicopter from the ash-blanketed peak of a still-erupting volcano on Monday, before toxic gases and ash forced them to suspend the recovery effort in the early afternoon.
At least 31 people are believed to...
Read moreSunday, 28 September 2014
3 Rescued, 32 Missing As Volcano Erupts In Japan
(AP) — A Japanese military helicopter rescued three people Sunday morning from a spectacular volcanic eruption that sent officials scrambling to reach many more injured and stranded on a mountain.
Mount Ontake in central Japan erupted shortly before noon Saturday, catching mountain...
Read moreWednesday, 24 September 2014
Obama says global climate deal must include emerging economies
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday a new global agreement on climate change must include strong commitments from emerging economies and move past the rich-poor country divide that has hampered progress in United Nations negotiations.
Obama addressed the U.N....
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