Natural Disasters
Italy's Monti offers help for earthquake zone
ROME - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti declared a state of emergency and promised more help on Tuesday for northern regions hit by an earthquake, saying it was vital to restore some of the most economically productive parts of the country.
Bulgarian capital shaken by 5.6 magnitude quake
SOFIA - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Bulgaria's capital Sofia early on Tuesday, causing residents to rush into the streets, the civil defence office said.
Aftershocks rattle Italy, residents sleep outdoors
FINALE EMILIA, Italy - Thousands of people in northern Italy slept in tents and cars overnight as more than 100 aftershocks rocked the area hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that killed seven people and inflicted heavy damage to centuries-old cultural sites.
Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets.
Israel plans for quake aid to Palestinians
TEL AVIV - Israel said on Tuesday it had set up a mechanism to get aid to the Palestinians in the event of a major earthquake.
Analysis: Mancini's steady hand key for City in title race
LONDON - There has been an inevitability about Manchester City's journey to the Premier League title since Abu Dhabi petro-dollars began flooding into the club in 2008 but they still required a steady hand at the tiller to navigate them to glory through one of the most unpredictable seasons for decades.
Peru-Chile border hit by 6.2 quake, no damage seen
LIMA/SANTIAGO - A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the border area straddling southern Peru and northern Chile early on Monday, but there were no reports of damage, the Andean neighbours' national emergency offices said.
Russian Sukhoi plane missing on test flight in Indonesia
JAKARTA - A Russian Sukhoi passenger plane with 50 people on board, including businessmen and Russian envoys, went missing during a demonstration flight near a volcano on Indonesia's Java island on Wednesday, officials said. | Video
Syrians' plight touches Turkey's "Little Afghanistan"
OVAKENT, Turkey - When Abdul Maraf Yildiz looks at the thousands of Syrian refugees flooding across the border into southern Turkey, he sees himself, 30 years ago.
Anti-EU party says PM faces "political earthquake"
LONDON - The leader of Britain's biggest anti-European Union party said on Friday his best-ever local election result was the first tremor of a political earthquake that would tear out a crucial chunk of the ruling Conservative Party's electoral support.
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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