Nine dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Nine people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sun...
Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll
DUBLIN — Ireland’s political parties were scrambling to adjust to a new reality Monday after an earth-shaking election that saw the left-wing national...
Puerto Ricans thrilled by flag sighting in Super Bowl
SAN JUAN — The screams echoed across Puerto Rico when Jennifer Lopez unfurled a feather cape representing the flag of the U.S. territory during the Su...
Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries
HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico ...
Puerto Rico opens only 20% of schools amid ongoing quakes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico opened only 20% of its public schools on Tuesday following a strong earthquake that delayed the start of classes b...
Ricky Martin finds inspiration in Puerto Rico protests
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ricky Martin’s wide smile began to fade as the Puerto Rican superstar talked about his next album.
Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish emergency teams on Monday recovered the bodies of the last two missing quake victims from the rubble of a collapsed building,...
Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 38
ANKARA, Turkey — Working against the clock in freezing temperatures, Turkish rescue teams pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings Sunday, days ...
At least 18 dead, hundreds hurt as quake hits eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked a sparsely-populated part of eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people, injuring more th...
Puerto Ricans protest in anger over unused emergency aid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of people joined a protest Thursday organized by Puerto Rican singer René Pérez of Calle 13 fame in a demonstration r...
Top Democrat pushing $3.4B emergency measure for Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON — A top House Democrat is introducing a $3.4 billion emergency spending bill to help Puerto Rico deal with a recent spate of earthquakes ro...
Experts seek answers behind constant quakes in Puerto Rico
PONCE, Puerto Rico — Seismologists in southern Puerto Rico gingerly walked around a patch of dirt that marks the location of recently buried sensors t...
Experts warn Puerto Rico not prepared for big earthquakes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than two years ago, Hurricane Maria revealed that Puerto Rico was utterly unprepared for a powerful hurricane despite its...
Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island’s southern coast, ...
A decade after Haitian earthquake, a young victim struggles
CANAAN, Haiti — Just before 5 p.m., Marie-Mislen Thomas’ house fell on top of her three children.
Puerto Rico earthquake aftermath deepens as govt seeks help
SAN JUAN — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water.
6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity
PONCE, Puerto Rico — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and c...
Indonesia, Thailand mark 15th anniversary of massive tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Thousands of people knelt in prayer in Indonesia's Aceh province at ceremonies Thursday marking the 15th anniversary of the In...
Strong quake kills 1, collapses building in Philippines
DAVAO, Philippines — A strong earthquake jolted the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing a three-story building to ...
Nobel laureate: Face up to climate change, no escaping Earth
STOCKHOLM — An astronomer who shares this year's Nobel physics prize for discovering a planet outside the Earth's solar system is taking issue with pe...
Albania calls for international help to recover from quake
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister is calling on the international community for financial aid and expert assistance to help the country recov...
Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 51
TIRANA, Albania — The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll...
‘How can I live?’ Quake survivor mourns relatives’ deaths
DURRES, Albania — Stopping at intervals to listen for sounds of survivors, local and international rescue crews searched through the rubble of collaps...
The Latest: Quake death toll in Albania now at 26
DURRES, Albania — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local):
The Latest: UN sends disaster assessment experts to Albania
TIRANA, Albania — The Latest on a deadly earthquake in Albania (all times local):
3rd strong quake this month kills 5 in southern Philippines
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines — The third strong earthquake this month killed five people Thursday, injured several others and destroyed buildings that were ...