Rescue squads and military helicopters raced to find 11 people missing after an earthquake in mountainous northern Japan sent hillsides crashing down Saturday, killing at least six and injuring more than 140. ...more

June 15, 2008

A Sudanese Airbus carrying 214 people veered off the runway in a thunderstorm and burst into flames late Tuesday, killing dozens unable to escape the inferno. Officials said more than 100 people fled the plane before it was engulfed by towering orange flames. ...more

June 11, 2008

A quake-formed lake continued to swell Monday even though soldiers used dynamite and anti-tank weapons to blow up boulders in a diversion channel to try to speed its drainage. ...more

June 10, 2008

A truck packed with rockets blew up Wednesday in a Shiite area of Baghdad, killing 18 people in the deadliest single blast in the city in more than three months. And three U.S. soldiers were killed by gunfire north of the capital. ...more

June 5, 2008

Angry parents whose children were killed in an earthquake-stricken school shouted "Oh, my child!" and "Tell us something!" when police forcefully removed them Tuesday from a protest outside a courthouse. ...more

June 4, 2008

It is meant to be a celebration of childhood, but in Sichuan province on Sunday, Children's Day turned into a day of mourning and a provocation to parents whose children were crushed to death by falling school buildings during the powerful earthquake three weeks ago. ...more

June 2, 2008

China warned Saturday the death toll from a massive earthquake two weeks ago could take a major leap and pass 80,000, suggesting the government may be giving up hope of finding more survivors. ...more

May 25, 2008

The ruling junta said Friday that it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British military ships. ...more

May 24, 2008

Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning today for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake. ...more

May 19, 2008

More than a third of the 22 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are one of the worst places to be during a twister. ...more

May 13, 2008