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Ecuadorean Vice President reports deaths, damage following earthquake; at least 28 killed

(REUTERS) -- At least 28 people died in Ecuador when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northwest Pacific coast…

Rescuers race against landslides to reach Japan quake victims; death toll reaches 41

by Harumi Ozawa Mashiki, Japan (AFP) - Rescuers were racing against the weather and the threat of more landslides Sunday to reach people…

Updated: Powerful 7.8 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, with the tremor strongly felt…

Powerful 7.4 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, as a tsumani warning…

Gunmen kidnap four Indonesian sailors off Malaysia

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  (AFP) -- Gunmen have abducted four Indonesian sailors and shot and wounded one crew member on the…

Scores trapped as new Japan quake toll hits 18

by Kazuhiro NOGI KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) -- Scores of people were feared buried alive after a second powerful quake hit…

Carter says China still invited to US-led naval exercise

by Laurent BARTHELEMY The United States is still inviting China to take part in a mammoth, multinational naval exercise in…

New Japan quake kills seven, with widespread damage reported

by Kazuhiro NOGI MASHIKI, Japan (AFP) -- A more powerful quake hit southern Japan early Saturday, killing at least seven…

Baby rescued after strong quakes hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers dramatically pulled a baby girl from a collapsed house early Friday more than six hours after…

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