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Lava reaches Goma airport in DR Congo after volcanic eruption

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- A lava flow reached the airport of the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of…

DR Congo orders Goma evacuation after volcano erupts

GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The government of the Democratic of Congo on Saturday ordered the evacuation of the eastern…

‘Earth’s power’: Iceland volcano’s lava geysers thrill visitors

by Jeremie RICHARD Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's Fagradalshraun volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava…

St Vincent leader asks UN for ‘generous’ volcano donations

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines pleaded on Monday for countries…

UN warns that impact of Caribbean volcano could affect other islands

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The humanitarian and economic crisis unleashed by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano…

Volcano spewing ash, hot gravel on Caribbean island of St Vincent

  by Gemma Handy Agence France Presse Ash and hot gravel rained down Friday on the Caribbean island of Saint…

Iceland volcano unleashes third lava stream

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Lava is flowing from a third fissure that opened overnight in Iceland's nearly three-week-old volcanic eruption…

New lava stream flows from Iceland volcano

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland's spectacular, two-week old volcanic eruption entered a new phase Monday as television pictures showed a…

Japan raises alert level after volcano erupts

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A volcano in southwestern Japan has erupted, flinging large rocks hundreds of metres from the crater…

Iceland’s volcanic eruption could be a long hauler

by Jeremie RICHARD ICELAND (AFP) -- A volcanic eruption in Iceland has transformed a tranquil green valley into an ominous-looking…

Volcano eruption in Russia’s Far East lures ‘daredevil’ tourists

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- The eruption of a volcano on a Russian peninsula has attracted thrill-seeking tourists risking their lives…

Thousands flock to Iceland’s erupting volcano

by Jeremie RICHARD FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland (AFP) -- Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to…

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