Quake survivors await aid as aftershocks rattle Chile
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More aftershocks rocked parts of Chile early Thursday, five days after a massive earthquake that killed more than 800 people.
Aid is getting to Haiti but it’s not as simple as getting a direct flight to the quake-battered nation.
The governor of the Mexican state of Baja California said Monday he is asking the federal government for a natural disaster declaration after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake shook the region.
Dancers have put on a dazzling display atop extravagant floats at the legendary annual Rio Carnival. Thousands of revelers cheered as dancers shimmied and shook their colorful costumes through the streets of the Brazilian capital.
The death toll from Tropical Storm Agatha is growing, with 123 reported killed in Guatemala, 17 in Honduras and nine in El Salvador.
In the central plaza, there was once an orgy of music, street dancing and revelry unmatched by any other nation in the Americas, Haitians say.
At least three people were killed and 17 injured when an avalanche struck a snowmobile competition in western Canada, authorities said.
The devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck poverty-stricken Haiti just over a week ago offers a unique opportunity for reforming the country’s economy and institutions, a former U.S. envoy to Haiti said Thursday.
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.
Cuba’s sugar harvest this year is the worst it’s been since 1905, the country’s state-run daily newspaper reported.
On a field dominated by men, Yanet Moreno is the only woman to step onto the baseball diamond during Cuba’s national championship.
Two Americans charged with kidnapping in Haiti appeared before a judge Thursday, a day after the judge released eight other Americans on bail and allowed them to return home.
A noon shootout left six police officers and a civilian dead on the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, city officials said.
The El Galpon farmers market is one of the few places in Buenos Aires where a variety of natural products are all available under one roof.
Heavy rains and flooding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and surrounding areas Tuesday killed 93 people and injured at least 93, fire officials said.
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