(AP) No word on status of China’s missing next leaderBEIJINGA Chinese spokesman on Tuesday said he had no information about the status of leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, who dropped from sight 10 days ago and has canceled a series of meetings
By SCOTT McDONALDAssociated PressBEIJINGAuthorities poured aid into a remote mountainous area of southwestern China and rescue workers with sniffer dogs searched for survivors Saturday after twin earthquakes killed at least 80 people. More than 100,000 residents were evacuated after Friday’s
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit Beverly Hills, CA overnight, according to the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) and the United States Geological Survey. The Hollywood quake occurred at 3:26 AM Pacific Time. There are no reports of damage or casualties. The
By TERESA CEROJANOAssociated PressMANILA, PhilippinesA 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines late Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges. A tsunami alert
(AP) Isaac passes Haiti, heads toward Cuba, FloridaBy TRENTON DANIELAssociated PressPORT-AU-PRINCE, HaitiTropical Storm Isaac swept across Haiti’s southern peninsula early Saturday, dousing a capital city prone to flooding and areas of the poor nation still trying to recover from the
(AP) Rescuers stop searches after Iran quakes kill 250By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, Iran Rescuers ended the search on Sunday for survivors of twin earthquakes in northwestern Iran that killed at least 250 people and injured more than 2,600 a
(AFP) US R&B singer Beyonce has recorded a video clip in the hall of the UN General Assembly that will be used to celebrate World Humanitarian Day August 19. The solemn chamber was transformed for the occasion Friday, with an
Andrew Breitbart would have loved “Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry.” The new documentary chronicles the life of a Chinese artist who uses new media – and an unwillingness to accept government dogma – to inform the masses. Director Alison Klayman’s
It’s fitting that “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” was released on the opening day of the 2012 LondonOlympic Games. Ai, the film’s subject, gained international recognition for his involvementin designing Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” Olympic stadium. But he threw away his societal
The Washington Monument, which has been closed to visitors since the August 23, 2011 5.8 earthquake centered 38 mi northwest of Richmond, Virginia, will require huge scaffolding around it during repairs and may be closed until 2014. The earthquake was the largest to have
Electricity generated from nuclear fission began flowing in Japan on Thursday, ending a nearly two-month hiatus in the aftermath of the Fukushima meltdowns, the operator said. Engineers working at Unit No. 3 at Oi power plant in western Japan connected
Tooting one’s own horn has always been considered a social faux pas, an example of arrogance, and just plain ignorant. But it seems that someone forgot to teach these social niceties to Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald, because this
(AP) Up to 100 feared dead in Afghan earthquakeBy RAHIM FAIEZ and HEIDI VOGTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanAs many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials
Last quarter’s GDP has just been revised down to 1.9%, job creation in May is not only down to 69,000 but at the lowest number in a year, and the unemployment rate shot up to 8.2% — making this the 40th
(AP) Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worryBy MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated PressTOKYOJapan’s environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant on Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of safety concerns and said
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy Sunday. It damaged historic buildings, and at least seven people died.
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Also, dozens of aftershocks struck Indonesia in the aftermath of the 8.6 earthquake. “CBS This Morning” co-host Erica Hill reports.
British Prime Minister David Cameron (L), seen here arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, on April 10, is in Indonesia as earthquakes and tsunamis hit the region this morning. Cameron kicked off his tour of Asia, starting with his visit
(AP) Coast Guard fires on Japanese ghost shipBy MARK THIESSEN and RACHEL D’OROAssociated PressOVER THE GULF OF ALASKAThe U.S. Coast Guard unleashed cannon fire Thursday at a Japanese vessel set adrift by last year’s tsunami, stopping the ship’s long, lonely
(AP) Powerful quake hits central Chile, coast emptiesBy EVA VERGARAAssociated PressSANTIAGO, ChileA magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck just off the coast of central Chile, prompting an emergency evacuation order for people living near the ocean in case it spawns a tsunami.The
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has begun steps to suspend operations at its last running nuclear reactor in order to carry out checks. The No. 6 unit at the company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
(AP) Strong, long 7.4 quake shakes Mexico CityBy KATHERINE CORCORANAssociated PressMEXICO CITYA strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, shaking central and southern parts of the country, sending a pedestrian bridge crashing atop a transit bus and swaying high-rises in
Japan’s prime miniser and Emperor Akihito remember the victims of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck the country one year ago.
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Cabinet approved bills Tuesday aimed at bolstering nuclear safety regulations following last year’s Fukushima disaster, including one that would put a 40-year cap on the operational life of nuclear reactors. The approval came as a team
As President Barack Obama prepares for his State of the Union address in Congress, where he will no doubt claim credit for signs of economic recovery, new analyses by economists suggest that growth will slow and unemployment will remain virtually
