EARTHQUAKE

Japanese rescuers scrambled to search for survivors Wednesday as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 55 people.

The 7.5 magnitude quake that rattled Ishikawa prefecture on the main island of Honshu triggered tsunami waves more than a metre high, toppled houses, caused a major fire and tore apart roads.

At least six people died in a major earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day, triggering tsunami waves over a meter high, damaging homes and sparking a major fire that wreaked destruction overnight, authorities said Tuesday.

Rescuers dug through rubble for a second freezing day on Wednesday after overnight temperatures plunged well below zero, with the death toll in China's deadliest earthquake in years rising to 131.

At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced to start digging through rubble in freezing conditions.

Two tremors of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude hit Turkey Monday, killing at least three.

"As the earthquake got bigger, the wall fell, the room was shaking, and the building was changing position ... I had fallen one floor down," she recalled.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the anonymous Pakistani, describing their $30 million donation as a "glorious" act of philanthropy.

Race to identify Turkey quake victims

The newborn baby girl rescued alive from the rubble is the sole survivor after her immediate family got crushed to death during the earthquake.

Tragedy cuts short Turkey trip for Cypriot students

Turkey and Syria were struck with a catastrophic earthquake on Monday.

Simulations conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey revealed that potential earthquakes generated by faults in California could cause massive loss of life.

More than 7,800 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.

At least 20 Islamic State fighters have escaped from a prison in northwestern Syria following Monday's deadly earthquake.

Thousands of people got killed while thousands remain missing after an M7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.

The organizations are providing on-ground support to the victims affected by the Monday earthquakes that rocked southeast Turkey and Syria.

The crying boy was seen with bloodstains on his clothes and scrapes on his body as rescuers took him in their arms and provided medical attention.

Ukraine is set to send rescuers to Turkey after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.

Ghana international winger Christian Atsu and his Turkish soccer team were in the city of Antakya when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Buffalo, New York, area early Monday morning, the region's strongest seismic event in 40 years.