Typhoon Talas has killed 29 people in Western Japan as it unleashed record rainfall that triggered landslides and flooding. The typhoon, which is now downgraded to a tropical storm, was the worst to hit the country in seven years. As many as 56 people are missing as the typhoon caused widespread damage.
Balasubramanyam Seshan
Sep 05, 2011
A powerful typhoon hit western Japan's Kinki and Shikoku regions on Sunday, leaving at least 20 people dead and 55 missing in six prefectures after swollen rivers washed away buildings and landslides crushed houses.
Laura Matthews
Sep 04, 2011
As many as 21 people were killed when a military airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Chile’s Juan Fernández Island, Chile’s government said on Saturday.
Ankita Mehta
Sep 04, 2011
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is living a heavily restricted life in Beijing after being released from detention earlier this year, but his work is speaking volumes to people in the second-largest U.S. city.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
The Washington National Cathedral, which will be visited by President Obama on Sept. 11, is installing safety netting installed across its interior vaulting to protect visitors from the possibility of falling debris.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Noda, the former finance minister and a fiscal conservative, also vowed to rebuild Japan’s stagnant economy.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 02, 2011
America's nuclear power plants are more vulnerable to earthquakes causing catastrophic disasters than previously thought, according to an analysis of government data.
Jeremy White
Sep 02, 2011
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Friday morning off the coast of Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Give credit to the co-manager of trading at Themis Trading, Sal Arnuk, for encapsulating Friday's lousy economic data, slumping stock market and clueless American president.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Alaska, U.S. employment numbers completely stagnate in July, Kiss front man Gene Simmons is finally getting married, and more in today's Daily Scoop.
John Talty
Sep 02, 2011
The Alaska quake on Friday registered a magnitude-7.1 and sparked a tsunami warning south-east of the remote Aleutian Islands.
Palash Ghosh
Sep 02, 2011
A tsunami warning was canceled early Friday morning for Alaska's Aleutian Islands following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in the Pacific Ocean.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 02, 2011
Alaska officials canceled a tsunami warning for the Aleutian Islands Friday morning after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded.
John Talty
Sep 02, 2011
A minor, 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Greater Los Angeles area, on Thursday afternoon.
Aditi Mathur
Sep 02, 2011
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit Los Angeles, California Thursday around 1:45 p.m. The quake was felt across Los Angeles County, but so far no damage has been reported.
Daniel Tovrov
Sep 01, 2011
Residents in Central Virginia awoke to a 3.4 magnitude aftershock on Thursday morning at 5:09 a.m. that was centered 4 miles southeast of Mineral, Virginia - the same location as last Tuesday's 5.8 earthquake.
Mark Johanson
Sep 01, 2011
As if the damage to the Washington Monument from the hurricane wasn't enough, Hurricane Irene left behind water puddled inside the iconic structure's interior.
Elisha Maldonado
Aug 31, 2011
The Canadian economy shrank in the second quarter, its first quarterly fall since the 2008-09 recession, with temporary factors such as Japan's earthquake and tsunami playing a big role, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2011
Here are Indicators that the morale of the American consumer is at its lowest in years.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 31, 2011
Scientists at the Tokyo Earthquake Research Institute discovered that the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan in March changed the contact between the tectonic plates under the capital city, drastically increasing the chance that a quake could hit Tokyo in the near future.
Daniel Tovrov
Aug 31, 2011
Nuclear energy could find a second life on the moon and Mars.
IBT Staff Reporter
Aug 30, 2011
The English language Chinese daily Global Times newspaper described Noda as a “hawk.”
Palash Ghosh
Aug 30, 2011
