DISASTERS

The stern section of the stricken container vessel Rena that has been stranded on a rock reef for six months after it ran aground off the coast of New Zealand finally submerged and is now visible beneath the water on Astrolabe Reef.

The new 2014 Mazda6 will be largely based off of Mazda's Takeri concept vehicle which made its North American debut at the New York Auto Show 2012, the company announced Wednesday.

The United States announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Hafiz Safeed, an alleged terrorist from Pakistan. The move, lauded by India, is likely to strain the already tense relationship between Pakistan and the United States.

Forbes said that out of the 40 individuals mentioned in the list, 28 are billionaires. Here's a gallery of pictures of Japan's five richest people in 2012, according to Forbes.

The insurance market listed the litany of disasters in its annual report, which included claims from flooding in Australia in January, the February earthquake in New Zealand, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March and the floods in Thailand.

With the world's population increasing by an estimated 1 million more people each week for the next 38 years and more of humanity shifting from rural to urban living, cities across the world will be feeling squeezed very soon.

Leading up to the nuclear summit in South Korea this week, Obama and Hu both expressed their serious concern about the launch, which was first described by North Korea as a peaceful launch of an earth observation satellite.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa insisted on Thursday he will push ahead with plans to develop large-scale mining, seeking to ride out the arrival in Quito of ind igenous de monstrators who fear their lands will be wrecked.

Nearly 23 years to a day after an overworked mariner crashed it into a reef, causing it to spill hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil into the pristine Alaskan sea, the bulker formerly known as the 'Exxon Valdez' is being retired and sold for scrap. In an ironic twist, the ship at the center of one of the most infamous environmental disasters ever will be recycled in a process called one of the greenest by an executive in the vessel demolition world.

Do you enjoy horror movies? So do I.

Lindsay Lohan has supposedly been cleaning up her act. But she is in the news yet again for allegedly hitting a hookah lounge manager with her car.

Millions of Americans in low-lying coastal cities could see more flooding in coming years as rising temperatures drive up sea levels, according to a new study.

The show is expected to provide facts about the most intriguing part of the incident that how the “unsinkable” ship broke apart before plunging into the icy waters of the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912.

On Sunday, many world leaders addressed the anniversary of Fukushima, an event that not only brought tremendous sadness but also a debate on the safety and future of nuclear energy programs.

Japanese officials estimate that the total cost of reconstruction will total about 23 trillion yen over the next decade.

Barbadian singer Rihanna is known for her own eccentric style statement. However, looking at her recent costume disasters, it seems the trend setter is apparently not in the best of her fashion sense these days.

One year after the Tohoku earthquake, the associated Pacific Ocean tsunami, and the related Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, many Japanese spent Sunday at community gatherings, demonstrations, and memorial services in observance of the first anniversary of the triple disasters.

New ads depicting the Marine Corps show a softer side of some of America's toughest fighting force.

In about a few weeks' time, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic will be coming up. The sinking of the Titanic on April 14, 1912, is one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the human history, claiming 1,517 lives. To date, the mystery behind the reason why Titanic sank has not been solved fully. However, a new theory by Texas State University's astronomers suggests that a a rare lunar event could have conspired against the Titanic by creating hazardous sea...

On Wednesday, evangelical leader Pat Robertson called for legalizing marijuana. Sounds odd, but plenty of conservatives before him have argued against the criminalization of cannabis.

As GDC 2012 continues, a new SimCity 5 game unveiled with a trailer video Tuesday by EA Maxis, and due to come out in 2013, has been one of the most significant announcements so far.