Earthquake

For the first time since overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986, expatriated former dictator of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier, on Sunday unexpectedly returned to his Caribbean homeland. Duvalier's stunning arrival was as mysterious as it was unexpected.

Internet search giant Google Inc. has joined India's celebration of Pongal or Makar Sankranti festival with new Doodle, which has painted kites and flying balloons on its homepage. Makar Sankranti is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of India.

Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by raging floods and landslides that have killed at least 388 people in one of Brazil's worst natural disasters in decades.

More than 375 people have been killed in Floods and landslides in the in the mountainous area near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Haitians, many dressed in white in mourning, honoured victims of the devastating 2010 earthquake on Wednesday in a sombre anniversary clouded by pessimism over slow reconstruction and political uncertainty.

Tennis ace Roger Federer, who is in Melbourne, Australia, preparing for the Australian open, is expected to organize a charity exhibition match on Sunday, while other sports stars donated in their own ways.

Global aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, has once again partnered with Qatar Airways and the non-profit global health and disaster relief organization AmeriCares to deliver a second consignment of relief supplies to the flood-stricken areas in Pakistan.

Six years after the tsunami disaster of December, 26, 2004, a technical set-up of tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean has been completed, researchers say.

A massive earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on Richter scale hit Hosseinabad village of Fahraj township in Kerman province at 22:12 local time on Monday night, killing at least seven people and injuring hundreds. The quake jolted the country a day before Yalda, the longest night of the year when Iranians celebrate throughout the night with families and friends, usually visiting parental homes.

From hotel-style room service to massage therapy to magnificent views, hospitals are increasingly advertise their luxury services in a bid to gain market share, particularly those in competitive urban markets.

Voting is underway to elect a new president in the cholera-hit Haiti. International observers are on the watch hoping that the elections will lead to a stable government capable of administering the humanitarian aid flowing into the country. Almost $900 million of the pledged $2.12 aid has been disbursed by 24 donor nations. Armed peacekeepers are on guard at polling booth across the capital of Port-au-Prince.