Aged Portuguese Mansion An Oasis Of Calm In Chaotic India

A crack that could burst a western Puerto Rico dam will not require the emergency evacuation of about 70,000 people, the island’s government said Saturday, backtracking on an alarming estimate …

The death toll from the earthquake that hit Mexico this week has climbed to 305. More than half of those deaths were in Mexico City. Rescue efforts paused today as the country was rattled again by a magnitude 6.1 aftershock. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

A failing dam has created a new crisis in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. A 90-year-old dam is being pushed to the breaking point by floodwaters of Hurricane Maria. Tens of thousands who live downstream are scrambling to higher ground. David Begnaud reports.

Puerto Rico's governor says it's extremely difficult right now to get information out of Guajataca​, the city in the western part of the island

BloombergChina Curbs Oil Product Exports to North Korea, Bans CondensateBloombergA train delivering crude oil from Daqing Oil Field is seen at a oil storage factory in Dandong, China. Photographer: The Asahi Shimbun/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Imag. China slapped fresh sanctions on North Korea, curbing some oil product exports to

Washington PostEarthquake strikes North Korea near nuclear test zone, but no radiation reportedWashington PostBEIJING — A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected in northern North Korea on Saturday afternoon, near the nation's known nuclear test site, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. But experts said seismic data suggested that it was probably not