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A mudslide triggered by torrential rains from a typhoon may have buried up to 600 villagers in mountainous southern Taiwan, disaster officials said on Monday.

New Zealand and Australia canceled tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake struck the south of New Zealand, causing minor damage but no injuries. Australia's weather bureau said a small tsunami had been recorded ...

A tornado destroyed dozens of homes and businesses in a small Mississippi community early Thursday, injuring several people and flattening a church although there were no immediate reports of fatalities.

A moderate earthquake has shaken Southern California's Imperial County near the Salton Sea but there are no reports of injuries ...