Huge Aftershock Hits Chile On Inauguration Day - NPR News
Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, accompanied by his wife, Cecilia Morel, waves during his inauguration ceremony at the Congress in Valparaiso. Martin Bernetti / AFP/Getty Images Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, accompanied by his wife ...
Russian aeromobile hospital concludes work in Chile - ITAR-TASS
SANTIAGO, March 21 (Itar-Tass) -- The aeromobile hospital of the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) on Sunday concludes its work in Chile where it provided medical care for people injured in the series of powerful earthquakes, the head of the ...
2010 Chile earthquakes: Government confirms 452 dead - Wikinews
In spite of this, Ubilla said that there are just 359 identified dead people, with death certificates and cause of death. He added that in 67 other cases, the dead people were identified by RUT (identification number), but there are no death ...
Video: Chile earthquake death toll nears 800 (see ... - Examiner
Get alerts when there is a new article from the Salt Lake City Headlines Examiner. Read Examiner.com's terms of use. Chile earthquake death toll nears 800 (see photos of damage). The death toll in Chile has risen quickly after Saturday’s massive ...
Scientists to map Chile earthquake site to capture ... - The Gaea Times
WASHINGTON - A team of scientists are all set to undertake an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake, which is one of largest quakes in recorded history. The scientists are funded by the National Science ...
NASA says the earthquake in Chile changed the Earth’s ... - Examiner
Scientists at NASA say the earthquake in Chile caused the earth's axis to shift, which in turn shortened the earth’s day by 1.26 microseconds. NASA also stated that after the Indonesia tsunami in 2004, the Earth’s days were shortened by 6.8 ...
Chile Earthquake (2010) - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
When structural engineer Anuj Bansal designs systems for hospitals, university libraries and apartment complexes, seismic safety is a key consideration. But the best way to find out what it takes for a building to withstand a massive earthquake is to
Rattled, but moving forward - Boston Globe
It ranks among the 10 most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. Its tremors were so strong that scientists say they shortened the length of the day and moved the Earth’s axis. To put the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Chile last month ...
Basketball tourney to raise funds for Chile - Vindy.com
Canfield High School students hope a one-day basketball tournament will help raise money for the Chile earthquake victims. The 8.8-magnitude quake Feb. 27 killed more than 700 people and left more than 2 million homeless, according to a news release ...
Festival to raise funds for Chile quake victims - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Sydney's Chilean community is putting on a festival to raise as much money as possible to help victims of last month's earthquake and tsunami. The community is putting on a cultural festival in the city's west, with the proceeds to go to disaster ...
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Thai protesters' caravan wends through capital
A crimson tide of protesters snaked its way through the Thai capital Saturday, with thousands of cars, trucks and motorbikes tangling up traffic as demonstrators sought to drum up support for ousting a government they call illegitimate.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in the southern part of country.
U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
 Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal, while a Palestinian teenager is killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Bomb kills 2, wounds 12 in southwest Pakistan
Police say a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by in the city of Quetta, killing at least 2 people and wounding 12.
Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86
Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal's former prime minister who led mass protests that ended the king's authoritarian rule and helped deliver a peace deal to end 10 years of communist revolt, died Saturday. He was 86.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike
Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.
Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
 Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
 Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.
Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
A Spanish firefighting force says a video released by French officials investigating an alleged ETA shooting does not show the suspected gunmen, but rather a group of Catalan firefighters on holiday.
Thousands rally in Russia against Putin
 Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.
Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported.
Married at 9, divorced at 10: Girl's memoir
In a harrowing memoir she has yet to read herself, Nujood Ali tells how at age 9 she was forced to marry a man three times her age, raped and beaten, then made Yemeni history by getting a divorce.
Snowmobiler killed in Canada avalanche
Rescue crews end their search in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain, killing one snowmobiler.
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