On Nov. 14, tragedy struck in a country that is usually out of the limelight.  Kaikoura, a city in New Zealand constantly bustling with tourism, experienced a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, followed by over...

Natural disaster reigned over Japan and Ecuador this past weekend when two earthquakes struck their cities and towns. On Saturday morning, April 16 Japan was hit by a magnitude-7.0 quake, its second earty...

International Affairs Refugees tear-gassed at Macedonia-Greece border "Hundreds of people were injured when Macedonian police fired tear gas on a group of refugees as they tried to break through...

On Monday, Jan. 4, India experienced a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that shook devastation all across Manipur state, but India does not stand alone in the aftermath of natural chaos. On Jan. 2, New York...

International Affairs The Latest: UN mobilizing to aid quake victims "The latest on a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan felt across South Asia (all times local). 12:30 a.m. U.N. Secretary-General...

Saturday April 25, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal 50 miles away from Kathmandu, its capital and largest city. In neighboring towns in India and China, there have been dozens of reported deaths. According...

International Affairs Boat Capsizes in Mediterranean A boat packed with hundreds of immigrants capsized in the Mediterranean. Passengers were hoping to make it safely from Libya to Europe in the...

The strongest earthquake to affect Napa, California since 1989 struck at 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2014. This magnitude 6.0 earthquake injured more than 170 people and damaged about 100 homes leaving...