A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has killed at least 20 people, striking northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The Ministry of Public Health reported the death toll on Monday, raising the estimate as search efforts began. A further 320 people are reported to have been injured.

Survivors of a powerful earthquake in northern Afghanistan are digging through the rubble of their homes after spending a bitterly cold night outdoors

By Sayed Hassib TANGI TASHQURGHAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Residents of northern Afghanistan began a clean-up operation on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and almost 1,

New research offers the theory that the San Andreas fault and the Cascadia subduction zone could produce devastating back-to-back earthquake disasters.

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharama Raju district early Tuesday, with tremors felt in Visakhapatnam.

By Sayed Hassib TANGI TASHQURGAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Residents of northern Afghanistan were sifting through rubble and treating their injured on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and destroyed hundreds of houses.

More than 150,000 people have been evacuated across the eastern provinces of the Philippines as Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, approaches from the Pacific. Authorities have issued warnings for torrential rains, potentially destructive winds, and storm surges reaching up to three metres (nearly 10 feet).

Afghan disaster management officials say the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck northern parts of the country on Monday has risen to at least 24.

A devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Mazar-e Sharif, damaging key sites like the Blue Mosque and prompting fears of heavy casualties.