MELBOURNE, Australia — A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Monday, authorities said, but there was no tsunami alert or immediate reports of damage. The quake struck the South Pacific Island nation 110 kilometers (68 miles) southeast of the West New Britain provincial capital Kimbe at a depth of 68 kilometers (42 … Read more
QUITO, Ecuador — A bomb threat sent an anti-explosives unit scrambling into a bustling area of Ecuador’s tense capital Thursday while authorities in an eastern city reported a nightclub arson killed two people as the South American country staggers under a spike of violence blamed on drug gangs. Police in the capital, Quito, said they … Read more
AMIZMIZ, Morocco — An aftershock rattled Moroccans on Sunday as they mourned victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake in additional than a century and sought to rescue survivors whereas troopers and assist employees raced to achieve ruined mountain villages. The catastrophe killed greater than 2,100 individuals — a quantity that’s anticipated to rise. The United … Read more