Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city
Source: Associated Press By TATAN SYUFLANA PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian […]
Indonesia earthquake: Huge surge in death toll
Source: BBC News At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says. Many people were […]
Letter from Africa: The link between earth tremors, God and Nigeria’s elections
Source: BBC News In our series of letters from Africa, Nigerian writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani considers why some earth tremors in Nigeria’s capital caused such a stir. Sometime […]
Survival stories from devastated Lombok
Buried in Indonesia Earthquake, He Dug Out With Chunk of Debris Source: The Washington Post By Richard C. Paddock and Muktita Suhartono LADING-LADING, Indonesia — He was in the […]
Lombok mosque searched for survivors after deadly quake
Rescuers search collapsed mosque for survivors Source: BBC News Rescue workers are searching the ruins of a mosque in Lombok, Indonesia, where it is feared people were trapped by Sunday’s […]
Scientists Predict 2018 Will Be a Bad Year for Earthquakes. Here’s Why
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger 12:47 PM EST There is no natural disaster sneakier than an earthquake. Hurricanes can be predicted and tracked weeks in advance, and even tornados, monsoons and […]
Iran-Iraq earthquake: Hundreds killed as border region hit
Source: BBC News A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 396 people and injuring thousands more. More than 7,000 people are […]
Mexico quake leaves country’s historic churches battered
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS MEXICO CITY (AP) — Our Lady of Angels Church has survived several major earthquakes, but Tuesday’s magnitude 7.1 shake proved to […]
Mexicans Turn To Their Faith As Country Recovers From Earthquake
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla, Chris McGonigal Days after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit central Mexico, residents are in part turning to prayer and spirituality to cope with the devastation. […]
Mexico: Huge earthquake topples buildings, killing more than 200
Source: BBC News A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing more than 200 people and toppling dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City. President Enrique Peña Nieto said […]
Mexico’s strongest quake in century strikes off southern coast
Source: BBC News An earthquake described by Mexico’s president as the country’s strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 33 people. The quake, which […]
97 Killed as Magnitude-6.4 Earthquake Strikes Indonesia’s Aceh Province
Source: Time Zian Mustakin and Niniek Karmini / AP (MEUREUDU, Indonesia) — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Wednesday, killing at least 97 people and sparking […]
New Zealand earthquake: Two dead following powerful tremor
Source: BBC Two people have died after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island. Prime Minister John Key said further details were not yet known. The US Geological Survey said it hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT on Sunday), some 95km (59 miles) from Christchurch. A tsunami arrived […]
Italian priest blames earthquakes on gay civil unions
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Summersand agencies Pope Francis prays in front of quake ruins in Amatrice. The Vatican say Cavalcoli’s views are offensive and disgraceful. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/EPA An Italian priest has angered the Vatican after claiming the earthquakes that have shaken the country killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless […]
Italy Hit by Strongest Earthquake in 35 Years
Source: Time By Gregorio Borgia, Nicole Winfield & Colleen Barry / AP (NORCIA, Italy) —Central Italy was hit by another powerful earthquake Sunday, toppling buildings that had recently withstood other major quakes and sending panicked residents back into the streets, but causing no immediate loss of life. The quake with a […]
Myanmar earthquake: Images from Bagan historic sites
Source: BBC A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar on Wednesday killed four people and damaged dozens of ancient structures dotting the plains of Bagan. President Htin Kyaw visited the area […]
Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 120
Source: BBC At least 120 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, PM Matteo Renzi has said. The magnitude-6.2 […]
Japan: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hosts & Invites All Faiths to 5th Inferfaith Peace Conference
An interfaith gathering is to take place in “The Japan Mosque” to mark interfaith peace prayer service at the occasion of 5th anniversary of Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. The objective […]
Strong tremor rattles Kathmandu valley; epicenter in Bhrikutimandap
Recent Natural Disasters — Update 11:40 pm Nepal Seismological Center has confirmed magnitude 4.6 aftershock with epicenter inKathmandu. Below is the message posted by NSC: Due to some technical problem in National Seismological Center, location of 2015/07/22 22:14 earthquake was given in Sindhupalchok. Now we corrected the location of that event to Kathmandu. We are very […]
The five biggest threats to human existence
Global Post: In the daily hubbub of current “crises” facing humanity, we forget about the many generations we hope are yet to come. Not those who will live 200 years […]