Shake And Blow
Toll from Greece floods rises to 15 dead
The toll from flooding that has ravaged villages in central Greece has risen to 15 people dead, rescue workers said Sunday.
Shake And Blow
Toll from deadly Guatemala landslides rises to 44
The death toll from multiple landslides in Guatemala rose to 44, officials said Monday as rescuers took advantage of a brief window of good weather to search for victims and survivors.
Weather Report
Toll from Italy storms rises to 11
The toll from storms that drenched Italy and sparked major flooding in the centre of the country has risen to 11, with two people still missing, authorities said on Saturday.
Shake And Blow
Toll from Japan quake rises to 18 as hopes fade for survivors
Japanese rescue workers with bulldozers and sniffer dogs scrabbled through the mud Friday to find survivors from a landslide that buried houses after a…
Shake And Blow
Toll from Spain floods rises to 10: regional officials
Ten people, including a young girl and an elderly woman, have died in Spain as a result of floods brought on by downpours, regional officials said on Saturday.
Farm News
Tokyo says Taiwan eases import restrictions on Japanese food
Taiwan will ease restrictions on imports of Japanese food products including seafood from areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo's ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Wednesday.
Energy Tech
Tokyo govt surveys disputed isles in row with China
A team of Japanese surveyors Sunday sailed to a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea that the nationalistic governor of Tokyo wants to buy, with Beijing lodging a "serious protest" at the action.
Tech Space
Tokyo videogame show transports fans to new realities
It may not quite be the Matrix, but videogames giant Sony took fans on a journey into its own virtual reality on Thursday when it unveiled its revamped Morpheus headset at the annual Tokyo Game Show.
White Out
Tokyo to test artificial snow to cool Olympic spectators
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has already rolled out everything from misting stations to flowerbeds to beat the heat at next year's games, and now they want to let it snow.
Energy Tech
Tokyo, Manila step up sea security ties amid China claims
Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday agreed to strengthen links between their navies against a backdrop of Beijing's growing military might and increasingly assertive territorial claims in the region.
Civil Nuclear
Today’s plants far safer than Fukushima: US expert
Today's nuclear reactors are "much safer" than the Japanese plant damaged in this year's earthquake and tsunami, a US expert said Thursday, citing dramatic improvements that could prevent similar disasters.
Missile Defense
To shoot down or not? NKorea launch highlights intercept issues
North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan set sirens blaring and triggered alerts telling people to seek shelter -- yet neither Tokyo nor Washington tried to shoot the rocket down.
Nukewars
To meet, or not to meet: Obama and Rowhani mull a gamble
After a flurry of diplomatic smoke signals, Iran and the United States are sizing up the gamble of a presidential close encounter at the UN next week that could open a first crack in 30 years of enmity.
Water World
To dam or not to dam? Pakistan experts ponder flood strategy
Energy-starved Pakistan relies on a multitude of dams and barrages to prevent Himalayan rivers from flooding and help meet its power needs, but their failure to prevent disaster four years running is making some experts question their utility.
Car Tech
Tire maker honored for tackling electric car pollution
Electric cars are widely hailed as the future of transport, but even though they eliminate the issue of fuel emissions from tailpipes, the problem of particle pollution as a result of tire wear hasn't been resolved.
Flora And Fauna
Tiny red-eyed frogs find safe haven in Nicaragua
Thousands of tiny frogs with bright green skin and big red eyes have found a safe haven from climate change in a Nicaraguan nature reserve.