Disasters

Police investigate incident at Swiss Alps after cable car plummets 100 feet to earth.

Report speculates CIA funding research project aimed at controlling global climate.

Halliburton joins BP and Transocean guilty pleas in Gulf of Mexico oil spill case.

Spanish officials believe train running at twice the speed limit before derailment.

Forensic reports from Bihar school lunch tragedy confirm presence of deadly pesticides in food.

Heavy rains destroyed more than 5,000 houses in Sichuan and neighbouring Yunnan.

Number of claims filed against BP oil spill compensation fund rose by 18% over the last six weeks

No explanation given but insurance market chief steps down days after regulator asks for information on Iran dealings

British Newspaper Archive releases pictures of rollerskating chimp, dog dressed as clown and cat in a pram.

Check out photos of the super moon, a celestial event that brings the Moon and the Earth closer together.

Supermoon 2013 heralds weekend of natural disasters, predict soothsayers.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said bumper payment to the state is not enough and called for more claims

Achilles CEO Adrian Chamberlain says recent scandals and disasters are a wake-up call to consumers and businesses on supply chain risk

The massive tornado which hit parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs has reportedly killed at least 91 people, including 20 children.

IBTimes UK takes a look at the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) and PwC report highlights

UN and PwC warn businesses are systemically vulnerable to mass economic losses due to natural hazards as trade becomes more international

Pontus Noren, director and co-founder of Cloudreach, addresses the myths around security and privacy when it comes to the cloud.

Reuben Guttman at Grant & Eisenhofer says UK should learn from US programmes to detect scandals

Scientists from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany believe that ants can sense earthquakes.

David Cameron can still win the next election for the Conservatives - if he follows the actions of his predessors, claims Henry Hill.

A man slid to his death in a sinkhole in the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in the last of a series of incidents.

Specialist insurance group announces £2.8bn profit despite one of the costliest claims on record.

Amina posted topless picture of herself online, triggering outrage from radical Islamist forces in Tunisia.

Protests held on the eve of second anniversary of earthquake and tsunami that triggered nuclear disaster.

PAC says mishandling of deal to cost taxpayers £50m, mainly on compensating bidders.

The Worst Dressed Celebrities on red Carpet on the Oscars 2013 eve.

Aerospace engineer believes pod will protect people from natural disasters including tidal waves, earthquakes and superstorms.

Japanese economy contracts for third successive quarter, underlining need for further policy-easing measures.

IBTimes UK rounds up the hottest transfer targets on January 31

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald whips up foam off Australia's coast, as Queensland and New South Wales suffer severe flooding.