Disasters

Top Five Deadliest Earthquakes in History of the World

The world breathed a sigh of relief after the tsunami warning that was issued in the wake of an 8.7 magnitude earthquake that hit off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday evening was lifted.

Two powerful quakes of magnitude more than 8 each struck Aceh province in the Southeast Asian nation Indonesia, one of the places sitting on the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' region. But what is Pacific Ring of Fire?

Indonesia 8.7 Magnitude Earthquake: Latest Pictures, Video from the Scene

The records include the official passenger list detailing the names, ages and occupations of the ill-fated passengers of the RMS Titanic.

The Titanic Memorial cruise is a 12-night voyage with the same number of 1,309 passengers excluding the crew aboard the MS Balmoral.

RIM seems to be fighting uphill battle with its flagship brand, BlackBerry.

Japan is going through a period of very hard choices which the current Prime Minister of its coalition government Yoshihiko Noda, is pressing the Diet, Japan's Parliament, to address. On 30 March 2012, Prime Minister Noda submitted laws to double the present sales tax of five per cent, proposing a rise to eight per cent in April 2014 and then to 10 per cent in April 2015. His determination, if necessary, to stake his Government's survival on these laws being passed by the Diet was made pl...

Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward points to natural catastrophes such as heavy floods in Thailand and Japan's Tohoku earthquake leading to massive claims.

The story of one of the most dramatic maritime disasters in history is being retold with the help of an impressive six-floor museum in Belfast.

The main goal of the conference is to generate awareness about hurricanes.

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Liverpool legend Alan Hansen believes Fabrice Muamba's Bolton Wanderers team-mates will strgugle to focus on anything that involves playing football after the midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest during Saturday's FA Cup tie at Tottenham.

The ferry, on its way to the capital Dhaka, collided with another ship and sank.

Prime minister urges India not to boycott games over 1984 Bhopal disaster.

French actress Emmanuelle Beart is all set to launch a campaign designed to raise awareness of side-effects of surgical procedures for cosmetic reasons; Beart has suffered from similar problems herself.

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Bill McGuire, a professor of geophysical and climate hazards at the University College London, has discovered that climate change can lead to earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.

What was once the world's fourth-largest lake has now turned into a desert!

The bigger they are, the harder the fall: some of the biggest financial failures in film.

Iran launchs satellite into orbit, raising concern over its military ambitions.

Port Said football match carnage just the latest in long line of football tragedies.

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Shipping lines already struggling against eurozone crisis and global economic slowdown, warn experts.

When the images of the sinking of the luxury liner Costa Concordia were flashed on television screens, it looked as if we were revisiting the Titanic disaster, which happened a hundred years ago.

Scientists are to announce mankind is close to catastrophic destruction with the movement of the Doomsday clock.

Insurance companies made record payouts last year, following large-scale disasters in Japan and New Zealand.

The year 2011 saw some tech leaps as well as flops. Here are the top 5 mobile tech glitches.

Celebrities go to any extent to look different. They won't hesitate to wear weird outfits or glasses to make a fashion statement. However, their attempts to look trendy sometimes fail to make an impact. They can even be disastrous.

Facebook most frequently searched term by internet users in 2011, according to report.