Earthquake

Singer, signed to Simon Cowell’s label Syco, not a fan of the ITV talent show.

Giant 'balloon of magma' doubled in size in just 15 months and is now 15 times as big as London's Olympic stadium.

If issue is not resolved, finance minister says the country could run out of money by November.

More than 150 people injured and thousands of homes destroyed in earthquakes in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Mexico, Ecuador and Peru on tsunami watch, but no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Small tsunami reported in Philippines, but threat to neighbouring countries not as great as first feared.

Indonesia and Philippines on high alert as 7.6 magnitude quake strikes off Philippines coast.

Isaac moving towards New Orleans and expected to make landfall and flood northern Gulf Coast with waves up to 3 metres high.

After passing through Florida Keys, Isaac is expected to move over southeast Gulf of Mexico with a wind speed of 100 miles per hour.

Access to more than 300 internet web pages including some published by Telegraph, Times of India and Al-Jazeera blocked.

The quake injures three people including a child and damages nearly 48 houses.

Short and brutal conflict 'on several fronts' would follow air assault on Iranian nuclear facilities, says outgoing civil defence chief, Matan Vilnai.

Some of Asia’s most important growth economies have the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards, says risk analysis firm Maplecroft, just one week after the flooding of Manila, Philippines.

Two powerful earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.3 rattle several villages in north-west Iran killing scores of residents.

Clashes between Syrian rebels and the government forces continue in the capital.

Since the disaster, many countries have turned back on nuclear energy but countries like the UK and the US still vouch for it.

Shin Shin the panda surprises zoologists by giving birth to cub at Ueno Zoo in Japan.

Although triggered by tsunami, the Fukushima disaster 'could and should have been foreseen and prevented', according to independent parliamentary investigation.

Japanese PM Yoshihiko Noda orders restart of reactors 3 and 4 at Ohi nuclear power plant.

To help families of the victims of the earthquakes that struck Emilia-Romagna in Italy earlier in May, luxury automaker Ferrari has raised over £1.45 million through an online auction.

Japan is ignoring lessons from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, triggered by last year's earthquake and a massive tsunami, say two seismologists.

Rihanna performs at the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012. Jay Z appeared for a cameo role during her performance.

At least 40 dead after radical Islamist sect Boko Haram launches attack in northern Nigeria after deadly assaults in churches of last weekend.

The Islamist militants Boko Haram unleash wave of attacks in cxity of Damaturu amid mounting criticisism of President Goodluck Jonathan trip to Brazil for a UN conference.

Damage limited and no injuries reported as epicentre of 5.2 magnitude tremor was near surface.

Azerbaijan could be hit by another massive earthquake similar to the intensity of 1859 earthquake.

Devastating earthquake in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province leaves at least 100 people dead after triggering a massive landslide.

Floating dock from Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami poses threat to ecosystem

Damage assessed in northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, which experienced more than 60 aftershocks overnight.

Nuclear radiation from the leaks at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been detected in bluefin tuna caught near San Diego, off the California coast.