Earthquake

The United States on Sunday called for the United Nations Security Council to "vote immediately" to authorize the delivery of U.N.

The United Nations has warned that at least 870,000 people urgently need hot meals across Turkey and Syria.

A war-ravaged economy, minimal human rights, and poverty have left Afghans desperate, with thousands wanting to flee the country.

Turkey is still struggling to rescue the trapped and provide relief to the survivors of Monday's earthquake.

A journalist from Turkey has won the hearts of people after a video of him running to help a little girl during a live broadcast went viral on the internet.

A massive rescue effort in Turkey and Syria battled frigid weather in a race against time Tuesday to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people.

The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved ones as the death toll in Turkey and in neighbouring northwest Syria rose to more than 3,700.

At least 21 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported.

Afghan quake relief focus shifts to long term

Afghan quake survivors without food and shelter as aid trickles in

Firefighters also reported a landslide on the road from the capital to Antigua, Guatemala's main tourist city.

The tremor was felt across Cyprus and around the region with reports from as far away as Turkey, Israel and Lebanon, according to the USGS.

Emergency services said they had received calls for help as far away as Dubbo, about 700 kilometres from the quake epicentre

The last eruption on La Palma was in 1971 when another part of the same volcanic range -- a vent known as Tenegia -- erupted on the southern side of the island.

The United States and other nations have pledged to help Haiti cope with this latest disaster.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Vanuatu and New Caledonia were likely to experience the largest waves, measuring up to three metres.

The epicentre was 36 kilometres (22 miles) south of Mamuju, the capital of West Sulawesi.

The child became the 106th person rescued from collapsed structures since the earthquake hit Turkey and Greece on Friday.

Greece and Turkey are situated in one of the world's most active earthquake zones.

The major quake was followed by at least five aftershocks of 5.0-magnitude or higher.

The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, at a depth of 23 kilometers.

St John Ambulance and New Zealand Police both said there were no initial reports of injuries or damage, and there was no tsunami warning.

The Solomon Islands Met Service said there was no tsunami threat from the undersea quake.

Its reported epicentre is 45 kilometres east of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, on the southwest Gulf coast.

The system may help save many lives in case of a major earthquake.

An incredible, rare earthquake has struck Wales and southwest England measuring 4.2 on the richter scale.

The earthquake off Alaska is the first major seismic disturbance in the region for almost two years.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Peru at 09:18GMT (04:18 local time) on 14 January.

Ice quakes occur when rapid drops in temperature make water in the ground to freeze, causing the rock or soil to crack.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has rocked Indonesia's main island of Java leaving one person dead and sparking fears of a tsunami.