Reuters
Earthquake today in Indonesia: 7.3 quake sparks tsunami warning alert
A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 was recorded off the Moluccas in Indonesia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and a tsunamiwarning was issued for the area near the quake.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said hazardous tsunamis were possible within 300 km (185 miles) of the quake's epicentre. The centre said there was no danger of a Pacific-wide tsunami.
North Korea frees Matthew Miller and Christian missionary Kenneth Bae
A smiling Bae exited the aircraft and in an emotional reunion on the tarmac greeted his mother, sister, brother-in-law and two young nieces.
Church bells toll as Philippines remembers thousands killed a year after typhoon Haiyan
President Benigno Aquino, in a visit to nearby Samar island on Friday, unveiled a plan to relocate Tacloban airport away from the coastline and the building of more than 205,000 permanent homes to resettle displaced families. "This is not politics," Aquino told reporters, defending his government against criticism it was slow to respond to the disaster, citing reports showing reconstruction work was moving at a faster pace than the 2004 tsunami in Aceh. "I would hope we can move even fa
Washington school shooting rampage death toll rises to 5
A boy shot during a rampage at a Washington state high school last month has died from his wounds, a spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center said on Friday, bringing the death toll to five.