Survivors of a powerful earthquake that turned homes in Afghanistan into rubble are now wondering where they can they find ...

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A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has killed at least 20 people, striking northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The ...

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It is unclear how many people have died following an earthquake in northern Afghanistan, two months after a tremor killed more than 2,200 people.

That earthquake, the deadliest in Afghanistan's recent history, was a shallow one, and hit remote mountainous areas where poorly built homes collapsed.

BOGO, Philippines — Rescue teams in the Philippines searched for survivors in mud and rubble on Wednesday and authorities urged help for hospitals inundated with the injured after the deadliest ...

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has killed at least 20 people as it struck northern Afghanistan near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.