Seismologists have long feared that a powerful quake is overdue on the major tectonic faults that ring Bangladesh. They now ...

If the earthquake had lasted just 5-7 seconds longer, the number of casualties and building collapses could have increased manifold, experts say ...

Mother Nature can be brutal and unforgiving - as shown by the largest earthquakes on record. Here’s how they compare in their ...

Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the ...

Elastic Rebound Theory This gradual accumulation and release of stress and strain is now referred to as the "elastic rebound ...

HONG KONG -- China will suspend imports of Japanese seafood, according to ABC News partner NHK, escalating a diplomatic ...

Syria ended a 14-year civil war last year, but the humanitarian crisis continues. Here’s what is happening in Syria, and what ...

China will suspend its import on Japanese seafood products atter a diplomatic spat brought on by recent comments by Japan's ...

Niigata Governor Hanazumi Hideyo approved the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 21.The ...

Takashi Ito, owner of a restaurant in Shanghai, had been looking forward to China's lifting of a ban on imports of Japanese ...

Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi has endorsed the phased restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, marking a potential return to operations for the world’s largest nuclear facility since the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago ...