Landslides Kill at Least 24 as Rains Deluge Ecuador Capital February 3, 2022 By Gonzalo Solano QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A rain-weakened hillside collapsed in Ecuador’s capital, sweeping over homes and a sports field and killing...
Mapfre to Make $983.8M Pay-Out Over Colombia Dam December 13, 2021 By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA — Spanish insurer Mapfre on Friday signed a contract to make a $983.8 million contingency pay-out to Colombia’s Empresas...
Strong Quake Hits Greek Island of Crete; 1 Dead, 20 Injured September 28, 2021 By Elena Becatoros and Derek Gatopoulos ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A strong, prolonged earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 5.8 struck the Greek island...
Judge: Preserving Evidence Key to Florida Collapse Probe August 6, 2021 By Curt Anderson Preservation of evidence is critical to understanding why a Florida oceanfront condominium collapsed and to protect the legal rights of...
Inspection Finds Problems in Rest of Mexico City Subway Line June 21, 2021 MEXICO CITY (AP) — A visual inspection has found problems in about one-third of the elevated Mexico City subway line...
Tycoon Slim’s Business in Spotlight After Mexico Train Collapse May 21, 2021 By Daina Beth Solomon and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY — Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s construction arm Grupo Carso faces scrutiny from accident investigators for the possible role...
Mexico City Rail Overpass Collapses Onto Road, Killing at Least 23 May 4, 2021 By Anthony Esposito and Noe Torres MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed...
Powerful Japan Quake Sets Off Landslide, Minor Injuries February 16, 2021 By Yuri Kageyama and Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Residents in northeastern Japan on Sunday cleaned up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a...
Typhoon, Landslides Leave 35 Dead, Dozens Missing in Vietnam October 30, 2020 By Hau Dinh HANOI, Vietnam — A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years blew away...
Details Released in Crash of Plane Carrying Earnhardt Jr. July 20, 2020 By Adrian Sainz Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a pilot struggled to open a crashed airplane’s wing emergency exit as the aircraft began to...