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5.6-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

Anearthquakewithapreliminarymagnitudeof5.6struckoffthecoastofFukushimaPrefectureinJapanonThursday,theweatheragencysaid.Thetemblor,whichmeasured4ontheJapanesesei

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Teenager fatally shot after dog attacks sheriff's deputies in LA

AteenagerwasfatallyshotbyLosAngelesCountysheriff'sdeputieswhenhewastryingtostopanaggressivedogfromattackingtheofficersonThursday,authoritiessaid.The17-year-oldb

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Rocket attack rocks Afghan capital as int'l conference kicks off

ArocketfiredbymilitantsstruckthecenterofAfghanistan'scapitalofKabulTuesdaymorningwhenaninternationalconferenceofpeaceandsecuritycooperationwasgoingon,sourcesand

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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits off Pakistan coast

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

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Magnitude 6.8 quake hits off Solomon Islands: USGS

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck close to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, just days after the archipelago was hit by another strong earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Friday.

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Fiji rocked by powerful 7.2 quake, tsunami warnings briefly raised

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck off the island nation of Fiji on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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U.S. military admits Afghan hospital "mistakenly struck"

​Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan John Campbell acknowledged Tuesday a U.S. airstrike "mistakenly" struck a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Saturday that killed 22 civilians.