Major earthquake strikes off the Philippines, tsunami warnings issued
August 31st, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by BNO News
GUIUAN, PHILIPPINES (BNO NEWS) -- A major earthquake struck off the Philippines on Friday evening, prompting a tsunami warning for several countries, seismologists and officials said. It was not immediately known if ... Read more...
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Romney pads up lead as Santorum wins Kansas
March 11th, 2012 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 11 (IANS) Leading Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney won some more delegates over the weekend even as closest rival Rick Santorum cruised to victory in Kansas caucuses, ... Read more...
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Japan’s nuke plant radiation traces detected in US
March 29th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. (ANI): Low levels of radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have now been detected in 13 US states and three union territories, said country's federal and local authorities.According ... Read more...
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US man jailed for child sex tourism in Cambodia
December 21st, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 21 (IANS) A 61-year-old American man has been jailed for being involved in child sex tourism in Cambodia, after he pleaded guilty to having sex with a teenage girl ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake hits far off Guam, no threat to land
August 19th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO News
HAGATNA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck the Mariana Islands region near Guam on early Thursday morning, seismologists said, but the earthquake was no threat to land.The 6.1-magnitude earthquake at 2.28 ... Read more...
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Mariana Islands Hit With 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake
August 14th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) An earthquake of 7.2 magnitude in the Richter hit the Mariana Islands region of the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 2.9 miles. It occurred on ... Read more...
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No damage expected after 6.0 quake near the Northern Mariana Islands
March 8th, 2010 - 5:34 pm ICT by BNO News
PAGAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck near the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands on Monday evening, seismologists said, but there was no potential for damage.The ... Read more...
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hits Guam
March 3rd, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hits Guam on Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 05:10:48 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and Tuesday, March 03, 2009 at 03:10:48 PM at epicenter local ... Read more...
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