A Georgia dad, who had just moved to Thailand with his family, was hospitalized when a deadly earthquake struck in nearby Myanmar – now his family says he needs to pay $16,000 to get discharged.

For most of the day, somberness clouds a makeshift shelter for grief-stricken relatives of dozens of workers still missing at ...

Hundreds of worshippers were killed as they gathered for their final Friday prayers of Ramadan, days before Eid celebrations ...

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.

At least 21 deaths have been reported in Thailand. More than half came from the collapsed skyscraper, meant to house the ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis spends part of his days at his desk working and concelebrates Mass daily in his private ...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A student at the University at Buffalo lost her grandmother to the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that ...

A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum for relief donations in Naypyitaw that 2 ...

"We were in fear for our lives," the woman said, noting that she phoned her family at one point to "say my goodbyes." ...

Large quakes produce shaking at a variety of frequencies. Some waves can travel hundreds of miles, and are amplified by local geological conditions.