Strong earthquake hits Greece
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An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and causing panic in southern villages but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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A strong earthquake measuring about 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked northern Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic seas on early on Thursday, causing panic and some damage.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency after the country's worst forest fires in decades killed at least 47 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
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A strong earthquake shook New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday but there were no reports of injuries or major damage, officials and witnesses said.
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KRESTENA, Greece  - Thousands of Greeks threatened by towering walls of fire fled their homes on Monday as strong winds fanned blazes that have devastated the country and killed 63 people in four days.
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Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens and 95 fires were reported across Greece on Wednesday amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people in southeast Europe over the past week.
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Strong wind blowing at over 100 kilometers an hour followed by a torrent hit Macedonia on Sunday.
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A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in at least four countries, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Athens on Tuesday afternoon. In the media center, approximately a half mile from the Olympic Stadium and Aquatic
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Multiple forest fires sweeping across southern Greece have claimed at least 37 lives, destroyed numerous homes and put a damper on political campaigning ahead of next month's national elections, according to officials.
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A strong earthquake causes buildings to shake in southern Greece and in the capital, Athens.
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A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning.
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A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October.
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A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday and officials issued tsunami warnings, broadcaster NHK reported.
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A strong earthquake rumbled in the   Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and was felt across the southeastern   United States, the U.S. Geological Service said.
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The BBC's Sunil Raman reports from Madras, hit by huge waves triggered by a powerful  earthquake.
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Wildfires swept through Greece on Thursday, killing two people and destroying homes after days of record temperatures of more than 100 degrees that led to at least nine heatstroke deaths and extensive power cuts.