The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili ...

The most bizarre customs practiced in different countries. The post 25 Unique Cultural Practices That May Surprise Non-Locals ...

Credit: Giwtavr /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Located on the Greek island of Chios is another treasure from Greece’s long history, now listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Nea Moni, or “New ...

This is the intense moment students rushed out of a classroom when an earthquake hit China. Residents experienced a 3.7 magnitude earthquake in Hefei, Anhui, on the afternoon of January 16. CCTV ...

Marina Mathieu hums a tune from the movie Mulan as she brews tea at her Montreal apartment. Then she laughs as she reflects on what was happening in her home country of Haiti 15 years ago.

Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country, country's Meteorological Agency said Monday. The public warnings to stay away from coastal ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

A large earthquake shook Kyushu, Japan, just after 9 p.m. local time Monday night, triggering a tsunami advisory for Japan's southeast coast. The quake was centered just offshore of Kyushu, about 7 ...

JAPAN issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the country on Monday. The quake was at a depth of 23 miles and mainly hit the southwestern Kyushu region, said the ...