Floods wreak havoc across Chile

Five people have died and as many as 15,000 people have been made homeless due to the heavy rain and flooding in Chile.The weather has also shut down the world's largest copper mine located there."So far, five...

Peru Rescue Efforts Underway

   UPDATE: Widespread looting now reported in Peru     Vowing that humanitarian mistakes of the past would not be repeated Peruvian President visited the wreckage caused by the massive...

Asian nations remember the 230,000 killed in tsunami of '04

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two years after a devastating tsunami crashed into coastlines, villagers in hardest-hit Indonesia were preparing for future disasters, with thousands expected to flee their homes by foot and car Tuesday in an early warning drill. Elsewhere across...

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