Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth: Study

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 16:19

Earthquakes can permanently crack the Earth, a study of quakes that have rocked Chile over the past million years has suggested.

Chileans` quake knowledge saved thousands of lives

Last Updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 09:45

Chileans` knowledge of earthquakes, combined with the abnormally long time it took for the February 27 quake to reach its crescendo, saved thousands of lives.

Disaster experts praise Chile quake response

Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:04

President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins — and her popularity in the clouds.

India gives USD 5mn for Chile quake relief

Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 10:06

India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit country.

Quake-stricken Chile needs more aid: Red Cross

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 09:46

The Red Cross has doubled its aid appeal for Chileans made homeless by last month`s massive earthquake.

Children return to school in post-quake Chile

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 11:39

Hundreds of thousands of Chilean children have returned to class as a revised death toll continued to climb.

UN secretary general tours Chilean damage

Last Updated: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 10:21

UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited survivors amid scenes of destruction one week after Chile`s massive earthquake and tsunami, as aftershocks accompanied relief efforts.

Some Chile quake survivors wait for aid a week on

Last Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 22:07

Some survivors were still waiting for government aid on Saturday in south-central Chile, a week after one of the strongest earthquakes on record killed hundreds and repeated aftershocks rattled nerves.

Fear spreads as Chile rattled by strong aftershocks

Last Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 15:35

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to visit this earthquake-struck Chilean city on Saturday to assess its needs as new fears spread among Chileans following three strong aftershocks.

In quake-hit Chile, UN chief pledges $10 mn

Last Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 12:30

UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in Chile to assess damage from a devastating earthquake and tsunami, and pledged USD 10 million in relief from a United Nation`s emergency fund.

Chilean prez pleads for calm as aftershocks sow fear

Last Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 12:30

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has pleaded with Chileans to stop hoarding supplies and help with relief efforts, deflecting criticism that her govt was slow to respond to one of the world`s most powerful quakes in a century.

New tsunami alert briefly sounded on Chile coast

Last Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 08:43

A new tsunami alert was briefly sounded along part of the quake-hit Chilean coast on Wednesday just four days after monster waves ravaged towns and villages, witnesses said.