DISASTERS

Less than a fortnight after bin Laden's death, there was indeed a revenge attack on a para-military academy near Peshawar in Pakistan where more than 83 people, majority of them newly trained cadets, were killed.

NASA uses satellite cameras to take images of the Mississippi River floods that have ravaged Tennessee and the southeast.

A new emergency system that sends alerts to cellphones will be launched in New York City and Washington D.C. by major mobile device companies.

Still recovering from the devastating earthquake and looming nuclear crisis, Japan is taking preventive measures to avoid similar problems from hitting the earthquake prone country in the future.

NASA's satellites caught the devastating tornadoes that ripped through the south.

Every year thousands of Hindus from Pakistan and India gather to attend a four-day ritual at the Hinglaj Mata Temple in Balochistan.

A devastating storm that ripped that ripped through Alabama killed at least 128 people, according to the state's emergency management agency.

Expect the Knicks to make great strides in 2011-2012

Joining in the annual celebration of Earth Day 2011 and helping in the better understanding of the planet is NASA with its continuous stream of iconic images from 13 of its Earth-orbiting satellites.

Several advocacy groups have petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to suspend reactor licensing until a full review of the Fukushima disaster in Japan is complete.

Earthquake and tsunamis could not keep Versace from Japan.After some delays due to the natural disasters, Versace will proceed with plans to open stores in Japan and add to its Asian income stream. The company already derives 30 percent of its income from China.

Two of the world's largest concrete pumps - normally used for concrete in construction projects - departed from the United States on Saturday morning to Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant to help contain the damaged nuclear reactors there.

Sales for the 3DS took a nosedive in Japan last week as Sony's PSP overtook the top spot.

A research report from The National Center for Atmospheric Research says climate control will damage cities in undeveloped countries.

Many of the world's fast-growing urban areas, especially in developing countries, will likely suffer disproportionately from the impacts of changing climate, a new study said.

Should the spreading economic aftermath of the earthquake in Japan cause us to unravel global supply chains that seem suddenly all too vulnerable to shortages and shutdowns? Adam Smith would say No. The philosophical founding father of globalization would urge us, not to undo our worldwide lines of supply for component parts and raw materials, but to improve them.

Google has a crisis response team working round the clock monitoring the emergencies and coming out with unique applications to cater the affected people anywhere in the world. Person finder was launched within 72 hours of earthquake hitting Haiti. For New Zealand it didn’t take more than three hours, and for Japan, it was just two hours.

The company is hoping that Taiwanese firms can fill the void left by Japanese companies.

At the end of the second practice session before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, it was the surprise duo of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, both McLaren drivers, who led the way with the fastest times at the Albert Park.

Two weeks has passed since a massive earthquake and the ensuing tsunami struck Japan to cause one of the most severe natural disasters in Japanese history.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it has lifted restrictions against using tap water for consumption by infants in Tokyo's 23 wards and 5 adjacent cities, according to a report from public broadcaster NHK.