A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

Authorities on the eastern Greek island of Lesbos ordered schools in part of the island to close on Wednesday so they can be inspected for potential structural damage after an overnight earthquake ...

The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.

I have known Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype, for a decade. We first met for dinner in Tallinn, Estonia's capital, and talked all evening about the ...

Many reported being alarmed by the tremor at ... concerns among people and experts about the region's vulnerability to earthquakes.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to ...

Some had returned to the hotel year after year. Their deaths — amid dozens of others at the hotel — have stirred grief and ...

The evidence suggests both local and national governments failed at their job, but politicians are already blaming each other ...

Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45% on Thursday, in its second rate cut in as many months as official figures s ...