The government has announced a sweeping compensation package for the Ditwah disaster victims, and the disbursement of money ...

Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation ...

TOKYO - The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- China warns against revival of ...

Indonesia is grappling with a devastating disaster. Torrential rains and landslides on the island of Sumatra have claimed ...

The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the ...

SAPPORO: The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlighted the need for Japan to provide ...

Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to ...