natural calamity
Japan floods claim 15 lives; 14 still missing
Japan's royal family postponed the announcement of Princess Mako's engagement out of consideration for people suffering in affected ares.
China landslide: 9 more bodies found; toll rises to 24, 109 still missing
The government lowered an earlier figure of 15 dead retrieved, which was initially reported in the state media.
3 dead as incessant rains lead to landslide in Meghalaya
Two women are missing and nine people injured after incessant rains led to landslide in Ri-Bhoi district.
35 killed, 8 missing as flash floods hit northwestern Iran
The districts of Ajabshir and Azarshahr were the worst hit.
Residents take to the hills as powerful quake hits Solomon Islands
The huge underwater quake triggered a tsunami warning for a wide swath of the South Pacific.
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