A powerful earthquake in northeastern Indonesia on Tuesday caused panicked residents to flee shaking buildings on islands in the Maluku Sea and briefly triggered a tsunami warning, officials said. The 6.5-magnitude temblor struck 210 kilometers (130 miles) from Ternate, the …
Horse-drawn carts rescued residents from flood-stricken districts in the Indonesian capital on Monday after rain burst riverbanks throughout the city, killing at least 25 people and forcing some 340,000 people from their homes. Brighter skies brought relief to some districts …
Flooding that has killed at least nine people and forced some 200,000 from their homes in the Indonesian capital showed no sign of abating Sunday, as overflowing rivers sent muddy water gushing into homes and shops across the city. [Later …
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in northeastern Indonesia Sunday, causing panicked residents to flee homes, churches and shopping malls in fear of a tsunami that never came, officials and witnesses said. A woman died after suffering a heart attack, apparently …
The world’s largest insurers continue to bring the threats posed by global warming/climate change home to the rest of the world, and to press for remedial action. A report earlier this week found that much of the world would probably …
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center reported that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Ocean temperatures increased remarkably in the equatorial Pacific during the …
Zurich, U.S. announced from its Schaumburg, Ill. headquarters that its unit that provides insurance solutions for emerging markets risks has signed an agreement with Atradius Dutch State Business – acting on behalf of the Dutch government as export credit insurer …
CIGNA International has extended its expatriate benefit service through the expansion of its “CIGNALinks(R)” chain to Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Spain and five countries in the Middle East – the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, …
ACE announced from its London office that Giles Ward has been appointed Director of its operations in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), effective from September 16th. He will be based in the newly established regional head office …
