(AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck off Peru’s central coast Sunday, rattling Lima and the port city of Callao, has left one person dead and five injured, authorities said.

Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...

Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.

On Aug.15, 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal.

Lima shook after Jefferson Farfan's opener gave Peru the advantage it needed to get to the World Cup, and did so hard enough to set off some earthquake-detection apps.

On Aug.15, 1914, a U.S. ship sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, officially opening the Panama Canal.

The Indonesian Presidential Secretariat reported the arrival of the Peruvian president as a return visit following Prabowo's ...

The first tsunami waves landed on Russia’s Kuril Islands on the Kamchatka peninsula, which sits on the ‘Ring of Fire,’ where a state of emergency was declared following the earthquake in the early ...

A grandma was curious to know what all the fuss was about after authorities issued a tsunami alert -  and decided to take her grandson to the coast for a close-up look.The woman was watching the local ...

Today in History for Aug. 15: In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.

LIMA, Peru -- An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people ...