When a mountain of mud and a wall of water buried a Mexican village in a "mini-tsunami," only 14 of the 600 people there disappeared. ...more

November 7, 2007

Free for the first time in 6 1/2 years, ousted President Joseph Estrada thanked his successor for pardoning him and vowed Friday to stay out of 'dirty politics' while dedicating the rest of his life to helping the poor. ...more

October 27, 2007

A landslide at a makeshift mine in southern Colombia killed at least 21 people and injured 18 Saturday after local residents began digging for rumored deposits of gold, authorities said. ...more

October 14, 2007

A storm drenched China's southeast on Sunday after killing five people on Taiwan and prompting the evacuation of 1.4 million people on the mainland, officials said. ...more

October 8, 2007

A landslide swept away a chunk of an upscale hilltop neighborhood Wednesday, destroying a home, damaging five others and opening up a 50-yard chasm in a four-lane road. ...more

October 4, 2007