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Taiwan earthquake: Series of powerful aftershocks hit Hualien

 Aftershocks continue to rattle Taiwan after a strong earthquake that killed at least two people and injured more than 200 others.

Aftershocks rattle New Zealand after powerful quake kills two

 A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 rattled New Zealand's South Island on Monday, hours after a more powerful quake killed at least two people, damaged roads and buildings and sent thousands fleeing to higher ground.

At least six dead as rains batter quake-hit southwestern Japan

 At least six people died and a university student was missing on Wednesday as record-breaking rains battered parts of southwestern Japan still reeling from earthquakes two months ago, setting off flooding and landslides.

Strong quake hits disaster-stricken Ecuador

 A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck off Ecuador's disaster-stricken coast on Thursday, as survivors of an earlier deadly quake that killed 587 people clamored for food, water and medicine in parts of the disaster zone.

Aftershocks bring misery for Japan quake survivors; death toll to 47

 Aftershocks rattled survivors of deadly Japanese earthquakes, nearly a week after the first one struck, as the area braced for heavy rain later on Wednesday and the possibility of more landslides.

Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Cold puts homeless at risk

 Aid workers have warned that some Afghans and Pakistanis made homeless by Monday's earthquake could die from exposure.