Catastrophe & Restoration

Think of it as Mother Natures roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Nio and La Nia that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide.

Rescuers confirmed that 132 villagers are feared buried by landslides this week in central Sri Lanka, according to Mahieash Johney, a spokesman for the Red Cross.

Many health experts say the games should go forward and insurance probably wouldn't cover postponement.

Salvage teams from Greece and Egypt have been joined by French investigators to find more debris as authorities seek to piece together what happened to the Airbus single-aisle jet.

This must be answered for every claim before proceeding because sometimes it may not be obvious.

Terrorism is a more probable cause of the EgyptAir crash than a mechanical fault, a senior Egyptian official said after the jetliner plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board.