On December 26, 2004, a powerful undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. Within hours, towering waves struck 14 countries, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In light of the recent tsunami and earthquake news – re: the 8.8-magnitude tremor that struck off the Russian coast, sending ...

BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand — The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family's house on the Andaman Sea coast of southern Thailand when her mom, sensing something ...

It's been 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami, which spanned 14 countries and left more than 230,000 dead. National Geographic's new series, "Tsunami: Race Against Time," provides a 360-degree ...

In the wee hours of December 26, 2004, a massive 9.2 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean, generating an equally massive tsunami that caused unprecedented devastation to 14 countries and killed ...

According to a Japanese proverb, "a natural disaster always strikes when the last one is forgotten." Japan is a country with a long history of disastrous earthquakes and tsunamis. Sitting above the ...