#catastrophe

Collection of catastrophe news, found 245 news.

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met behind closed doors on a ...

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of `dictatorship`

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, ...

Afghan defense minister warns about US plan

The Afghan defense minister warned late Friday that a US proposal to cut the size of Afghan security forces by more ...

Marsh: Asia Property Insurance Rates to Climb in 2012 for Disaster-Hit Areas

-Other Lines Flat or Decreasing as Competition and Capacity Remain     Commercial insurance rates ...

Russia: strike on Iran would be `catastrophe`

Russia warned Wednesday that a military strike on Iran would be a "catastrophe" with the severest consequences which ...

Indonesia's Mining Sector Faces More Complex Risk Environment

-     Mining companies in Indonesia are facing an increasingly complex operating environment, as ...

No Overall Change to Insurance Rates in Q3: Marsh

-    Market fundamentals remain strong;     Catastrophe-exposed risks faced tougher ...

Dead or alive: Libya offer $1.7 mln for Kadhafi

Libyan businessmen have offered two million dinars ($1.67 million, 1.2 million euros) for the capture of Moamer ...

Asia Commercial Insurance Market Still Favours Buyers: Marsh

-Capacity and competition remain, but insurers are applying more underwriting discipline and pricing adjustments in ...

Environmentalists blast Taiwan president`s nuclear policy

Local environmentalists on Thursday attacked President Ma Ying-jeou on his nuclear policy, urging the government to ...

Protesters, police clash outside Israeli embassy in Cairo

Egyptian protesters demanding the expulsion of Israel`s ambassador clashed with riot police outside the Israeli ...

More than 1,000 Gazans march to Israel border

Israeli troops opened fire as more than 1,000 Gazans marched on the northern Erez crossing with Israel, wounding at ...

Bloodshed on Israel borders on Nakba Day

Bloodshed broke out on Sunday as Palestinian refugees across the region marched on Israel`s borders in a mass show of ...

RI needs concerted disaster mitigation: Presidential advisor

Indonesia needs a concerted disaster mitigation effort to anticipate the recurrence of various major natural disasters ...

Nuclear plants will be closed permanently if big quake hits: Taiwan

Taiwan`s three existing nuclear power plants will be put to rest permanently in the event of a major natural ...