A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck south east of Mexico City on Tuesday, causing severe damage to many buildings and temporarily closing the airport. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office reports that the airport is now re-opened, but travellers are advised to check regarding delays or cancellations

Hurricane Maria roared ashore Wednesday as the strongest storm to strike Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, knocking out power to nearly the entire island and leaving frightened people huddled in buildings hoping to ride out powerhouse winds that have already left death and devastation across the Caribbean

An earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan — nearly 200 miles east of the Fukushima nuclear plant, site of the disaster in 2011 after the deadly tsunami that ensued in the aftermath of a massive earthquake. The tremor is said to have had a magnitude of 6.1, …