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Ash cloud causes sky-high traffic jam

The ash cloud from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano is still causing havoc for flights across the Atlantic.

US storm toll rises to 30

Magnitude 6.4 quake hits southern Peru, near Chile border

Samoa replacement houses not quake proof - study

Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

Nashville braces for deaths as flood waters rise

Mild quake shakes Haiti

Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens

Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Small quake hits Gisborne

Deep south gets grip on damage

Brave faces in aftermath of tornado

More stranded trampers evacuated

More stranded trampers will be flown out of flooded walking tracks a day after 120 were evacuated from the Milford Track.

Volcano cost French tourism $485m

Huge rains swamp South

Trampers were evacuated by air, phonelines cut and bridges washed out last night as the South Island was inundated by rain and flooding.

<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Bjork's got a lot to answer for

It's Bjork's fault. "One day it will happen," sings the Icelandic star on the prophetic 1993 song, <i>One Day.</i>

Flights from Iraq reopen

Northern houses shrink and crack in dry weather