earthquake

The Latest Earthquake and Tsunami News

Hamilton Nolan · 03/11/11 11:33AM

Japan continues to uncover the full extent of the devastation from this morning's massive earthquake; meanwhile, tsunami waves head towards the West Coast of the U.S., and South America. The latest news updates are below.

The Falcon and the Snowman

Max Read · 07/12/10 11:31PM

[Former President Bill Clinton and actor Sean Penn shake hands in Haiti during a memorial ceremony for the sixth-month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Port-Au-Prince as Haitian President Rene Preval looks on worriedly. Pic via AP.]

Obama, King of the Haitian Post-Apocalypse

Max Read · 04/08/10 03:01AM

In the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake, Obama has emerged as a leading criminal figure and "menacing underworld force" controlling a "robbery empire," reports The Washington Post. No, no, not President Obama—Haitian Gang Lord Kidnapper Obama.

Scientologists Profiteering in Haiti

Ravi Somaiya · 02/01/10 08:08AM

Our Scientology sources tell us there's an interesting reason that some members of the church are swarming into Haiti. And it's even more appalling than you might have thought — tragedy profiteering.

Second Earthquake Hits Haiti

Ravi Somaiya · 01/20/10 06:37AM

The AP reports that a second earthquake, 6.1 on the Richter scale, hit Haiti about 35 miles north-west of Port-au-Prince at 6.03am.