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New Orleans mayor hails Katrina ruling

Calling the ruling "huge," New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday reacted to a federal judge finding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' failure to maintain a shipping channel led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina.

USGS reports strong earthquake off Canada's Pacific coast

A magnitude 6.6. earthquake struck Tuesday off Canada's Pacific coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Six killed as train derails in India

Six passengers were killed and 20 injured when a train derailed in northwestern India early Saturday, officials said.

'Weak' cyclone nears Mumbai, heavy rains predicted

A much-weakened cyclone made landfall near India's financial capital of Mumbai Wednesday, and officials warned of heavy rains in the region.

Ida dwindles to tropical depression off Gulf Coast

Ida has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it lost momentum during its approach to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Tuesday.

Ida bears down on Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Ida churned northward toward the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday evening, but flooding from the storm's rain bands was already reported in at least one location, hours before Ida was expected to make landfall.

Dozens hurt in Indonesia earthquake

One person was killed and at least 88 injured when a strong earthquake hit the Sumbawa region in Indonesia early Monday, officials said.

Hurricane Ida moves into U.S. Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ida moved into the southern Gulf of Mexico Sunday, prompting a declaration of emergency in Louisiana and concern along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Tropical storm Ida could become hurricane -- again

Tropical storm Ida could regain hurricane status Saturday night as it heads toward the Gulf Coast.

Ida weakens to tropical storm, drenches Nicaragua

Hurricane Ida made landfall Thursday morning over east central Nicaragua, pelting the Central American nation with heavy rain and weakening to a tropical storm.

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