In Europe, a deteriorating youth marginalization is creating the preconditions for a social earthquake capable of shaking the old continent and impairing the survival of the Euro, writes Edoardo Campanella, economic adviser at the Italian Senate. More »

Japan's earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster are out of sight, out of mind but the country is by no means out of the woods! Video review of the event! If you asked the average man or woman on the street in the United States about the current status of the Fukushima nuclear reactors or the condition of the people of Japan relative to the nuclear, earhtquake and tsunami disasters,...

From brawling politicians, a big earthquake and Berlusconi, to a Royal kiss, protests and riots, Jonathan Russell guides you through the biggest events of the past year.

Ask four family members and you'll probably get four different answers! You've probably seen the commercial during which every member of a family gives a different answer to the question of what to do in the event of an emergency. Is that a good idea or should every family have at least a basic plan in place in the event of a citywide, regional or global event that could cause disruption...

Climate-obsessed greens are desperate to exploit two tiny tremors to scare the UK away from exploiting shale gas.

Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to the publication of the final Weightman Report on the implications of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami for the UK's nuclear industry, said:

What do the Fukushima Earthquake, Christchurch Earthquake, Queensland Floods, Libyan Revolution, Egyptian Jasmine Revolution and the ongoing struggle in Syria all have in common? If your answer was death then unfortunately you would be correct, however, a more inspirational and uplifting answer would be Sign Language! In all of these cases, the elected officials of

Fascinating report of seismologists on trial for failure to give proper public warning of an Italian quake that killed 300 people. The "earthquake prediction" guy looks super dodgy to me; normally these people (as the article notes) make numerous predictions...

We had a pretty good warning earlier this year, when the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused an even bigger tragedy when the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown. 20,000 people being crushed to death or drowned is a tragedy. A few piles of very expensive scrap metal with no one killed is

It was an eventful day in New York yesterday. The rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn collapsed and, soon after, an earthquake struck that corner of the States’ eastern seaboard — thankfully there have been no reported deaths and damage appears to have been light, although there were fears about the safety of an ageing nuclear plant after the tremors. Medieval chroniclers might ha...