There have been no reports of Chinese casualties in Chile following the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday, the Chinese embassy in Chile confirmed on Wednesday.
Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A magnitude-8.8 quake and the tsunami it unleashed in 2010 killed more than 500 people it was so strong it shortened the Earth's day fractionally by changing the planet's rotation. The strongest earthquake recorded anywhere also occurred in Chile, a magnitude-9.5 in 1960 that killed more than 1,600 people.
More than 2.57 millions tickets for the 2014 World Cup have already been allocated through all sales phases and channels to date, soccer's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country.
Magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck in off Chile's northern coast, sparking tsunami.
An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast Tuesday night, with authorities ordering an evacuation in case of a tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Venezuelan troops dispersed opposition demonstrators with tear gas on Tuesday and blocked anti-government activist Maria Corina Machado, recently stripped of her seat in the National Assembly
Chile on Tuesday requested the "preventive evacuation" of the country's northern coastline, the country's ONEMI emergency office said on its website, following an earthquake near the mining area of Iquique that authorities fear could cause a tsunami.
About 300 inmates took advantage of the emergency and escaped from a women's prison when a M8.2 quake struck off Chile and led to six deaths.
Alexandre Herchcovitch's Summer 2015 collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week
A truth commission to probe abuses during Colombia's half-century-old conflict should be held after, not before, peace is reached with leftist rebels, Bogota's top negotiator said on Sunday.
The Mare complex of slums, home to about 130,000 people and located near the international airport, is the latest area targeted for the government's "pacification" program, which sees officers move in, push out drug gangs and set up permanent police posts.
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