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• Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster Cleaning Failure Might Be Cause For Concern

  The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster on the Unit 2 power plant caused a cleaning robot to malfunction, signaling alarming levels of radiation.

• Chileans pick through debris after powerful quake; 11 dead

  Residents sifted through rubble on Thursday and saved what they could from homes destroyed by a magnitude 8.3 earthquake in central Chile that killed 11 people, forced 1 million from their homes and sent giant waves crashing into coastal areas.

• Nepal moves to protect children from traffickers after quake

  Nepal banned children from travelling without parents or approved guardians on Tuesday in an unprecedented move to deter human traffickers who authorities fear are targeting vulnerable families after last month's devastating earthquake.

• Donor fatigue hits Nepal one month after mega earthquake - U.N.

  The international community's response to devastating earthquakes in Nepal has been disappointing, a United Nations official said on Monday, adding that donors were focusing more on reconstruction than much needed aid such as food and shelter.

• Nepalese dig for quake survivors as toll exceeds 2,200, big aftershock hits

  Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily crowded Kathmandu Valley, killing more than 2,200 people, and triggered a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

• Nepal seeks help, death toll seen rising after devastating quake

  Nepal urged countries to send aid to help it cope with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 1,300 people, a toll officials said would rise as the desperate search for survivors continued into the early hours of Sunday.

• For many Californians, cost of earthquake insurance outweighs the risks

  During Sunday's 6.0 magnitude earthquake, some $75,000 worth of bottles of wine, rum and whiskey flew off the shelves of Aiyaz Masani's liquor store in Napa, California. He estimates about half his inventory was damaged, winding up in three-foot piles in the aisles.

• 6.9 Earthquake: Natural Disaster in China Kills More than 150, Injures about 5,500 (Video)

  A strong earthquake hit a remote and largely rural area in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, which killed at least 156 and injuring about 5,500 people. The earthquake, the worst in China in three years, happened in Lushan county near Ya'An city whose epicenter had a depth of 12 km, or 7.5 miles.