Heavy rain causes severe flooding in Kazakhstan (AP)

AP - Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region of Kazakhstan neighboring China, flooding villages and claiming lives, emergency officials said Friday.

The nation’s weather (AP)

AP - Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Eastern half of the nation Friday as a large low pressure system hovered over the region.

Quake, tsunami alert hit Chile as new leader sworn in (AFP)

AFP - Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rattled nerves in Chile, as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation.

Report blasts firm overseeing Katrina recovery (AP)

AP - An engineering firm hired to oversee the reconstruction of city buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina has been overcharging the city, including billing for theater tickets and a flight to Las Vegas, an internal investigation found.

Firm accused of overbilling, hurting NO’s recovery (AP)

AP – New Orleans’ watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, billing the city for theater tickets and Christmas gifts and questionable contract arrangements.

Billionaire Pinera takes power as quakes jolt Chile (Reuters)

Reuters - The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago.

Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in (AP)

AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him.

Ex-New Orleans officer pleads in shooting cover-up (AP)

AP - A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to covering up the deadly shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina, with a judge calling the plot a "despicable" scheme that immeasurably compounded the storm's damage.

Chile lifts tsunami alert on coast after tremors (Reuters)

Reuters - Chile's navy lifted a tsunami warning for the country's coast after strong aftershocks shook the capital Santiago on Thursday, following the swearing in ceremony for new President Sebastian Pinera.

Calming Ragged Nerves from Inside the Tsunami Warning Center (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Gerard Fryer got paged about 20 times early Thursday morning Hawaii time, signaling a large earthquake had occurred in Chile and there was a potential for a tsunami.

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