Philippines' Earthquake Claims 144 Lives

On Tuesday a deadly earthquake erupted  in Philippines killing no fewer than 93 people   as it generated landslides that buried homes, and destroyed historic churches.

The most deadly hit are Cebu, the country's second most important city and a gateway to some of its most beautiful beaches, the national disaster agency reports.

Abroad Things: Another Boat Carrying 250 Africans To Europe Capsized Off Italian Island

One of our reporters, Elder Chief Sheriff Uwagbale just informed us that "Another tragedy occurred today before sunset in the Mediterranean as a boat carrying no fewer than 250 African migrants again capsized off the Italian Island of Lampedusa.

Doomsday: Is The World GoingTo End On Friday As Predicted By Mayan?

They say it won't happen, at least not on Friday, but in the event the Mayan prophecy of the end of the world is right, scientists have foretold a raft of bloody and catastrophic fates for us all.

Natural Disasters: Superstorm Sandy Drives US Citizens from Pillars To Poles, 26 Dead and More Disasters Prawling

The destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy mounted Tuesday morning as electrical fires and record power outages added to the misery of devastating flooding in the Northeast.

More than 7.5 million customers shivered without electricity in 15 states and the District of Columbia in Sandy's chilly wake.

Sandy also claimed at least 26 lives across the United States, bringing the total number of deaths to at least 94 after the storm wreaked havoc in the Caribbean.