Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246495/20111109/three-killed-scores-trapped-in-turkish-quake-media.htmAt least three people were killed when an earthquake hit Turkey's eastern Van province on Wednesday and scores more were trapped beneath rubble of hotels and other buildings, state television reported.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-13cab3939642c5a9b895176a7b48c72438.4730009033625 43.6005144895864http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246509/20111109/fresh-quake-hits-eastern-turkey-buildings-collapsed.htmA hotel and an office building collapsed in the eastern Turkish city of Van on Wednesday after a fresh earthquake hit the region, Turkish state television said.Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:08:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-5a06bf52f90f58bf2c77e3557f29acec38.48914 43.40889http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/246459/20111109/turkey-earthquake.htmA 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Van, Turkey on Wednesday, causing at least 18 buildings to collapse, including a six-story hotel where rescuers are now working to free 35 trapped people.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:01:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-650433b2f283c343f2076912a826d02b38.48914 43.40889http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245809/20111108/sydney-warning-severe-storms-new-south-wales.htmThe weather bureau announced a severe thunderstorm warning with hail and damaging winds over New South Wales. Storms have blacked out 150 traffic lights across Sydney and closed parts of a major rail line.Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:24:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-3258ce28907697ad8ae848e73139f72f-32.1660767304355 147.007371102808http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7841925ac3283310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=asia%20world&s=newsA fairly strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has hit off the shores of Japan’s southern Okinawa Island.Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:26:00 +0100scmpzhscmp-54194d73dc4598044faa3da6451f373f26.4956867417201 127.966421510425http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/245093/20111108/4-7-magnitude-earthquake-hits-oklahoma-monday.htmAnother earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits Oklahoma near the town of Prague on Monday at 08:46:57 PM local time.Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:20:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-7d30adbf037fc61de0899f36ee6f3c57http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/244290/20111106/oklahoma-earthquake-usgs-maps-showing-quake-exposure.htmThe largest earthquake to have hit Oklahoma in recorded history, with 5.6 magnitude, destroyed fourteen homes and caused two minor injuries which was didn't require hospitalization. The earthquake's epicenter was located 44 miles east of Oklahoma City and was felt as far away as Wisconsin and South Carolina.Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:41:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-0f641b7c52ac7a722f10b6f101dfc2a035.4896 -97.5303http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/244008/20111105/earthquakes-shook-oklahoma-today-nov-5.htmThree earthquakes shook Oklahoma Saturday. Authorities say the aftershocks could be felt as far away as Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, according to The Associated Press.Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:06:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-c98b75bfe3702a85bd3fd7e6049d717838.3674896628687 -92.477221202728835.5834955576967 -97.508439115942234.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/244008/20111105/earthquakes-shook-oklahoma-today-nov-5.htmThree earthquakes shook Oklahoma Saturday. Authorities say the aftershocks could be felt as far away as Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas, according to The Associated Press.Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:32:00 +0100ibtimes-cnzhibtimes-cn-dde5ba52ed6df3eabd74734d27cf401538.3674896628687 -92.477221202728835.5834955576967 -97.508439115942234.8997055103389 -92.4392867331127