Disasters at Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and Fukushima Daiichi have made many people scared of nuclear power. The company ...

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Sharif, a northern city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

In the town of Khulm, near the epicenter, people dug through the rubble of collapsed mud brick homes with shovels and picked through debris to salvage what belongings they could.

Here is a look at why the war-shattered South Asian country experiences frequent tremors, and how their impact can be reduced ...