A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile tonight, strong enough to be felt nearly 300 miles away in the Bolivian capital, and triggering a small tsunami.
Five people are confirmed dead - four men and one woman, Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said. The victims died from either cardiac arrest or falling debris.
The quake, which was centered 61 miles west-northwest of Iquique, and was 6.21 miles deep, was initially measured at 8.0, but was later upgraded, the U.S. Geological Survey...
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Kerry Seeks to Save Mideast Talks as Pollard Release Raised
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to the Middle East on a surprise trip to rescue stalled peace talks, as a release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard emerged as a possible bargaining chip.
Early freedom for Pollard, the imprisoned American naval intelligence analyst convicted in 1987 of passing secrets to Israel, was among incentives Kerry offered in two hours of meetings yesterday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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