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A powerful, magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook Costa Rica and a wide swath of Central America on Wednesday, collapsing some houses, blocking highways and causing panic and at least one death from a heart attack.

An Air Force base was rattled Friday after a report of a man with a gun prompted panic and accounts that someone had been shot at the sprawling ...

Police in Taiwan investigate a self-proclaimed prophet whose doomsday warnings on a blog have caused panic.

Fear and skepticism on the streets of Mexico have led to panic buying and deep suspicions about the government.