Dave Cliff

Aftershocks continued to rattle Christchurch Tuesday, as authorities said an elderly man died when series of powerful tremors hit the New Zealand city a day earlier.

Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch Wednesday, as officials defended the devastated city's building standards.

Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch and claimed hundreds of lives.

Grieving New Zealanders wept and hugged Tuesday, as the nation fell silent to mark the moment last week when an earthquake tore apart Christchurch and claimed hundreds of lives.

Grieving New Zealanders mourned Christchurch earthquake victims Sunday as police said the disaster's final death toll was set to reach above 200.

Grieving New Zealanders held church services for those killed Christchurch's devastating earthquake Sunday as police warned the charred bodies of some victims may never be identified.

With nerves frayed by months of tremors that peaked in a horrifying earthquake this week, Christchurch residents are lashing out against those they need the most.

The grim search for survivors in Christchurch continued to yield only bodies Saturday, as engineers said a third of the earthquake-stricken city centre faced demolition.

New Zealand warned frantic relatives to brace for the worst Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any more survivors after a devastating earthquake left at least 113 dead.

New Zealand warned frantic relatives to brace for the worst Friday as hundreds of toiling rescuers failed to find more survivors after a devastating earthquake left at least 113 dead.

4th blast in 9 days rocks New Zealand mine where 29 died; coal fire may require temporary seal. A fourth explosion in nine days ripped through a New Zealand mine where 29 miners perished, and officials said Sunday the coal was on fire, a development that could significantly delay recovery of the bodies.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as the army enforced a no-go zone with an estimated 100,000 homes damaged.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as the army enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the rubble-strewn heart of the city.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as the army enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the rubble-strewn heart of the city.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as troops enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the country's second-biggest city.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as troops enforced a no-go zone in the centre of the country's second-biggest city.

New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake-hit Christchurch Monday as troops enforced a no-go zone in the centre of the country's second-biggest city.

Woman Passenger Attacks Pilots on New Zealand Domestic Flight. A knife-wielding woman tried to hijack a regional domestic flight in New Zealand Friday, stabbing both pilots and threatening to blow up the twin-propeller plane before she was subdued, police said.