YANGON, Myanmar, May 6 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government says more people were killed by a tidal wave sweeping away entire villages than by the monster cyclone triggering the wall of water.

YANGON, Myanmar, May 5 (UPI) -- The death toll from the cyclone that slashed through Myanmar has soared to more than 15,000 people, official sources said late Monday.

YANGON, Myanmar, May 4 (UPI) -- A tropical cyclone packing 120-mph winds tore through Myanmar, killing at least 351 people and destroying thousands of homes, officials said Sunday.

BOSTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Leading marine mammal scientists announced Tuesday the formation of a global rapid response team. Its aim is to reduce the inadvertent deaths of whales, dolphins and porpoises as a result of entanglement in fishing gear.