Officials say it probably landed in the Pacific.

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Russian Mars Probe Crashes to Earth

MEXICO CITY — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico’s western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation’s capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there were no reports of widespread damage. The U.S. Geological Service initially estimated the quake at magnitude at 6.8, but downgraded it to 6.7 and then 6.5. A quake of that magnitude is capable of causing severe damage, although the depth of this temblor lessened its impact. Read full article > >

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Strong earthquake shakes buildings from Mexico City to Acapulco; 3 dead, but damage light

Saadi was planning to live at Pacific resort.

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Mexico Foiled Gaddafi Son’s Escape Plot

Startling new images from the depths of the Pacific Ocean reveal one of the planet’s most violent processes – the destruction of massive underwater mountains.

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Subsea mountains’ ‘march to ruin’

May be contamination in Pacific Ocean.

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Fukushima Plant Has New Leak

China’s navy is to carry out military exercises in the Pacific Ocean, officials say, amid continuing maritime disputes in the region.

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China navy in Pacific exercises

Each stop on President Obama’s Pacific trip — Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia — took him to places he had known as a child and young man.

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Reporter’s Notebook: President Obama at Ease on Foreign Trip to Old Haunts

President Obama will be far from Washington this week meeting with Pacific Rim allies, but on Sunday he weighed in on simmering domestic issues.

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Far From Washington, Obama Defends His Policies

MIAMI — Hurricane Jova has strengthened to a major storm in the Pacific as it heads toward Mexico’s coast. Jova’s maximum sustained winds Monday are near 120 mph (195 kph) with some additional strengthening forecast in the next day or so. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Jova could reach Category 4 strength later in the day. Read full article > >

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Hurricane Jova becomes a major storm in the Pacific as it heads toward Mexico’s coast

A Mall tourist itinerary, circa 2050. Here’s one way it could look: Day One: Zoom to the top of the Washington Monument, stroll over to the Asian American Museum, then swing by the German American Museum. Day Two: Take in the Italian American Museum, then the Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders Museum and finish up with a rousing spin through the Museum of the Irish American People. Read full article > >

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Proposed ‘melting pot’ of American history: One museum over all?

A Mall tourist itinerary, circa 2050. Here’s one way it could look: Day One: Zoom to the top of the Washington Monument, stroll over to the Asian American Museum, then swing by the German American Museum. Day Two: Take in the Italian American Museum, then the Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders Museum and finish up with a rousing spin through the Museum of the Irish American People. Read full article > >

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Proposed ‘melting pot’ of American history: One museum over all?

Tina Chovanec knew that moving to the D.C. area from the Pacific Northwest would entail some lifestyle changes. Shrinking her commute to under five minutes was not one she expected. Chovanec didn’t have a job lined up when she and her husband, Stephen, sold their house in Oregon and rented a condominium in the Village at Shirlington, a 15-minute bus ride from Stephen’s new job across Arlington in Crystal City. But she bested his travel time when she landed a job as a literacy educator with WETA, three blocks from their new home. Read full article > >

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Where We Live: Walkable, dog-friendly Shirlington

A nurse who was one of the first women to row the Atlantic is going to compete in the wortld’s longest yacht race across the Pacific.

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Nurse plans to sail Pacific Ocean

Nasa says its falling, six-tonne UARS satellite entered the earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean early on Saturday.

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Nasa satellite falls over Pacific

The small community of Aitutaki on one of the Cook Islands in the Pacific is left reeling by its first ever bank robbery.

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Pacific isle ‘in shock’ after first bank raid