World
-
Storms unleash tornadoes in U.S. east, record snow in Midwest
Image: Dark clouds hover above buildings amidst tornadoes in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the U.S., April 10, 2018 in this still…
Read More » -
Harvey, Maria and others retired as hurricane names: U.S. agency
The World Meteorological Organization's Atlantic regional agency pulled the names from its six-year cycle of approved storm monikers since using…
Read More » -
Fiji braces for second cyclone in just over a week
Parts of Fiji are still cleaning up after Cyclone Josie hit over the Easter weekend, leading to major flooding that…
Read More » -
Magnitude 5.3 quake hits western Iran, no casualties reported: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit western Iran on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties…
Read More » -
Fault line slices through Kenya’s Rift Valley, families flee
Image: Women work on their farm near a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an…
Read More » -
Strong earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands: USGS
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands early on Monday local time,…
Read More » -
Monsoon floods and landslides threaten 100,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Image: Women walk across a bamboo bridge in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, February 11, 2018.…
Read More » -
Tropical Cyclone Hola headed towards New Caledonia after battering Vanuatu
Tropical Cyclone Hola was set to batter New Caledonia on Friday, after tearing off roofs and knocking out communications in…
Read More » -
Japanese ‘James Bond’ volcano shoots to thrill
A Japanese volcano which featured in a 1960s James Bond movie shot smoke and ash thousands of meters into the…
Read More » -
Former cyclone Gita traverses New Zealand, batters South Island
Torrential rains from Gita, which was downgraded on Tuesday from a tropical cyclone to storm, lashed the center of New…
Read More »