Thousands evacuated as Hawaii faces worst flooding in 20 years
HONOLULU – Hawaii remains under a statewide flood watch after a severe storm hit the state and prompted officials to order evacuations.
The potential for...
National blackout hits Cuba for second time in a week
HAVANA – More than 10 million people have had power cut to their homes and businesses across Cuba after the country's national electrical grid...
Iran launched unsuccessful attack on UK-US military base
LONDON - The Ministry of Defense as accused Iran of "reckless attacks" and "lashing out across the region", as it emerged that Tehran had...
UN receives reports alleging torture of detainees in Venezuela continues
CARCAS – Reports alleging that detainees have continued to be tortured in Venezuela following the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces in...
Rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda national park
KAMPLALA – For the first time in more than four decades, rhinos have returned to Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park, where poachers once wiped...
US west coast prepares for ‘dangerous’ heatwave
WASHINGTON – A significant and unusually early heatwave is building across the south-western United States, bringing temperatures more typical of early summer than mid-March.
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Trump threatens to blow up ‘entirety’ of major Iran gas field if it attacks...
DOHA -- nited States President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up a major gas field in Iran if it attacks the US's...
Iran hits key UAE oil Port, Dubai airport
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have come under further drone attacks...
Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens
HAVANA – Protesters in Cuba have ransacked a Communist Party building following a rally over steep food prices and persistent power cuts, in a...
From tornadoes to blizzards, severe weather batters US
WASHINGTON – Severe weather bringing everything from tornadoes and thunderstorms to blizzard conditions and snow is expected to stretch across the eastern US on...