Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI – Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused flooding in Tamil Nadu state and the Puducherry region after crossing India’s southern…
Deadly storm pounds Northwest US, leaving 600,000 without power
WASHINGTON, U.S. – A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road travel and causing at least two deaths…
Australian airlines cancel Bali flights after volcano erupts
Several Australian airlines on Wednesday cancelled their flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky. Jetstar,…
After hurricanes, two earthquakes jolt crisis-hit Cuba
Two powerful earthquakes rocked southern Cuba in quick succession on Sunday, US geologists said, just days after the island was struck by a hurricane that knocked out power nationwide. The…
Indonesia volcano catapults vast ash tower into sky
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Saturday, sending a giant ash tower nine kilometres (more than five miles) into the sky, days after it killed nine people and…
Power grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes Cuba
HAVANA – Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island’s southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc on…
Hurricane Rafael barrels through Cayman Islands
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.…
Pakistan shuts primary schools in Lahore over record pollution
LAHORE, Pakistan – Classes will be suspended this week at primary schools across Pakistan’s second-largest city, Lahore, after it reported record levels of pollution over the weekend. Education authorities in…
Critically endangered Sumatran elephant calf born in Indonesia
A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been born in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday, another rare birth that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts. Sumatran elephants are on the brink…
Cuba braces for second hurricane amid power crisis
HAVANA – Cuba began preparing on Monday for the predicted arrival of a strengthening tropical depression in the southern Caribbean Sea even as emergency workers are still responding to a…