More than 150,000 evacuate in Philippines as typhoon approaches
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 150,000 people evacuated to safer ground in eastern Philippine provinces Monday as…
British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen…
7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off…
Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in Pacific Ocean off Mexico coast
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Priscilla formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico on Saturday.…
Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day…
Stone Age settlement found under the sea in Denmark
BAY OF AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — Below the dark blue waters of the Bay of Aarhus in northern…
France swelters under a heat wave as fire crews guard smoldering vineyards
PARIS — A blistering heatwave gripped southwest France on Monday, sending thermometers soaring to 43 degrees Celsius (109.4…
Yacht-sized passenger boat runs aground in high surf off Hawaii beach
HONOLULU — A yacht-sized passenger boat ran aground in the high surf off a Hawaii beach over the…
Tsunami warnings fade after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated…
Man dies trying to cross the English Channel from France
PARIS (AP) — One person has died after attempting to cross the English Channel from a beach in…
Turkey wildfires spread along Mediterranean coast
ISTANBUL (AP) — New wildfires broke out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast Friday, as the government declared two western…
250-year-old shipwreck discovered on Scottish island
LONDON — When a schoolboy going for a run found the ribs of a wooden ship poking through…