Three construction firms sentenced over 2023 Queenstown slip
On September 22, 2023, torrential rain sent a debris flow down the Ben Lomond Reserve, sweeping on to…
13 people killed in fire engulfing Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings
HONG KONG (AP) — Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings…
Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia triggers evacuations on Java
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, erupted Wednesday, blanketing several villages…
Drone strikes Turkish tanker in Ukraine’s Odesa, where US natural gas will go
KYIV, Ukraine — A drone struck a Turkish-flagged tanker and set it ablaze on Monday in southern Ukraine’s…
Turkish tanker hit by drone in Ukraine’s Odesa
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A drone struck a Turkish-flagged tanker and set it ablaze on Monday in southern…
Residents evacuate as blaze sweeps through California’s Mono County
MONO COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in a picturesque California county along the Nevada state border…
Hundreds seek shelter after Oklahoma anhydrous ammonia gas leak
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated from a city in Oklahoma and others were told…
Taiwan evacuates 8,300 and shuts schools before tropical storm brushes island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people from coastal and mountainous areas and closed schools…
Taiwan begins evacuations ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people from vulnerable areas and closed schools and offices…
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…
What to know about Hurricane Melissa as it makes landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday after bringing violent winds…
Mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre heist creates a buzz
PARIS (AP) — It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when…