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Beryl regains hurricane strength as it bears down on Texas coast

Storm Beryl has strengthened and again become a hurricane as it heads for southern Texas. Beryl’s outer bands lashed the coast of the US state...

Nine killed after flooding hits China’s Guangdong province

Nine people have died and six others are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China. Authorities have...

Heatwave forces Greek authorities to shut Acropolis in afternoon for second day

Authorities in Greece are closing the Acropolis in Athens for a second afternoon on Thursday as the country swelters in unseasonably high temperatures. Greece's Culture...

Kilauea, Hawaii’s second-largest volcano, is erupting again

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting early on Monday in an area that last erupted a half-century ago,...

At least 29 dead, 60 still missing after heavy rains in southern Brazil

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 29 as of Thursday night, with another 60...

Tornadoes kill two in Oklahoma as state of emergency declared in 12 counties

At least two people, including a child, have died after tornadoes swept through the US state of Oklahoma, authorities said. Emergency crews are assessing extensive...

Tornadoes in US flatten homes in Nebraska and leave trails of damage in Iowa

A tornado in the US plowed through suburban Omaha and Nebraska on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for...

Utility firm admits facilities ‘involved in igniting Texas wildfire’

Utility provider Xcel Energy has said that its facilities appear to have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle...

Los Angeles records more than 300 mudslides during violent storm

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said on Tuesday that crews had responded to 307 mudslides and that five buildings had been deemed uninhabitable...

Three dead and more than 100 homes damaged in earthquake in western China

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in a remote part of China’s western Xinjiang region killed at least three people and caused extensive damage in freezing...

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