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Global airlines issue warning over trade tensions 03 Jun 2018 - 08:56 am

SYDNEY: Global airlines and aviation executives warned on Sunday about growing international trade tensions, saying they could damage the airline industry and the...

Hawaii evacuees leave homes as new lava threatens on Big Island 03 Jun 2018 - 08:15 am

PAHOA, Hawaii: National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big...

5 dead in US lettuce E.coli outbreak 02 Jun 2018 - 10:55 am

Washington, Five people have died in a major E.coli outbreak in the US involving romaine lettuce, with 197 cases reported across 35 states,...

Trump makes an about-face, revives summit with N.Korean leader 02 Jun 2018 - 08:59 am

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump, in a complete reversal, said on Friday he would hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong...

Trump calls for comedian Samantha Bee's firing after crude Ivanka slur 01 Jun 2018 - 10:26 pm

NEW YORK: U.S. President Donald Trump called on Friday for comedian Samantha Bee to be fired after she made a vulgar comment about...

Hurricanes threaten Caribbean countries still recovering from 2017 storms 31 May 2018 - 11:22 pm

GRAND ANSE, Grenada: The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations that were slammed by storms last year...

Regrets and relief one year after US ditched global climate deal 31 May 2018 - 10:30 pm

NEW YORK: A year after President Donald Trump vowed to pull the United States out of a global pact to fight climate change,...

Five more dead in unrest in Nicaragua 31 May 2018 - 08:40 am

Managua: At least five people died Wednesday in Nicaragua at pro- and anti-government rallies in the latest spasm of violent unrest that has...

Lavrov, Pompeo discuss Syrian and Ukrainian crises 30 May 2018 - 09:27 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed the crises in Syria and Ukraine over the...

No, don't roast marshmallows at the Hawaii volcano: USGS 30 May 2018 - 08:25 am

Los Angeles, Someone actually asked the US Geological Survey if it is OK to roast marshmallows over volcanic lava. And the USGS actually...

Fast lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano closes highway 30 May 2018 - 08:14 am

HONOLULU, Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin...

Hurricane Maria killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico: Study 29 May 2018 - 08:10 pm

Washington: Hurricane Maria killed 4,600 people in Puerto Rico - more than 70 times the official death toll of 64 - according to...

Once mighty storm Alberto fizzles, but can still soak U.S. 29 May 2018 - 09:04 am

Former subtropical storm Alberto, which threatened to clobber the southeastern United States on Memorial Day, fizzled into a subtropical depression, with winds dropping...

Trump to campaign in Tenn. to thwart Democrats' Senate bid 29 May 2018 - 08:25 am

WASHINGTON: Diving into the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is seeking to build a stable of Republicans who will help promote his agenda...

Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto powers toward Florida 28 May 2018 - 12:35 pm

Subtropical Storm Alberto is expected to slam into the Florida Panhandle about mid-afternoon Monday, and wallop parts of the southeastern United States with...

Lava covers potentially explosive well at Hawaii geothermal plant 28 May 2018 - 08:59 am

HONOLULU: Lava from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano on Sunday covered a potentially explosive well at a geothermal power station and threatened another, after...

One killed, three injured in fresh Nicaragua violence 28 May 2018 - 08:44 am

Managua: A Nicaraguan government employee was killed and three other people injured over the weekend, officials said Sunday, the latest casualties of deadly...