SANTIAGO, Chile— A Chilean judge on Saturday ordered a volunteer firefighter and a former forestry official detained for allegedly planning and causing a mammoth forest fire in the Valparaiso region that caused 137 deaths and made 16,000 people homeless in February. FILE - A resident flees an...
NEW DELHI — Bangladesh evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas on Sunday as the country and neighboring India awaited the arrival of a severe cyclone that has formed over the Bay of Bengal. A man salvages a cart and other material as water flows on to the Kuakata beach on the coast...
AUSTIN, Texas — Powerful storms killed at least nine people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S. Severe...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar ordered the City Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) to be on 24/7 standby alert and be ready for the activation of Search and Rescue Retrieval (SRR) and Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) teams due to typhoon Aghon. Aguilar also told the...
The Manila local government successfully implemented the “Move Manila Carless Sunday” along Roxas Boulevard on Sunday, May 26. Roxas Boulevard (Photos by Diann Calucin) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan was joined by Vice Mayor John Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto, city officials led by her husband...
The Makati City local government announced that the city's yellow card holders and their dependents can receive free thyroid function testing starting on Monday, May 27, to mark International Thyroid Awareness Week. The local government announced it on Sunday, May 26, stating...
A century-old tree at the Minor Basilica and Parish of St. John the Baptist in Taytay, Rizal was uprooted by typhoon "Aghon" on Sunday, May 26. (Taytay Public Information office facebook page) According to the Taytay municipal government, the tree fell due to the continuous rain and strong...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters erupted in Tel Aviv on Saturday after thousands gathered to demonstrate against the government and demand that it bring back the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. Demonstrators burn fire during a protest against Israeli...
LONDON (AP) — A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said. The ministry confirmed the death of a Royal Air Force pilot "in a tragic accident" near RAF Coningsby, an airbase....
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies said they had moved toward agreement on a U.S. proposal to squeeze more money for Ukraine from Russian assets frozen in their countries. But the ministers left a final deal to be worked out ahead of a June...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump plans to use an address Saturday night at the Libertarians' national convention to court a segment of mostly conservative voters that has often been skeptical of the former president, while trying to ensure that party activists aren't drawn to the campaign of...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — With their unmistakable red noses, extravagant shoes, colorful outfits and unique makeup, hundreds of clowns Saturday gathered in the streets of Peru's capital to mark Clown Day. They have sought for years to gain official recognition of the day. Clowns gather in the San...
