Heavy rain clouds are seen over Central district as Hong Kong hoisted typhoon signal no 8 around noon on October 8, 2023 as typhoon Koinu skirted by after the financial hub was affected again by a super typhoon and historic rainstorm last month. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) HONG KONG, China -- Hong...
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Flash floods caused by heavy rains on Wednesday have displaced 107,000 people in the Baidoa district in southwestern Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said several houses were...
A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike, on October 8, 2023. Israeli forces battled holdout Hamas fighters and pounded targets in the Gaza Strip on October 8 as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a "long and difficult" war ahead after the...
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman addresses the opening session of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Climate Week, a UN-organised conference hosted in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on October 8, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The president of the...
TOPSHOT - Afghan residents clear debris from a damaged house after earthquake in Sarbuland village of Zendeh Jan district of Herat province on October 7,2023 (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP) HERAT, Afghanistan -- The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again on...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu inspected a military factory producing the Sarmat intercontinental missile, saying it would soon be ready for use, his ministry posted on Telegram Saturday. The Sarmat is capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads and is among...
QAMISHLI, Syria - Turkey resumed strikes against Kurdish-held northeast Syria on Friday, targeting energy infrastructure as the death toll climbed to 15 over two days, officials in the Kurds' semi-autonomous administration said. Since Thursday, Turkey has carried out drone strikes against...
WAD MADANI, Sudan - Paramilitary forces battling the army in Sudan on Friday seized a strategic oil pumping station east of the capital Khartoum, witnesses said. (Photo from AFP) The facility in Al-Aylafoun region is about 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Khartoum. It pumps oil for export from...
WASHINGTON, United States - Amazon launched two satellites on Friday as part of its plan to deliver the internet from space and compete with Elon Musk's Starlink service. (Photo from AFP) The Atlas V rocket carrying the satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 2:06 pm local time...
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 59 percent in September compared to the same month last year, official data showed, confirming a positive trend that began after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned to power this year. (Photo from AFP) However, it hit...
WASHINGTON, United States - Adventurer Namira Salim became the first Pakistani to travel into space on Friday, riding aboard Virgin Galactic's fifth successful flight in five months, the US company announced. (Photo from AFP) Salim, who previously traveled to both poles and has also parachuted...
BANGKOK, Thailand - Dry conditions, particularly in China, caused a "historic" global drop in hydropower generation in the first half of 2023, a new analysis shows, highlighting the effects of climate change. The research by renewable energy think tank Ember argues the drop is a "warning shot...
