Extreme heatwave kills 5 in US

06/22/2016

PHOENIX — As the mercury soared, records were falling. A severe heat wave ushered in the first day of summer Monday in the broiling Southwest, where extreme temperatures were blamed for at least five deaths over the…

Southwestern US braces for heat wave

06/19/2016

PHOENIX — In 120 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures, some airplanes might not take off. Power grids strain as the outside air keeps transmission lines from cooling. And for desert dwellers, a cold bottle of water and some shade…

Bodies removed after worst shooting in US that killed 50

06/13/2016

Orlando, Florida — Dozens of bodies were slowly removed overnight from a popular Orlando gay club after a gunman sprayed the helpless crowd with bullets in violence that killed 50 people and devastated a city famous for…

Drones disrupt operations at Dubai, Warsaw airports

06/13/2016

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The busy Dubai International Airport closed for over an hour after a drone flew into its airspace. The airport says the closure disrupted flights for 69 minutes on Saturday. The airport, the…

Tropical Storm Colin heads east

06/07/2016

TAMPA, Florida — Tropical Storm Colin was expected to continue dropping heavy rains over the Southeast on Tuesday after moving across northern Florida, knocking out power and flooding roads. Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of…

THE GREATEST

06/04/2016

He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll…

Waters still rising in Paris

06/04/2016

PARIS — Rivers in Europe have burst their banks from Paris to the southern German state of Bavaria, killing six people, trapping thousands more in homes or cars and forcing everything from subway lines to castles to…

Thousands evacuated as floods batter Paris

06/03/2016

PARIS — French media say that thousands have been evacuated as floods continue to threaten homes and businesses across the Paris region. French authorities say that areas along the Loing River, a tributary of the Seine, had…

Gulf economic slowdown sees foreign workers trapped by debts

06/01/2016

Doha, Qatar — The economic slowdown gripping countries across the Persian Gulf can be seen in layoffs, slowed construction projects and government cutbacks. For the millions of foreign workers drawn by brighter job prospects, it can have…

Congress proclaims president, VP; Duterte snubs ceremony

05/30/2016

Manila — The Philippine Congress yesterday proclaimed crime-busting Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as president-elect and Rep. Leni Robredo as vice president-elect. Duterte did not attend the ceremony at the House of Representatives, telling reporters earlier he shuns such…

Gorilla shot dead to save child

05/30/2016

Cincinnati — Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati…

HK activist beaten by police sentenced to prison

05/30/2016

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong activist whose beating by police was caught on video was sentenced yesterday to five weeks in prison on charges related to the confrontation, stirring outrage among pro-democracy supporters. Local broadcaster RTHK…

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