Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfires
Hawaii’s governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that forced the evacuations of thousands of...
China plans to toughen emission checks on steel mills
China will continue to enforce production restrictions in heavy industry in winter this year and will tighten its emission assessment on steel mills when granting...
New Zealand’s first gun buyback event a success, police say
Police on Saturday labeled New Zealand’s first firearms buy-back event a success, after 169 individuals handed in 224 prohibited firearms in the city of Christchurch....
Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13 – police officer
Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of...
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an...
New Orleans residents huddle at home, and in bars, ahead of hurricane
Tropical Storm Barry, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019, churned ever closer to Louisiana’s shore early on Saturday as most...
China to impose sanctions on U.S. firms that sell arms to Taiwan
China said on Friday it would impose sanctions on U.S. firms involved in a deal to sell $2.2-billion worth of tanks, missiles and related equipment...
Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfire
Hawaii’s governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that has forced the evacuations of thousands...
Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes north of Japan’s Okinawa: USGS
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said....
Brazil lower house pension reform vote hits delay as savings cut
Brazil’s lower house of Congress may not vote on a landmark pension reform bill until August, leaders said on Friday, as intense negotiation over amendments...