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Maria leaves whole of Puerto Rico without power

Maria leaves whole of Puerto Rico without power

BBC 2017-09-21 11:31:03

Hurricane Maria has knocked out power across the island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5 million people, officials said on Wednesday.   Abner Gómez, head of the disaster management agency, sa...

Trump's UN address sound of dog barking: Yong Ho

Trump's UN address sound of dog barking: Yong Ho

-- 2017-09-21 10:39:36

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho called US President Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations “the sound of a dog barking”, brushing aside Trump’s remarks that the...

Mexico earthquake: Rescuers race to save children

Mexico earthquake: Rescuers race to save children

-- 2017-09-21 06:48:51

Rescuers are racing against the clock to reach survivors trapped under the rubble of a school in Mexico City which collapsed during Tuesday's earthquake, reports BBC.   One is a 12-year-old gir...

7.1 Mexico quake kills 216

7.1 Mexico quake kills 216

Reuters 2017-09-20 12:00:00

Rescue crews and ordinary citizens searched through rubble for survivors as night fell on Tuesday on battered cities in central Mexico, including the capital, where the death toll from a major earthqu...

Trump prepares to ease US gun export rules

Trump prepares to ease US gun export rules

Reuters 2017-09-20 12:00:00

The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior US officials. &nbsp...

'Catastrophic' Maria takes aim at Puerto Rico

'Catastrophic' Maria takes aim at Puerto Rico

Reuters 2017-09-20 01:37:09

Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, battered the US Virgin Island of St. Croix on Wednesday and was headed to Puerto Rico with catastrophic winds and da...

UN chief seeks to avoid war with DPRK, takes digs at Trump

UN chief seeks to avoid war with DPRK, takes digs at Trump

-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Tuesday for statesmanship to avoid war with North Korea and criticised world leaders stoking resentment over refugees for political gain,...

US hints at military plans for North Korea

US hints at military plans for North Korea

Reuters 2017-09-19 12:00:00

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis hinted on Monday about the existence of military options on North Korea that might spare Seoul from a brutal counterattack but declined to say what kind of options he w...

US may have to 'totally destroy' North Korea: Trump

US may have to 'totally destroy' North Korea: Trump

-- 2017-09-19 12:00:00

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear challenge.   The US pre...

'Maria' batters Dominica as a Category 5 storm

'Maria' batters Dominica as a Category 5 storm

Reuters 2017-09-19 10:47:29

The fourth major Atlantic hurricane of the year plowed into the small Caribbean island of Dominica on Monday as a rare, Category 5 storm and will likely bring its roof-ripping winds, torrential rain,...

US sees no more option with UN on North Korea

US sees no more option with UN on North Korea

Reuters 2017-09-18 12:00:00

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the UN Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea's nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the mat...

Strong quake rattles Alaska

Strong quake rattles Alaska

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook US state Alaska about 135 miles (217 kilometres) northwest of its capital city Juneau. Coincidentally, the City and Borough of Juneau's Disaster Preparedness Expo was...

Nine killed in ambush in Mexico

Nine killed in ambush in Mexico

-- 2017-09-18 11:25:48

At least eight civilians and one soldier have been killed in a clash that began with gunmen dressed in camouflage ambushing an army patrol in Mexican state of Guerrero, officials said.   State...

US denies U-turn on Paris climate deal

US denies U-turn on Paris climate deal

BBC 2017-09-17 12:00:00

The US has insisted it will leave the Paris climate accord, despite reports that it may be softening its stance.   Officials who met a White House representative on Saturday said afterwards the...

Three storms raging in Atlantic , moving towards west

Three storms raging in Atlantic , moving towards west

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

Three storms are spinning in the Atlantic, with one already a hurricane and another one strengthening and forecast to threaten areas battered by Hurricane Irma last week, reports CNN.   Tropica...

Yangon must stop Rakhine violence, says Tillerson

Yangon must stop Rakhine violence, says Tillerson

Reuters 2017-09-16 12:00:00

Myanmar is facing a "defining moment" and must stop the violence against its ethnic minority Rohingya population, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday.   Attacks by Rohingya mil...

GOP leaders on board with deal over DACA: Trump

GOP leaders on board with deal over DACA: Trump

-- 2017-09-15 02:07:14

US President Donald Trump said he was "fairly close" to a deal with congressional leaders to preserve protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living illegally in America.   Th...

‘The most hated man in America’ jailed over Hilary hair post

‘The most hated man in America’ jailed over Hilary hair post

BBC 2017-09-14 12:00:00

A judge has ordered the jailing of ex-pharmaceutical chief executive Martin "Pharma Bro" Shkreli while he awaits sentencing for securities fraud.   Judge Kiyo Matsumoto said a Facebook post in...

Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban

Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban

Reuters 2017-09-13 03:21:27

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to broadly implement a ban on refugees entering the country from around the world.   The justices granted a request from the Trump...

Irma leaves Florida without power

Irma leaves Florida without power

FE Online Desk 2017-09-12 12:00:00

About 6.5 million homes and businesses in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state, officials said on Monday.   Relief oper...

Irma hits west coast of Florida

Irma hits west coast of Florida

-- 2017-09-11 12:52:39

Hurricane Irma is blasting up the west coast of Florida and bearing down on the city of Tampa in United States, with dangerous flooding along long stretches of coast.   It has been downgraded f...

US commemorates 9/11 terror attacks

US commemorates 9/11 terror attacks

-- 2017-09-11 12:30:24

While the US contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the 16th anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days.   Thousa...

Eight dead in Texas shooting

Eight dead in Texas shooting

-- 2017-09-11 12:02:31

A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the scene, US authorities said.   The shooting took place in Plano, a subu...

Irma weakens, leaves almost 6m without power

Irma weakens, leaves almost 6m without power

-- 2017-09-11 06:26:12

Hurricane Irma, now a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 75 mph, was battering Florida on Monday with continued hurricane-force winds, torrential rain and dangerous storm surges, killing at...

Parts of Miami city under water

Parts of Miami city under water

-- 2017-09-10 11:13:40

Parts of the city of Miami are under water as Hurricane Irma hit mainland Florida, triggering storm surges across the south of the state. The category four storm with sustained winds up to 130mph (20...

Florida braces for hurricane Irma

Florida braces for hurricane Irma

Reuters 2017-09-10 10:08:47

Wind gusts close to hurricane force are battering islands in Florida's south as Hurricane Irma is due to hit the mainland in the coming hours.   Water levels are already rising on the coast of...

Irma hits Florida 

Irma hits Florida 

-- 2017-09-10 06:21:10

Hurricane Irma is slamming southern Florida with calamitous force as the storm's eyewall reaches the Florida Keys Sunday morning, says a report on CNN.Irma packed winds of 130 mph as it prepared to la...

Mexico earthquake death toll rises to 61

Mexico earthquake death toll rises to 61

-- 2017-09-09 12:28:45

The death toll from one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in Mexico has risen to at least 61 people.   A huge rescue operation is under way in the worst-hit states of Tabasco, Oaxaca an...

Irma makes landfall in Cuba

Irma makes landfall in Cuba

-- 2017-09-09 11:25:15

Hurricane Irma strengthened and made landfall in Cuba on Friday as a Category 5 storm, as millions of Florida residents were ordered to evacuate after the storm killed 21 people in the eastern Caribbe...

Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean

Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Caribbean

-- 2017-09-08 12:14:48

At least fourteen people were killed as Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, smashed a string of Caribbean islands on its way to Florida on Thursday.   With wi...