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Australia's third most populous state narrowly avoids COVID-19 lockdown

Queensland, Australia's third most populous state, said on Sunday it does not need to order a lockdown after detecting zero COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours.The

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New York Democrats ripped by their constituents

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, reportedly does not blame New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for underpreparedness regarding the lethal storm that h

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FAA grounds Virgin Galactic amidst investigation into July mission

Remember that story we posted earlier today about Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight scheduled to launch in September?We may have spoken too soon. This afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administr

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Scenes from the aftermath of bombing, attack on Kabul airport

01:17 Warning: Graphic scenes and images.Bodies litter the streets and streams of Kabul following the attack on the Kabul airport Thursday that killed over 150 Afghans and injured hundr

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Afghan resistance refuses to surrender to Taliban and warns of war

Ahmad Massoud, the son of former anti-Taliban leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, said he will not surrender areas under his control to the Taliban, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel cited him as saying on Su

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Caldor Fire spreads to more than 98,000 acres in the U.S.

FILE PIC: The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in Northern California. /AP The Caldor Fire has destroyed

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Magnitude-6.9 quake hits South Sandwich Islands region: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 jolted the South Sandwich Islands region at 00:45 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake had a depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS said.The U.S. T

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U.S. nuclear envoy in Seoul for talks with counterparts of ROK, Russia

Sung Kim (R) stands after U.S. President Joe Biden announced Kim will serve as a special U.S. envoy for DPRK in Washington, May 21, 2021. /Reuters Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for the

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Much of UK at risk of thunderstorms with possible flooding

FILE PIC: A car runs on a flooded road during a heavy rain in London, Britain, on July 25, 2021. /Xinhua Weather forecasters have said much of the United Kingdom is at risk of thunderstorms on

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Chinese-Canadian pop idol Kris Wu arrested on suspicion of rape

Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu attends a media conference for hip-hop variety show "The Rap of China" in Beijing, China, May 2, 2017. /CFPKris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian

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U.S. officials say 7 killed in Kabul airport evacuation chaos

This satellite photo from Maxar Technologies shows swarms of people on the tarmac at Kabul International Airport, also known as Hamid Karzai International Airport, Monday Aug. 16, 2021. /AP Th

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At least 29 killed in Haiti earthquake, state of emergency declared

FILE PHOTO: A person stands next to a building destroyed by an earthquake in Haiti. /VCG At least 29 people were killed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in western Haiti on Saturday, the c

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7.2 magnitude earthquake hits western Haiti, several casualties feared

FILE PHOTO: A person stands next to a building destroyed by an earthquake in Haiti. /VCG An unknown number of people are feared dead after a powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the co

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BREAKING: Haiti hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake

A 7.2 magnitudeearthquake struck Haiti at around 8:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to the American Seismological Center. Significant damage has already been reported from the quake, whos

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Tsunami warning issued after M7.3 quake hits Haiti

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, with a depth of 10 kilometers, monitored by the China Earthquake Networks Center.A tsunami warning was issued after the quake.There are currently

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NE China's Heilongjiang raises flood emergency response to Level II

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has raised its flood-control response from Level III to Level II, local authorities said.The latest response, the second-highest

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Images of endangered Amur leopards captured in NE China

00:43 Images of endangered Amur leopards were captured by infrared cameras in dense forests in northeast China's Jilin Province for three consecutive days from August 1