Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the region The Guardian Haroon Siddique and agencies 31 August, 2017 Heavy monsoon rains have brought Mumbai to a halt for a second day as the worst floods to ...

Reuters 29 August, 2017 YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – The Middle East and North Africa region loses about $21 billion each year because of an inadequate supply of water and sanitation, the World Bank said Tuesday, warning that urgent action is needed to prevent ripple effects on stability and growth. Poor management of ...

UN security council will be unified in its condemnation but, with little scope for further economic sanctions, the best course of action is unclear The Guardian Patrick Wintour Amid the welter of 14 missile tests by North Korea this year, the firing of a missile over the Japanese mainland on ...

More than 1,000 people killed in India, Nepal and Bangladesh in recent weeks and millions forced from their homes Reuters 3 August, 2017 Heavy monsoon rains have brought India’s financial capital to a halt, with authorities struggling to evacuate people with the scheduled high tide adding to the chaos. Incessant ...

NBC News by Phil McCausland, Daniella Silva and Saphora Smith 27 August, 2017 HOUSTON — Rescuers answered thousands of calls from people trapped in Houston on Sunday as torrential rain from deadly Hurricane Harvey caused “catastrophic flooding” in the city and across southeast Texas, officials said. “This event is unprecedented ...

President Donald Trump has threatened to force a shutdown of the federal government this fall if Congress doesn’t fund his proposed border wall with Mexico—and it is an idea that is almost universally opposed by congressional Democrats as well as by a key bloc of Republicans. The chances of a shutdown occurring, ...

Repeated bombings have crippled bridges, hospitals and factories. Many doctors and civil servants have gone unpaid for more than a year. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made the Middle Eastern country vulnerable to diseases that most of the world has confined to the history books. In just three months, cholera ...

Russia is preparing to mount what could be one of its biggest military exercises since the cold war, a display of power that will be watched warily by Nato against a backdrop of east-west tensions. Western officials and analysts estimate up to 100,000 military personnel and logistical support could participate in ...

Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday hailed the Lebanese Army’s quick gains against Daesh (ISIS) on the northeastern border region as the “biggest vote of confidence in the role of the government, the state and the Army.” He also said the key to halting the waste of public funds is by ...

A total eclipse that crossed the sky from Oregon to South Carolina brought out throngs of spectators, who exulted in seeing the midday sky go briefly dark.   The New York Times By HENRY FOUNTAIN 21 August, 2017   CHARLESTON, S.C. — The United States basked in the glory of ...