When thinking about the Vietnam War, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is the sights and smells of napalm or the harrowing ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines evacuated tens of thousands of people from their homes and cancelled dozens of flights on ...

An air strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, AFPTV images showed. A plume of grey smoke rose over ...

The explosion occurred just east of downtown Louisville at 3:00 p.m., shattering windows of nearby homes and cutting power to ...

Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back Saturday after battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media reported.

A block of flats in Seaforth was evacuated last night following reports of a 'water leak' ...

Volunteer evacuations occurred in the Hudson Valley over the weekend due to a 5,000-acre wildfire that expanded winds and ...

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"Under (emergency protocols), all the mayors must implement the forced evacuation, especially for susceptible areas," he told AFP by telephone, adding as many as 40,000 in the province lived in ...

She said there were a lot of tourists coming through Lavers Hill, counting around 20 cars a minute passing the main road at one point during the afternoon. The fires come after a total fire ban ...

A US deadline for Israel to improve getting humanitarian aid into Gaza has expired, with the Biden administration assessing ...

Variety catches up with David Puttnam as he serves as jury president at Spain’s Seville European Film Festival, and gives a ...