The death toll from a sudden volcanic eruption in Japan hit 48 on Wednesday as rescuers discovered 12 new bodies in so-far unexplored areas of the ash-covered peak. The figure makes the eruption of Mount Ontake, which was packed with hikers when it burst angrily to...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The mother of an American worker suspected of beheading one of several colleagues he had tried to convert to Islam has broken her silence, apologised in a video posted online. Alton Nolen, 30, is due to be charged Monday with first-degree...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Secret Service chief faced withering criticism yesterday from lawmakers outraged over security breaches at the White House, as she pledged to revamp the agency to prevent an embarrassing repeat. The grilling before a House panel came after a man...
DALLAS (AP) – A patient at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced today. The patient was in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, which had announced a...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Heat waves last year in Asia, Europe and Australia were influenced by human-caused climate change, but not all extreme weather events could be linked to global warming, scientists said yesterday. A total of 16 extreme events, including rain, flood, droughts, and...