Pakistan uses drones to help rescuers evacuate thousands as floods devastate Punjab
JHANG, Pakistan — Emergency workers in Pakistan’s Punjab province used d rones to find people stranded on rooftops by massive floods as the government expanded […]
Climate and environment
Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles favored by sushi eaters
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Plastic soy sauce bottles shaped like fish are popular among takeout sushi eaters in many counties. But restaurants in the state […]
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border
KABUL, Afghanistan — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook southeastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border late Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter […]
Pakistan’s Punjab faces the biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people
LAHORE, Pakistan — LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, […]
Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab leave many without aid as rescuers race to evacuate
NAROWAL, Pakistan — Rescuers raced to evacuate tens of thousands of stranded Pakistanis hit by floods earlier this week, while many were left with no […]
Fatal wildfire on Cyprus caused by ‚carelessly discarded cigarette,‘ report finds
NICOSIA, Cyprus — One of Cyprus’ most devastating wildfires in recent memory was caused by a cigarette discarded by the side of a mountain road, […]
Isolated Amazon tribe seen near logging bridge site, alarming rights group
BOGOTA, Colombia — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a […]
Japan uses AI-generated eruption of Mount Fuji to prepare Tokyo for worst-case scenario
TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation […]
Floods leave 32 dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir as over 150,000 displaced
NEW DELHI — Intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides […]
Floods affect 1.2 million, displace nearly 250,000 in eastern Pakistan
NAROWAL, Pakistan — Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks […]