Perhaps the unfolding political drama in Sri Lanka could be considered an even better example of the Theatre of the Absurd than Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot or Eugène Ionesco’s seminal absurdist ...

In the short span of two or three days, Cyclone Ditwah, has caused a disaster of unprecedented proportions in our midst.

Japan earthquake today live updates: At least 33 people were injured after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday. The ...

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TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for coastal areas of Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures early on Tuesday, hours after an earthquake with a preliminary ...

Every year, bigger and bigger wildfires are ravaging the US. Now it seems that even normally damp states, like Washington, ...

States face broadening credit challenges, and while local governments have shown resilience, school districts are more at ...

What warmer oceans do change, however, is the amount of energy available to any storm that does manage to form. When the ...

The booming business of college sports is getting out of control, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree, but whether ...