T. Usha last heard from his cousin on Nov. 29, when his cousin left their home along with another relative to search for people stranded by flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri ...

The summer of 1941 delivered one of the greatest military collapses in history. Despite huge numbers of tanks and soldiers, ...

In Thailand, authorities say they have seen one of the heaviest single events of rainfall in hundreds of years, followed by ...

Sri Lanka is enduring one of its worst disasters in recent history. Triggered by Cyclone ‘ Ditwah,’ catastrophic landslides ...

Trump has made Los Angeles a testing ground for military intervention on our streets. Mayor Karen Bass says her city has ...

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th ...

The total economic losses incurred are estimated to be around $6-$7 billion. This is more than the country’s foreign reserves ...

Arriving in North Sumatra on Monday, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said "the worst has passed, hopefully" ...

In 1941, German armored spearheads swept around Kiev in a massive pincer movement, trapping more than 600,000 Soviet troops. Despite clear warnings, Stalin refused to allow a retreat, and the ...

Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed troops on Monday to assist survivors of severe flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four Asian countries. Torrential rains swept Sri Lanka, Indonesia’s ...

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