North America

Strengthening Hurricane Fiona heads north toward Bermuda

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) - Hurricane Fiona continued its slow and devastating march northward after slamming the Turks and…

Biden nominates new ambassador to Russia

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden nominated veteran diplomat Lynne Tracy Tuesday to serve as ambassador…

Fiona batters Turks and Caicos as Category 3 hurricane

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- Hurricane Fiona battered the Turks and Caicos islands as a powerful Category 3 storm…

Major quake hits Mexico on anniversary of deadly tremors

  Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) by Sofia Miselem and Daniel Rook A powerful earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday, leaving…

URGENT: 6.8-magnitude quake hits western Mexico: seismologists

Mexico City, Mexico (AFP) A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday, shaking buildings in Mexico City on the anniversary…

Power out in Puerto Rico, ‘catastrophic’ damage in several areas from Fiona

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP)- Hurricane Fiona knocked out power across Puerto Rico Sunday before making landfall, dumping torrential rain…

Alaskans assess damage as powerful storm rumbles north

ANCHORAGE, United States (AFP) - Residents in towns and villages on Alaska's western coast were beginning Sunday to assess the…

Biden says ‘yes,’ US forces would help defend Taiwan against China

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden said Sunday that US forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese…

Powerful storm floods western Alaska coast

  Los Angeles, United States (AFP) A historically powerful storm is hammering western Alaska, causing huge tidal surges and flooding…

Alaska braces for worst storm in a decade

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Alaska was battening down Friday for what is slated to be the US state's worst…

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