BANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Bangkok's governor on Saturday declared Thailand's capital city a disaster-affected zone after torrential rain led to widespread flooding, while the weather agency ...

The catastrophic glacial collapse in Nepal on 26 August, which triggered a magnitude-5.2 seismic event and downstream flash flooding, starkly demonstrates the ...

Music has a way of activating core memories and emotions that instantly transport us to our younger years. Songs serve as sonic time machines, connecting us with our former selves in a way that feels ...

The death toll from devastating floods near the border between Nepal and China has risen to more than 900, with thousands missing following Wednesday’s disaster. Rescue efforts are under way to locate ...

The Nepali authorities warned people to head for safety because more water could soak flood-ravaged villages. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. As emergency workers flew helicopters up steep ...

More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, destroying ...

The Bald Range fire has burned more than 25,000 acres in British Columbia. At one point, the fire spread more than 2,000 acres in about an hour, officials said. By Mark Walker and Ishani Desai The ...

A balanced month included some temporary closures like APT 4B and Joystick Gamebar, and permanent goodbyes, like Leftie Lee’s. Photos from three Atlanta restaurants that opened in July 2026 (from left ...

Memorial ceremonies are due to take place in Douglas tonight (2 August) to mark the 53rd anniversary of the Summerland Disaster. Fifty people lost their lives in the fire which swept through the ...

Survivors and bereaved relatives of those who died in the Summerland Disaster say they will continue to fight on in their efforts to overturn the original inquest verdict into the tragedy. On the ...

An appeal against the rejection of a bid for fresh inquests into the deaths of 50 people killed in the Summerland fire disaster on the Isle of Man has been dismissed. Fifty people died after a huge ...