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Deadly wildfires that swept with alarming speed and strength through the Hawaiian island of Maui reduced hundreds of homes to

The Russian and Chinese navies conducted joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defense Ministry reported Thursday. (Aug 10)

Expedition 69 crewmates Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin ventured outside the International Space Station Wednesday to attach three debris shields

Dozens of people were injured after a warehouse containing pyrotechnics exploded at a factory north of Moscow, the governor of

Dozens of flights and ferry services were grounded in South Korea on Wednesday ahead of a tropical storm that has

Tropical Storm Khanun has brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan as it lashed the country's south. (Aug 7)

The Philippine military has condemned a Chinese coast guard ship’s use of a water cannon on a Filipino supply boat

North Dakota’s oil industry has struggled to attract out-of-state workers as national unemployment remains low. Now, industry leaders are turning

Heavy rain around China's capital, Beijing, has flooded houses, torn apart roads and left at least 20 people dead and

An Italian military aircraft landed at an airport near Rome early on Wednesday with 99 passengers evacuated from Niger, the