Vietnam troops hunts for survivors after typhoon kills 31
Typhoon Molave left millions without electricity and damaged 56,000 houses, following weeks of storms, heavy rains and floods that have affected over a million people
Hurricane Zeta slams Louisiana with high winds, 'life-threatening' surge
An expected storm surge could spill over the levees guarding some of the U.S. state's east, with evacuations urged for those at risk
Vietnam races to prepare devastated central region as typhoon nears
Molave will be the fourth storm to hit the Southeast Asian country this month, deepening a crisis in its central region that has seen 130 people killed in floods and landslides
Power cuts and evacuations ordered across California as wildfire threats flare anew
Some 60,000 people were ordered evacuated, while hundreds of thousands faced power cuts
Head of Virginia military academy resigns amid report of racist culture
At Virginia Military Institute, Black cadets were reportedly threatened with lynchings and a professor spoke fondly of her family's history in the Ku Klux Klan
Soccer star becomes first woman to coach a men's pro team in Egypt
Faiza Heidar has become the first female coach of the men's soccer team
Brazil to extend military deployment in Amazon rainforest by five months
International pressure continues on Brazil over heightened levels of deforestation and forest fires since President Bolsonaro took power
Climate change poses growing threats to vulnerable Africa, UN says
Droughts, floods and hotter temperatures are harming cereal crop yields, which could fuel hunger and push back economic growth
Hindu festival worsens Indian capital's air pollution woes
After India's capital burned effigies and lit firecrackers to celebrate the Dussehra festival over the weekend, Monday saw 20 million people breathing poor, even hazardous air
Polish court ruling amounts to almost total ban on abortion
Abortion will only be allowed in Poland in the case of rape, incest or a threat to the mother's health and life