California seeks help as wildfires threaten communities
Six people have been killed in the blazes which have incinerated hundreds of buildings and burned nearly a million acres
Female protest leader gunned down in Iraq's Basra
A female activist was killed by unidentified gunmen on Wednesday, marking the third incident of such this week
Two storms head for U.S. Gulf in rare hurricane season event
A pair of tropical cyclones early next week will spin over the Gulf's warm waters simultaneously
California fires double in size, flames approach university campus
At least six people have died, 43 fire fighters and civilians have been injured, and over 500 homes and other structures destroyed
Ghislaine Maxwell's deposition material could spread like 'wildfire,' threaten fair trial, lawyers say
Maxwell's lawyers appeal decision to unseal documents related to ongoing sex trafficking case, citing privacy and confidentiality concerns
Two die fighting California lightning fires, tens of thousands flee
Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes hit the state over a 72-hour stretch this week, igniting 367 fires
Two dead as Hurricane Genevieve approaches Los Cabos
Heavy rainfall may lead to life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, forecasters warn
Kenya woman's ordeal highlights newly identified sex trafficking route
Kenyan women are lured to India for forced prostitution and U.N. worries COVID economic fallout will fuel trade
Britain to introduce legally binding environmental targets
A new environmental watchdog will report annually on progress against the targets on air quality, waste reduction, biodiversity and cleaner water
Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro denied last week that there were any fires in the Amazon