World Nov 15 Typhoon Usagi pounds the Philippines, fifth major storm in a month, with a sixth due Sunday By Jim Gomez, Associated Press
World Oct 04 Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates Krathon had brought much of the island to a standstill for three days but weakened to a tropical depression early Friday. By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press
World Oct 03 Southern Taiwan faces fierce winds and torrential rain as Typhoon Krathon makes landfall Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan's major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to the island's south. By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press
World Sep 30 Typhoon lashes northern Philippine islands, flooding coastal villages A powerful typhoon is lashing the northernmost islands of the Philippines, where officials are warning of “potentially very destructive” damage to coastal villages. By Associated Press
World Sep 09 A bus was swept away by a flood in a storm in Vietnam, raising the death toll to at least 64 Elsewhere, a steel bridge collapsed, leaving 13 people missing. By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press
Sep 08 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Three Israelis fatally shot at bridge crossing between West Bank and Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, a Jordanian gunman killed three Israelis at a West Bank border crossing, the mother of the teen suspect in last week’s Georgia school shooting said she called the school to warn of an “emergency,” Ukraine… Continue watching
Sep 06 Nearly a million people flee as Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in China By Kanis Leung, Jim Gomez, Associated Press A powerful typhoon has made landfall on a Chinese holiday island after it swept south of Hong Kong, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt. Continue reading
Jul 25 Strong typhoon hits China’s coast after leaving 25 dead in Taiwan and the Philippines By Associated Press Typhoon Gaemi had swept up the western Pacific, intensifying seasonal rains earlier in the week in the Philippines, where the death toll climbed to 22. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Boston declares heat emergency and opens cooling centers In our news wrap Friday, the summer's latest heat wave spread its sweltering grip across New England where Boston declared a heat emergency and opened cooling centers, floodwaters began receding in parts of central Greece after three days of record… Continue watching
Sep 03 Typhoon Haikui slams into Taiwan, disrupting work, classes and travel By Associated Press Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports… Continue reading