This Day in History | 2001 – US declares war on terror

The President of the United States has described the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people. In

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PHILIPPINES Pro-democracy activists yesterday protested the Philippine president’s declaration of a provincial holiday marking the birthday of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and other steps they said promote

The Buzz | Pope blasts climate skeptics, cites ‘moral’ duty to act

Pope Francis has sharply criticized climate change skeptics, saying history will judge those who failed to take the necessary decisions to curb heat-trapping emissions blamed for the warming

Climate change | Portugal faces dire drought, the worst in more than 20 years

Portugal’s Pego do Altar reservoir looks like disused quarry now, its bare, exposed slopes rising up steeply on each side and shimmering in the sun as it

Deadly Hurricane Irma plows into the Florida Keys

Announcing itself with roaring 130 mph winds, Hurricane Irma plowed into the mostly emptied-out Florida Keys yesterday for the start of what could be a slow, ruinous march up

Featrure | Clinton book relives Democrats’ agonizing defeat

In a candid and pointed new book, Hillary Clinton relives her stunning defeat to Donald Trump, admitting to personal mistakes and defending campaign strategy even as her return

Nature | Seeding the future? ‘Ark’ preserves rare, threatened plants

An ordinary-looking freezer in a sturdy cinderblock shed at a suburban Boston botanical garden holds what might be New England's most important seed catalog. Inside the freezer in

Strongest quake in century hits Mexico, at least 65 dead

Mexico was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than a century, killing dozens of people in southern states and shaking buildings in the capital. The tremor revived memories

Offbeat | Egypt announces discovery of 3,500-years old tomb in Luxor

Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery in the southern city of Luxor of a pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago and

This Day in History | 2001 – US rocked by day of terror

The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which have left thousands dead and New York's World Trade Center destroyed. The Pentagon was

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MYANMAR Rohingya insurgents, whose attack on Myanmar security forces last month triggered savage military reprisals, declared a month-long truce yesterday as refugees continued to flood across the border into

The Buzz | New Moscow park brings ‘wilderness’ to the city center

With a visit from President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has inaugurated an innovative 13-hectare park that mimics features of Russia's landscape on land where a notoriously unsightly hotel once sprawled.

Film | Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ wins Golden Lion at Venice

Guillermo del Toro's monster thriller "The Shape of Water" took top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, capping an 11-day event where the demons of social division

Northern Caribbean | Hurricane Irma toll hits 10, increasing threat for Florida

Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on

Offbeat | Police officer delivers son in hotel parking lot

An Illinois police officer has delivered his son in a hotel parking lot. The Rockford Register Star reports (bit.ly/2j16aTg) Rockford officer James Nachampassack was on duty early

This Day in History | 1943 – Italy’s surrender announced

Italy has signed an unconditional armistice with the Allies, General Dwight D Eisenhower has announced. The surrender was signed five days ago in secret by a

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MYANMAR Journalists saw new fires burning yesterday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on

The Buzz | Corruption fuels ivory trade in Central Africa, study says

A new study says the illegal sale of ivory in open markets in Central Africa has been disappearing or going underground. But it warns that corruption and weak governance

White House says black colleges summit is on despite reports

A mid-September conference on historically black colleges and universities remains on track, the White House said, despite reports that it has been postponed. Omarosa Manigault Newman,

Climate change | UN chief Guterres says natural disasters have quadrupled since 1970

Natural disasters have nearly quadrupled in number since 1970 and the United States has experienced the most disasters since 1995, followed by China and India, the United

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