Perhaps the unfolding political drama in Sri Lanka could be considered an even better example of the Theatre of the Absurd than Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot or Eugène Ionesco’s seminal absurdist ...

In the short span of two or three days, Cyclone Ditwah, has caused a disaster of unprecedented proportions in our midst.

Japan is now bracing for more damage after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Monday. The quake was followed by a series ...

TOKYO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's weather agency lifted a tsunami warning for coastal areas of Aomori, Iwate and Hokkaido prefectures early on Tuesday, hours after an earthquake with a preliminary ...

Every year, bigger and bigger wildfires are ravaging the US. Now it seems that even normally damp states, like Washington, ...

States face broadening credit challenges, and while local governments have shown resilience, school districts are more at ...

While no single event since Katrina has exceeded 1,800 deaths, heat waves now routinely rank as the deadliest type of weather ...

The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and ...

The booming business of college sports is getting out of control, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree, but whether ...