The US military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.

Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams race to find survivors trapped under rubble as the death toll from twin earthquakes nears 1,000 and frustrations mount over limited resources and help from...

An outbreak of a deadly virus ravaging unique Australian species could wreak havoc by summer, thanks to migratory birds. 

Western Europe is in the grip of a heatwave that claimed dozens of lives, disrupted power supplies, shut schools and cultural landmarks, as forecasters warned the extreme temperatures could persist...

Forty people have drowned in France over recent days as they sought to cool down to escape record heat, the Prime Minister says, as a heatwave sweeps across much of Europe.