After prime minister pledges to step down, uneasy quiet in Haiti capital
Haitians exhausted by months of escalating gang violence, but questions over security still not settled.
Wed Mar 13 2024
EXPLAINER - Haiti's prime minister resigned. Who will replace him?
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Tue Mar 12 2024
EXPLAINER - Haiti called for security support. Who answered?
More than a year ago Haiti's govt formally requested a multinational force be deployed to help its police restore control of Port-au-Prince.
Wed Mar 06 2024
Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens
The United Nations' immigration office said during the weekend that at least 15,000 people had been displaced due to violence.
Wed Mar 06 2024
Mexico bus plunges off cliff, at least 18 die
The vehicle fell some 15 meters down a ravine on a highway that connects state capital Tepic and the tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta.
Mon May 01 2023
More than 100 Haitian migrants found on island near Puerto Rico
Smugglers often tell migrants that they've reached Puerto Rico even though Mona island is uninhabited and inhospitable.
Wed Oct 19 2022
Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response
The death toll is expected to rise as floodwaters receded and search teams went further into areas initially cut off from the outside world.
Mon Oct 03 2022
Hurricane Fiona heads to Bermuda, up to 8 dead in Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona carved a destructive path through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, where the storm left most people without power.
Thu Sep 22 2022
Hurricane Fiona slams Turks and Caicos as Category 3 storm, heads for Bermuda
Becerra declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, freeing up federal funds and equipment to assist the island.
Wed Sep 21 2022
Hurricane Fiona seen intensifying after slamming Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
Torrential rain and powerful winds triggers a total power outage in neighboring Puerto Rico, where at least two people died.
Tue Sep 20 2022
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall on Puerto Rico, knocking out power to island
Hurricane Fiona made landfall, causing severe flooding and landslides before barreling toward the Dominican Republic.
Mon Sep 19 2022
Ricky Martin restraining order scrapped by Puerto Rico judge
The judge has lifted a restraining order on Ricky Martin at the request of the man who earlier this month had said Martin had harassed him.
Fri Jul 22 2022
Eleven dead after Haitian migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico
At least 11 people drowned and 31 survivors had been found on the vessel which was carrying "an undetermined number of people".
Fri May 13 2022
Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie dies in Dominican plane crash
The private jet crashed on Wednesday outside Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, killing all nine people on board.
Thu Dec 16 2021
Nora, now tropical storm, kills boy in Mexican resort town
In Puerto Vallarta, a river burst, destroying a bridge, flooding roads and bringing a building to collapse.
Tue Aug 31 2021
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024