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This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Irma at 1145 UTC on September 6, 2017 (Photo: AP)

Now a tropical storm, Irma hits Florida with wind, flooding

A few miles away, 30 others had to be evacuated when a 60-foot sinkhole opened up under an apartment building.

11 Sept 2017 6:16 PM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

UNHRC deplores current steps in India to deport Rohingya refugees

Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state.

11 Sept 2017 5:37 PM IST

Meanwhile, a meeting of various religious organisations held in Srinagar on Tuesday called for observing Friday (September 8) as solidarity day with the Rohingya Muslims.

Textbook example of ethnic cleansing: UN warns Myanmar situation of...

The United Nations says 294,000 bedraggled and exhausted Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh.

11 Sept 2017 5:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump signed into law a new batch of sanctions on Beijing, Tehran, and Moscow. (Photo: AP)

Trump calls Hurricane Irma 'some big monster', wishes to visit Florida...

Trump has offered the full resources of the federal government to Florida and the affected states.

11 Sept 2017 4:46 PM IST

Officials said overall the situation is normal and there is sufficient additional capacity to handle more evacuees if the need arise. (Photo: AP)

Indian-Americans from other US states pool resources to help Hurricane...

About 120,000 Indian-Americans live in Florida, thousands of them residing in the now-dangerous zones of Miami.

11 Sept 2017 4:05 PM IST

Washingtons UN ambassador Nikki Haley said North Koreas missile test is unacceptable. (Photo: PTI)

US relaxes few sanctions from N Korea resolution ahead of UN vote to...

The US had originally pushed for a strict oil embargo, as well as a freeze on the assets of North Korean leader Kim...

11 Sept 2017 3:23 PM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar's Muslims

The top Buddhist leader is the latest Nobel peace laureate to speak out against the violence.

11 Sept 2017 1:53 PM IST

In some places, the sea water reached more than 500 meters (1,650 feet) into the city. (Photo: AFP)

Havana in waist-deep water after Hurricane irma lashes Cuba

In other streets near the seafront, the water reached up to people's waists and flooded their homes, leaving timber...

11 Sept 2017 1:44 PM IST

Occupants in a pickup truck get out to look at the rain swollen Julington Creek at the flooded boat ramp on Hood Landing Road by Clarks Fish Camp in Jacksonville, Florida (Photo: AP)

Hurricane Irma gives Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling

The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys.

11 Sept 2017 11:49 AM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UN to vote on new N Korea sanctions on Monday as China, Russia remains...

The draft resolution also no longer proposes an asset freeze on the military-controlled national airline Air Koryo.

11 Sept 2017 11:31 AM IST

Rescuers sift through the rubble of the partially collapsed city hall in Juchitan , Oaxaca state, Mexico, following a massive earthquake (Photo: AP)

Aftershocks of earthquake rattle southern Mexico as toll rises to 90

Many people continued to sleep outside, fearful of more collapses, as strong aftershocks continued to rattle the town

11 Sept 2017 11:07 AM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

North Korea warns of harsh response if new sanctions imposed

The test came weeks after N Korea fired 2 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that appeared to bring much of...

11 Sept 2017 10:53 AM IST