Puerto Rico’s National Guard was deployed to help fight a large fire at a landfill in the U.S Virgin Islands that has been burning for more than a week and which has forced schools and businesses to close, officials said Friday. Helicopters
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Bali and Java islands, causing panic across the country
A powerful earthquake and two strong aftershocks rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and other parts of the country early Tuesday, causing panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude
Five people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkish shores, Greek authorities said. The coast guard said four people died and 18 were rescued after a
Over 300 migrants have reportedly arrived on Greek islands, most of which are in the country’s east near the Turkish coast, in the past three days. The arrivals were reported as separate incidents on the islands of Samos, Mykonos, Ro, Lesbos, Rhodes
RAF Typhoon jets have been launched to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers north of the Shetland Islands, the defence ministry has said. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the
Football star Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma Owen, who came second place on Love Island last year with her now ex-boyfriend Luca Bish, has apparently “grown close” to a friend of Prince William’s. Since splitting from Luca last year three months after leaving
The EU has backed down amid a major diplomatic row about the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. The trade bloc signed a declaration with Argentina, which referred to the Falklands in their Argentinian name, ‘Islas Malvinas’. This afternoon the PM’s official spokesman
The whole of Norway is known around the globe for its natural beauty, exceptional wildlife and awe-inspiring northern lights. But one archipelago in the country has often taken the crown as the “most beautiful” due to its particularly exceptional beauty, cultural heritage
“Britain seems to me to be failing at the moment. Why wouldn’t we want to be part of Norway?” That’s one of the views expressed by residents of the Orkney Islands, the archipelago with 5,000 years of human history that is considering
Sea turned red in pilot whale hunt in Torshavn (Image: Getty) Campiagners have condemned the mass slaughter of dozens of whales which was witnessed by British cruise passengers in the Faroe Islands. At least 77 pilot whales were murdered during a hunt