1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (507+ words) VIENNA -- The Assad-era government in Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor that was configured to produce fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday. The "configuration" and the "technical…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (433+ words) JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across western parts of the country. The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (536+ words) OMDURMAN, Sudan -- Sudan's ongoing internal conflict has strained an already weak power infrastructure, forcing many Sudanese to adapt to solar energy during scorching summer heat, though the cost has barred the solution for many in the impoverished nation. For almost…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (418+ words) LIHUE, Hawaii -- Officials in Hawaii urged residents and visitors to prepare for heavy rains, flooding and possibly mudslides as Hurricane Lowell, a major Category 3 storm, prompted the National Hurricane Center to issue a tropical storm warning for two islands on…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (993+ words) SCARDOVARI, Italy -- Italian fishermen for two years incinerated most of the invasive Atlantic blue crabs caught in the Po River Delta south of Venice. Few Italians had an appetite for the alien predator blamed for decimating their prized Manila clams....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (977+ words) BENGALURU, India -- When India's power demand surged at the height of summer, the country struggled to meet evening needs as air conditioners ran longer amid hotter nights. Despite this demand, some renewable energy providers were told to limit their output…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (837+ words) Two sites in Arkansas where alligators are common are Arkansas Post's wetlands and the marshes of Millwood State Park. In May, an alligator was spotted in a boggy area near Sherwood (the latest of several Sherwood-area gator sightings in recent…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (380+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet. The linked European and Japanese spacecraft separated as…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (216+ words) The Arkansas Department of Agriculture identified 62 counties at a "high risk" of wildfire as potential wildfire danger increases across the state. Much of northern and Central Arkansas is now at high risk of wildfire danger, in addition to high risk…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (338+ words) Portions of Arkansas are expected to be under a heat advisory Monday afternoon as a trend of hot and dry conditions continues into September, according to the National Weather Service. Much of eastern and Central Arkansas, as well as the…...