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The latest advisory 21 issued by the National Hurricane Center announced Hurricane Amanda has weakened anew. Local Mexican media continued to warn residents to remain alert and cautious as the storm could continue dumping heavy rains, causing floods to the capital and several other states.

Harvey Milk, the U.S.'s first openly gay rights activist elected into office, has been given honours in a new U.S. postage stamp.

Thailand tourists and locals, as part of their daily routine, have taken time to pose for selfies amid the tenseful environment with the declaration of martial law before dawn on May 20.

It is without doubt that the "boy child" El Niño has definitely stirred the whole world. While most dread its potential impact, some however gladly await its arrival. El Niño induces droughts in some parts of the world, while it could drench other nations.

At least 25 people have been arrested in Turkey following the May 13 mining disaster in Soma that killed 301 people. Three people had been charged with manslaughter.

A plane carrying five top government officials of Laos crashed over the weekend. A total of 16 died from the accident.

At least 44 have died from the worst floods that hit Serbia and Bosnia in more than a century over the weekend. Four days of heavy rainfall had triggered landslides forcing thousands to flee their homes as mud covered villages and roads. Rising flood waters are likewise threatening the power plants in the region.

A migrant ship carrying at least 400 people sank 100 nautical miles south of the island of Lampedusa, in Southern Italy. At least 17 people died while 200 have been rescued, according to the Italian Navy.

Hollywood stars such as Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie and more have joined in the #BringBackOurGirls campaign rally against the government of Nigeria and its president Goodluck Jonathan.

Yingluck Shinawatra is no longer Thailand's Prime Minister after a court found her guilty of abusing power that led to a prolonged political crisis that has spurred a number of violent protests.

U.S. Secret Service went berserk and haywire on Tuesday when a man driving a gray Honda Civic was able to breach protocol and joined a motorcade carrying the Obama daughters through a security checkpoint near the presidential mansion.

Relatives and families of the 683 people sentenced to death by an Egyptian court warned the government Egypt faces a probable civil war uprising if it continues with its mass trial and collective executions.

A day after tornadoes killed 14 and ripped up homes in Arkansas and other states, the U.S., particularly the state of Mississippi and the U.S. Southeast, have been barraged anew with fresh storms that further damaged hundreds of homes, downed power lines and toppled trees.

To protest the greater access offered by the Philippine government to the U.S. under a 10-year agreement signed on Monday, militant groups in Manila burned the effigy of visiting U.S. President Barack Obama in an afternoon rally.

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, yielding to national pressure, had ordered the suspension of the construction of what could have been the country's fourth nuclear power plant.

A breach of royal protocol was committed on Thursday in Australia when someone touched Prince William on his back. The violation was even caught by photographers, resulting in the image being published by major newspapers in their print and online editions.

The cat lovers now have a tangible reason to celebrate as Purina One builds its first pop-up cat café in New York City where everyone can drink and dine with the lovely felines. Considered to be America's first pop-up cat café, Purina One seems to have really popped up just in time before anyone else in North America does.

Some 50 ships and helicopters are currently racing against time to rescue the 476 passengers aboard a sinking South Korean passenger ferry.

A collection of childhood toys, including Queen Elizabeth's Parisian dolls, tea set and childhood outfits used by Britain's royal family, will soon be on display in the "Royal Childhood" exhibit as part of the Summer Opening of the Buckingham Palace in London from July 26 to September 28.

Thanks to hard-earned lessons in 2010, Chile was more than focused and prepared when it got hit again by a massive earthquake four years later in 2014. Commendable and worth emulating by other nations.

Surrounded by spring blossoms, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and Prince William attend the unveiling of the Windsor Greys statue in Windsor southern England on Mar. 31, 2014.

"Oso Much + Hope" printed on the Oso mudslide support t-shirts in downtown Arlington, Washington in the U.S. proves that people are still clinging to positive thoughts despite the devastation that hang above everyone's head like thick black clouds.

Scientists and amateur astronomers expect the fast approaching 2013 Comet ISON to shine brightly and become visible through telescopes by the end of October which refutes initial reports regarding the fizzling out of the “Comet of the Century.” The amateur astronomers were able to spot and capture images of the approaching comet with the use of professional telescope lens.

The 7.4 magnitude quake that struck Bohol island in the southern Philippines has not only damaged malls and ripped roads apart in the province, it has also caused massive damage to at least two historical churches.

Rewards of up to $500,000 are offered by the NSW police force for any information that might help them to crack the unsolved murder cases. Here are five such cases that the police needs help from the community to crack.

Essex authorities caught a man for keeping endangered birds in a freezer. Apparently, they found frozen owls inside the household freezer of the arrested man.

China came up with yet another unique kind of destination and this one comes in the form of a bookstore but situated oddly in an underground car park.

A social networking war is currently going on between the citizens of the Philippines and a woman named Devina Dediva who enraged the Filipinos after making racist comments on Facebook about Miss World 2013 winner Megan Young. On Facebook, British native Malcolm Conlan’s open letter to Devina Dediva is currently being shared where he defended the Filipinos from her rude and unnecessary comments and urged her to apologise.

Sky gazers can now start the preparations for viewing the fast approaching celestial display of the 2013 Comet ISON after making its closest approach to planet Mars on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The “Comet of the Century” is expected to become visible to the naked eye in early Nov. before its closest approach to the Sun on Nov. 28 and planet Earth on Dec. 26.