Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists ...

State officials in Massachusetts are preparing for the FIFA World Cup, but concerns about funding and event locations remain.

Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the ...

Firefighters were battling around 30 active blazes across the state on Friday, with Victoria under the highest possible fire ...

Meeting with leaders of Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other oil companies, the president said he wanted the industry to invest ...

In our news wrap Thursday, internet and phone service were almost completely shut off in Iran amid widening protests over the ...

Comment: The public now demands regime change, financial resources are gone and support outside the country has collapsed, ...

Four people have been killed by overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine, authorities say. Officials said the attack was the most ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs delivered her State of the State address Monday, marking the start of a new legislative session at the ...

How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety, and a new generator.

Brazilians will go to the polls on October 4 to elect a new president, the National Congress, and state governors and ...

Super-scoopers capable of dumping 10,000 litres of water from the air have arrived in Victoria just in time to fight fires ...