Residents return to storm-ravaged Florida Keys

Residents of the Florida Keys ravaged by Hurricane Irma, which has left at least 12 dead statewide, discovered scenes of desolation as they returned home on Tuesday amid a massive operation to restore electricity to millions of people still without power in three southern US states.

’Devastation’ in Florida Keys, Irma weakens

Millions of Florida residents were without power and extensive damage was reported in the Florida Keys but most of the Sunshine State appeared Monday to have dodged forecasts of catastrophic damage from Hurricane Irma.

UN unanimously backs new sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea, slapping a ban on textile exports and restricting shipments of oil products to punish Pyongyang for its sixth and largest nuclear test.

Norway heads into climax of ’election thriller’

Norwegians cast their votes today in an election nail-biter that will decide whether "the world's happiest country" will be run by the outgoing rightwing coalition or the leftwing opposition for the next four years.

Rohingya crisis: A concern for the region

With the latest spate of violence the prospect of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission led by the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appears remote and the possibility of a peaceful resolution of the Rohingya crisis may elude us once more.

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