Japan has handed over a dredger to Fiji in a move aimed at shifting Fiji from repeated flood response to long-term prevention ...

Japan has committed $53,000 to support a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)-led ...

Japan has committed $53,000 to support a UNESCO-led project to strengthen flood resilience in Nigeria, with a focus on Niger ...

Major regional flooding events have the potential to cause economic losses in excess of $10 billion, according to insurance ...

Newly arrived U.S. service members and local citizens came together for a disaster preparation course to help people deal ...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighboring Mozambique. Heavy ...

PARIS, France — Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports ...

Foreign-assisted projects are closely watched by investors, credit-rating agencies, and development partners. When a government repeatedly approves projects, negotiates loans, and then blocks their ...

In Japan, the ages of 25 and 42 are the most unlucky for men. Fortunately, there is a 300-year-old solution. It involves oceans of sake and a giant bonfire battle.

States of local emergency have been declared across New Zealand's northernmost region and parts of the east coast following a tropical storm that triggered severe flooding.

Foreign holdings of U.S. government debt reached a record high in November, signaling renewed confidence in American financial markets. Total foreign investments in U.S. Treasuries rose to $9.355 ...

Nokaen was a tropical storm in the Philippine Sea Saturday evening Philippine Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.