Officials in Colombia called it a “miracle” that the plane crash on a Colombian island early Monday morning resulted in just one death. Even as authorities work to determine what caused the Boeing 737 to go down, deft piloting is …
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Major quake off Honduras kills one, damages homes
A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Honduras in the early hours of Thursday, killing a teenage boy as it knocked down homes and briefly sparking a tsunami alert for Central America’s Caribbean coast. The quake struck off Honduras’ northeast coast …
British Couple Saved After 40 Days Stranded At Sea
A British couple was rescued from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by an Italian tanker after spending 40 days lost at sea. Stuart Armstrong, 51, and his partner Andrea Davison, 48, are heading back to Britain on board the …
Hurricane Paloma Gains Strength on Course for Cuba
Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and may become a Category 3 storm before hitting Cuba, which is still recovering from hurricanes Ike and Gustav. Paloma’s maximum sustained winds increased to 130 kilometers (80 miles) per hour, from 120 kph …
Hurricane Omar moves through northern Caribbean
CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands – Hurricane Omar weakened Thursday as it quickly moved away from the Caribbean through the northern Leeward Islands without causing major damage. The powerful core of the storm, with the most intense winds, passed overnight between …