Soldiers from the isolated communist state have no experience in modern warfare and a lot to learn on the battlefield.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) — Authorities from dozens of countries seized 225 metric tonnes of cocaine in a six-week mega-operation where they unearthed a new Pacific trafficking route from South ...

The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages.

The magnetic North Pole, a vital navigational anchor for our planet, is far from stationary. Most of us remain blissfully unaware that it shifts constantly under the influence of dynamic forces ...

The atmospheric river taking aim at the Pacific Northwest will send additional rain, snow and strong winds at the already battered region Friday, which forecasters say should be its final round.

In April, the international North Pacific Fisheries Commission adopted an interim harvest strategy for Pacific saury, a small pelagic species and an important source of food for tuna, sharks, and ...

A bomb cyclone that slammed into the Pacific Northwest with hurricane-force winds, knocking out power and leaving at least two people dead converged with “an atmospheric river” of moisture ...

and regional influence in the Asia-Pacific. As a result, the two countries have weakened joint efforts in the UN Security Council to tackle North Korea’s nuclear developments. However ...

Compared with El Niño and ‘Neutral’ conditions, La Niña is ranked number one for producing strong damaging wind storms for the Pacific Northwest. Tuesday night’s ‘bomb cyclone’ was yet ...

Trained weather spotters spotted some weather Wednesday afternoon when they saw “a well-defined waterspout just west of the Long Beach peninsula in Washington," according to the National Weather ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --A bomb cyclone slammed the Pacific Northwest and Canada's British Columbia on Tuesday night, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than half-a-million homes ...

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