Indonesia's Mount Ruang Volcano Erupts

 

Mount Ruang, a volcano located in the north-central province of North Sulawesi, experienced multiple eruptions earlier this week, blasting plumes of smoke accentuated by strikes of lightning by an oncoming storm into the sky, ejecting ash, spewing lava and prompting emergency tsunami warnings and evacuations in nearby communities. See Full Story>

"Extremely Unusual" Pakistan and Afghanistan Storms Kill More Than 130

 

More than 130 people lost their lives across Pakistan and Afghanistan after "unusually extreme" weather caused torrential downpours, flash-flooding and lightning strikes across the region, damaging at least 2,600 homes and destroying nearly 95,000 acres of farmland, as authorities continue to administer relief aid to affected victims. See Full Story>

Heaviest Rainfall in 75 Years Floods Dubai, Oman in 24 Hours

The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai experienced the heaviest rainfall in 75 years this week, with a record 5.59 inches (142 millimeters) falling some places in just 24 hours, causing floodwaters to rise up to three feet in some regions, including neighboring Oman, closing (DXB) international airport, inundating neighborhoods and business districts and shutting down parts of major highways. See Full Story>

Church and Mall Stabbing Attacks Stun Australian City of Sydney

A homeless man went on a stabbing rampage at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping center in the Australian South Wales capital of Sydney, killing six people and injuring at least 11 others, days before a teenager in the same city attacked and wounded a bishop with a knife at the Christ the Good Shepherd church during a livestreamed service, an incident authorities have deemed a "terrorist act". See Full Story>

Iran Attacks Israel With Barrage of Missile, Drone Strikes in Retaliation For Syrian Embassy Attack

 

Iran attacked the nation of Israel with a barrage of more than 300 missile and drone strikes, with the United States and the UK saying 99 percent of them had been intercepted by the defense system, in response to an embassy attack in Syria which killed seven members of the Revolution Guard Corps, raising fears that an escalation may further destabilize region. See Full Story>