MANILA (AFP) - Typhoon Mirinae smashed through the Philippines overnight, killing eleven people and worsening floods in areas that were struggling to recover from recent deadly storms, officials said Saturday. The typhoon, packing winds of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) an hour, was the third ...

Paloma has slammed into Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category four hurricane, while authorities scrambled to evacuate tens of thousands of people and protect crops on an island still reeling from two other devastating storms. Paloma's ferocious 230 kph winds and rain were lashing Cuba's southern ...