Firefighters tackled a giant blaze fuelled by 5,600 tons of rubber at the Port of Savannah in Georgia, USA, where a towering column of black smoke could be seen from miles away.

JOHN BOYETTE’S soft, southern accent seems like the natural by-product of a life spent on either side of the Savannah River.

Dozens of people are fighting for their lives today after an explosion and fire rocked a sprawling Georgia sugar refinery.

Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane again today as it charted a course that could lead it to the Atlantic coast of the US.

ARTEFACTS found in a hillside along the Savannah River indicate that modern humans inhabited North America as long as 50,000 years ago, a discovery that challenges long-held theories on the migration of our ancient ancestors.