The full measure of Hurricane Irene's fury came into focus as the death toll passed 44, while towns in the northern US region of New England battled epic floods and millions were still without electricity.

COMING out of the Super Tuesday contests, the American presidential campaign should be the Democrats’ to lose.

An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit near Guam this morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

North Korea fired several short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan early today, Kyodo News agency reported, citing Japanese and US sources.

North Korea is developing a new long-range ballistic missile that may be capable of hitting the US territory of Guam, a Japanese official said today.

North Korea displayed a newly developed ballistic missile capable of reaching the US territory of Guam during a massive military parade, a news report said today.

ILLEGAL immigrants who survived adrift in the Caribbean sea for nearly two weeks relived their horror voyage yesterday, detailing how more than 40 people died during the trip and how women who were unable to give breast milk were thrown overboard by desperate men.

North Korea has developed a long range missile capable of targeting all of Japan and the US territory of Guam, a South Korean newspaper reported today.

The plane carrying the 24 crew members of the US EP-3 spy plane has left the island of Guam for Hawaii.

The crew of the US spy plane, held in China for 12 days, is back on American territory.