A series of explosions on two fuel barges on the Mobile River in Alabama caused a fire to burn out of control into Thursday morning, leaving three people critically injured and forcing the evacuation of a ... Read more
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Just before officials at the Port of Los Angeles unanimously approved a plan for a vast new railyard last month, the mayor of Long Beach was incensed. How dare they, he angrily asked ... Read more
CAIRO — Almost two weeks after Saudi Arabia started deporting thousands of foreign workers from Yemen and other countries in a crackdown that drew protests from local business owners and foreign ... Read more
HONG KONG — The waters of the South China Sea surrounding Hong Kong were the setting for an uncommon sight this week: A growing crowd of hulking cargo ships bobbing aimlessly in the haze as their ... Read more
It is becoming a familiar tale: When the cruise ship was towed into port, the endless hours for passengers of sleeping on deck and going without electricity or toilets were finally over. “It ... Read more
CAIRO — Thousands of demonstrators shut down the administrative buildings of the Suez Canal terminal in the city of Port Said on Sunday, as part of a general strike protesting the death sentences handed ... Read more
MOBILE, Ala. — Thousands of hungry and unwashed passengers gathered on the decks of the lifeless Triumph cruise ship, singing “Sweet Home Alabama,” waving towels and cheering as the vessel was ... Read more
MOBILE, Ala. – For relatives of the 4,200 hungry and dirty passengers and crew members on the stranded Carnival Cruise Line ship Triumph, the focus on Thursday was on a small, dedicated crew of mariners ... Read more
As three tugboats fought wind and thunderstorms on Thursday morning to pull the stranded Carnival Cruise Line ship Triumph slowly toward port in Mobile, Ala., the only passenger to have gotten off was ... Read more
HOUSTON — In another blow to its Alaskan Arctic drilling program, Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday that it had decided to tow its two drill vessels there to Asian ports for major repairs, jeopardizing its ... Read more