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MAGNITUDE 5.5 – ASCENSION ISLAND REGION Subject To Change Depth: 10 km Distances: 1843 km S of Monrovia, Liberia / pop: 939,524 / local time: 17:37:14.0 2013-11-17 2033 km S of Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire / pop: 194,530 / local time:…

Large Hail Batters Town In Australia’s Sunshine Coast Tennis ball-sized hail was part of a severe thunderstorm that hit eastern Australia on Saturday. “Apocalyptic-sized” ice balls rained down into the South Maroochy River from a 12-story vantage point. The hail,…

At Least 20 Killed After Train Crashes Into Bus In Egypt At least 20 people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger train collided into a mini-bus and other cars just south of Cairo, police and state media…

Tornado Flips Car And Traps Customers At Starbucks In Lebanon The likely tornado that touched down in Lebanon just before 4 p.m. today caused some frightening moments for trapped customers of a local coffeeshop. Melinda Wissig, a Starbucks shift supervisor,…

Powerful Winds Force Firefighters Off Of Linville George Wildfire, North Carolina, USA Powerful winds have forced firefighters to back off of a massive wildfire burning in the Linville Gorge. The fire has now burned 2,200 acres after jumping containment lines.…