Seoul August 1 (IANS) At least 17 people died from an ongoing heat wave in South Korea over the weekend, mostly elderly farmers working outside in the extreme heat, authorities said. Since the season's f

Tokyo, July 31 (IANS) Extreme heat continued to grip Japan on Monday, with the mercury already topping 35 degrees Celsius in many areas of the country's east and north, the country's weather agency said

Paris, July 18 (AP) A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fuelled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes an