Many cities on the US West Coast are struggling with acute homelessness amid an unprecedented level of poverty and hardship in the region, a new report suggeest.

More than 200 fire engines and firefighting crews from around the US were being rushed to California on Wednesday to help battle infernos, which have left at least 23 people dead and thousands homeless.

One person was killed after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks in southeastern Nigeria.

A government official said Monday at least 150 people have died of malaria in Zimbabwe over the past two months.

A political commentator says the Zionist lobby is putting pressure on the Western governments to stop criticizing the Israeli regime for atrocities against Palestinians.

A texting campaign is underway in New York City to clothe its homeless in warm coats as winter takes over.

The Israeli is under fire by its allies in the European Union for razing hundreds of Palestinian homes to the ground.

A restaurant has been opened in the Spanish capital that offers free food and a dining experience to homeless people in Madrid.

Displaced families in the Gaza Strip who lost their homes during the Israeli war of 2014 are still living in make-shift homes.

The Israeli regime forces a Palestinian family to demolish their two apartments in East Jerusalem al-Quds.