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Between 1983 and 2010, Texan health authorities have attributed 28 deaths to the amoeba Naegleria fowleri - Representative image (REUTERS)

Texas on alert after brain-eating amoeba kills 6-year-old boy

1 min read . 29 Sep 2020

Federal officials and a locksmith pull on a door to make entry into the vacated Consulate General of China building Friday in Houston. (AP)

US-China ties fray as Beijing's Houston consulate is closed

4 min read . 25 Jul 2020

People attempt to talk to someone at the Chinese consulate in Houston (AFP)

Tensions soar as US orders China consulate shut

3 min read . 23 Jul 2020

The patio area of an establishment in the Deep Ellum entertainment district in Dallas, sits empty of customers after bars shut back down in response to increasing COVID-19 numbers. (AP)

New pandemic clampdowns in Texas, Florida rattle business owners

1 min read . 27 Jun 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Howdy Modi event as US President Donald Trump looks on, at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Modi’s walk with Trump in Houston shows he has come a long way

2 min read . 24 Sep 2019

A billboard in Houston announces the upcoming ‘Howdy Modi’ event to be held on 22 September. (PTI)

Heavy rains wreak havoc in Houston ahead of mega 'Howdy Modi' event

4 min read . 20 Sep 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will meet for the third time this year at the Houston event to be held next week (Reuters file)

Trump says India, Pakistan have made much progress

1 min read . 17 Sep 2019

The crowd turnout is expected to be the largest for any Indian prime minister and the largest for a democratically elected foreign leader in America

Over 50,000 people register for 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston

2 min read . 28 Aug 2019

In this annotated and undated image obtained from NASA, the Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module descent stage (L) is seen near Little West Crater. (AFP )

Opinion | Eagle on the moon

1 min read . 18 Jul 2019

Dedicated to her family and largely indifferent to glamour, Bush played down her role in her husband’s political success. Photo: Reuters

Barbara Bush, former First Lady, dies at 92 in Houston

3 min read . 18 Apr 2018

Warmer water allows storms to intensify fast, as Hurricane Harvey did by going from Category 2 to Category 4 within hours. Now, Hurricane Irma seems to be doing the same thing as it heads toward Florida. Photo: Reuters

Another way climate change might worsen megastorms

4 min read . 11 Sep 2017

Flames and black smoke poured from the plant in Crosby, Texas, after the blaze started around 5 p.m. local time. Photo: AFP

Texas chemical plant hit by hurricane Harvey catches fire for 2nd time in two days

2 min read . 02 Sep 2017

Members of the Coast Guard help to evacuate residents of a flooded neighbourhood after it was inundated with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on 29 August in Houston, Texas. Photo: AFP

Hurricane Harvey just broke another rainfall record in Texas

1 min read . 30 Aug 2017

The Columbia lakes area lies south of Houston, large parts of which remain under water four days after Harvey made landfall on the US Gulf Coast, triggering widespread flooding. Photo: PTI

Hurricane Harvey: Evacuation ordered as levee breached south of Houston

1 min read . 29 Aug 2017

More than 30,000 residents will be displaced, a number sure to climb now that the Army Corps of Engineers has begun to release water from two dams, a relief tactic that will flood additional neighbourhood. Photo: AP

Hurricane Harvey: Texas faces more flooding as Houston crippled, costs soar

6 min read . 29 Aug 2017

Men look for people wanting to be evacuated from the Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Dickinson, Texas, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Nine dead as storm Harvey continues its rampage across Texas

4 min read . 29 Aug 2017

People are rescued from a flooded neighbourhood, which was inundated by heavy rains caused by Hurricane Harvey, in Houston, Texas, on Monday. Photo: AFP

Hurricane Harvey may be the soggy sign of future storms, say scientists

3 min read . 29 Aug 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey drifted into the Gulf of Mexico, poised to recharge before crashing ashore again Wednesday on the Texas-Louisiana border. Photo: AP

Re-energized Harvey to turn wrath once more on Texas, Louisiana

6 min read . 29 Aug 2017

The rain and floods have been blamed for at least two deaths. Photo: AFP

Hurricane Harvey: More chaos in Houston as floodwaters rise to roof lines

5 min read . 28 Aug 2017

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to hit the US in 13 years, has left a trail of destruction as it swept through Texas after making landfall on Saturday, pummelling the region with heavy rains and claiming at least five lives. Photo: Reuters

Hurricane Harvey: 200 Indian students caught in Houston flooding being evacuated

1 min read . 28 Aug 2017

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