Hawaii wildfires: How did the Maui fire start and what we know about the Lahaina blaze?
Winds from Hurricane Dora, hundreds of miles southwest of the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, have fanned the flames across Hawaii.
Sun Aug 13 2023
Shooting at medical centre in Texas results in two dead, suspect in custody - Reports
A gunman has shot and killed two employees of Methodist Dallas Medical Centre, southwest of downtown Dallas, Texas.
Sun Oct 23 2022
Japan instructs over 800,000 people to evacuate as typhoon approaches
Japanese authorities have instructed over 800,000 people in the southwest of the country to evacuate ahead of the landing of the extremely powerful Typhoon Nanmadol.
Sun Sep 18 2022
MMEA thwarts attempt to smuggle out 70 kg of ketum leaves
MMEA thwarted a smuggling attempt with the seizure of 70 kg of ketum leaves, worth RM12,000, about 3.1 nautical miles southwest of Pantai Sungai Baru yesterday.
Mon May 09 2022
Indonesia says 6.7 magnitude quake strikes off Java island
A powerful 6.7 magnitude quake struck southwest of Indonesia's Java island on Friday afternoon, the country's meteorology agency (BMKG) said.
Fri Jan 14 2022
Tanker collides with cargo ship southwest of Sungai Muar estuary
A tanker, MV Galapagos, and a cargo ship, MV Zephyr Lumos, collided at 14.1 nautical miles southwest of the Sungai Muar estuary early today.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Body of missing boat victim found after four days
The victim, Asaari Leh, 46, was found by the public floating around 8.3 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Perhentian at 5.30 pm.
Mon Jan 04 2021
Typhoons: MMEA advises Sabah maritime community to practise safety
The typhoons were from southwest of Manila, the Philippines with an average speed of 139 km/h.
Wed Oct 28 2020
Mainland China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases including 22 in Beijing
The resurgence has been linked to a wholesale food centre in the southwest of Beijing.
Sun Jun 21 2020
Moderate earthquake strikes South of Java, Indonesia
The epicentre of the quake was 308 km southwest of Blitar, Indonesia and 1,292 km southeast of Tebedu, Sarawak.
Sun Aug 27 2017
U.S. air strikes kill 7 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia: U.S. military
The strikes hit targets 200 miles (320 km) southwest of Mogadishu on Wednesday and Thursday in an operation conducted in cooperation with Somali forces, it said in a statement.
Thu Aug 17 2017
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Philippines - USGS
There were no immediate reports of damage or injury from the quake, which hit at a depth of 41 km (26 miles) about 580 km (360 miles) southwest of the capital, Manila.
Thu Jul 06 2017
Fire at Guatemala shelter kills 22 girls, police blame arson
A crowd of relatives, some wailing with grief, gathered outside the government-run Virgen de Asuncion home for youths aged up to 18, in San Jose Pinula, 25 km (15 miles) southwest of the capital.
Thu Mar 09 2017
British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay
Islamic State militants said Abu-Zakariya al-Britani detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base southwest of Mosul this week.
Thu Feb 23 2017
Fishermen recover body of woman near Pulau Mengalum
The body was found eight nautical miles southwest of Pulau Mengalum and 13 nautical miles northeast of the location of the recent boat tragedy and 20 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Tiga.
Sat Feb 04 2017