Lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island flowed towards a geothermal power plant on Monday (May 21) as workers scrambled to shut it down to prevent the uncontrollable release of toxic gases. Aerial video showed dramatic fountains of lava shooting out of craters and fissures.

A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. The heatwave has coincided with power outages and the holy month of Ramadan, when most Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours. Temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has created a potentially deadly new hazard for local residents as lava flows pouring into the Pacific Ocean Sunday could produce noxious clouds of acid fumes, steam and fine glass-like particles. The Hawaii County Civil Defense warned the public to beware of caustic plumes of "laze" formed from two streams of hot lava gushing into the ocean after cutting across Highway 137 on the south coast of the Big Island late Saturday and early Sunday.

Palestinian writer Mariam Barghouti shares her insights into the Israeli occupation amid the recent killings in Gaza.

A crane's lifting hook carried by a truck broke loose, severely injuring a biker and fatally wounding a truck driver passing by in Shenzhen on Saturday.

Pakistani emergency workers from Edhi Trust put wet towels on the heads of citizens and people cool off at water supply pipelines during a heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan on May 21, 2018.

Lebanese-born Swedish singer sang 'Palestine would be free' to crowd at the Istanbul rally to show solidarity with Palestinians. Fresh from performing in Istanbul for an appreciative crowd gathered in solidarity with Palestinians, Muslim singing star Maher Zain took out the time to praise Turkish support for Palestine.

A Bahaman 115-meter-long oil exploration platform called “Scarabeo 9” crossed Istanbul's Bosporus Strait on Monday morning, accompanied by five coastal guard boats, resulting in the suspension of maritime activities in the city until the giant ship cleared the waters.

Heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed five people, prompting authorities to warn against landslides and floods in low-lying areas after spill gates had to be opened across the Indian Ocean Island. Lightning killed three people, a landslide a fourth, and the fifth death was the result of a fallen tree.

Footage shows an adorable ginger cat persevering to get through a tiny hole from a glass door. Watch as the cat surprisingly succeeds in its mission.

Cruel villagers who struggle to hold on to a bull start using sledgehammers to kill the poor animal in China.

A strong sandstorm with a high sand wall blanketed Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County in northwest China's Gansu Province Sunday evening. Starting at 18:08, the storm wall of sand appeared in the county, extending from north to south and made quick way towards the county seat with an average speed of a strong breeze. In about 10 minutes, the entire county was covered by the sandstorm, and visibility was reduced to less than 10 meters in the county seat.

Hawaii residents coping with Kilauea's volcanic eruption faced a potentially deadly new hazard on Sunday as authorities warned that lava flows reaching the Pacific Ocean could produce noxious clouds of acid fumes, steam and tiny, glass-like particles. The civil defense notices cautioned motorists, boaters and beachgoers to beware of caustic plumes of "laze" formed from two streams of hot lava pouring into the sea after cutting across Highway 137 on the south coast of Hawaii's Big Island late on ...

Vehicles are half-submerged in floodwaters following heavy rain at Akay intersection in Ankara, Turkey on May 20, 2018.

Venezuela's socialist leader Nicolas Maduro celebrates after he won a second term in office on Sunday. Thousands of Maduro supporters, many wearing red berets, hugged and danced outside the Miraflores presidential palace as the results came in, under confetti in the yellow, blue and red colours of the Venezuelan national flag.

Stability has returned to Syria's Afrin region after cleared the area from the YPG terror group following its Operation Olive Branch in late January.

Two girls are seen riding piggyback on a python while it tries to slither away. Watch as the girls fearlessly enjoy playing with their new best friend.

Footage shows a little girl on a sofa watching TV with her favorite pet – a giant yellow snake. Watch as the little girl calmly strokes the snake while they enjoy watching TV together.

Over 50 Chinese merganser eggs, a critically endangered river duck species, have safely hatched thanks to the efforts of the wildlife protectors at a nature reserve in northeast China's Jilin Province. Footage captured by a camera trained on one nest in the Changbaishan Parks, Lakes and Wetlands National Reserve shows that the chicks popped out of the shell after 35 days of hatching by their mother.

A Florida gardener was ambushed by an agile snake that managed to catch him off guard as he was trying to chase it off his lawn when it pounced quickly at him and made its escape.