Hurricane Melissa, which is set to pummelled Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, will lash the island with sheer force, making record-keeping that began 174 years ago.

Russia's second-largest oil producer, Lukoil, said on Monday (October 27) it will sell its international assets after the United States and Britain imposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.

Despite warnings, some residents told Reuters they were reluctant to leave their homes for fear of looting, and authorities said buses were waiting to be filled up and transport some 28,000 affected b...