Some heat is absorbed in the water—drawn from water bodies—used to cool these nuclear power plants and then returned, still with considerable heat, to these rivers or seas. The heat wave going on in ...

This is the second of a two-part account of a trip to France and the changing nature of travel by Sun columnist Pete McMartin.

During a suffocating heat wave across Europe, wildfires have forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. At the ...

France's public health authority said on Friday that more than 100 people had died from drowning between June 1 and July 2 ...

Another searing heat wave is gripping Europe, the third so far this season. On Tuesday, Greek authorities closed the ...

The European Court of Human Rights delivered two of four rulings against Russia in an international inquiry brought by ...

MARSEILLE, France -- A wildfire that reached France's second-largest city and left 110 injured was pushed back overnight but was not yet extinguished Wednesday, authorities said. Marseille's mayor ...

A record-setting heat wave with temperatures consistently topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit continued to scorch broad swaths of ...

ATHENS (AFP) — Greece's top archaeological monument, the Acropolis, was partially shut Tuesday as part of emergency measures to protect visitors and workers around the country during a four-day heat ...

Wildfires were raging in Spain and France on Tuesday after a dayslong heat wave parched landscapes in the region and turned woodlands into tinderboxes.

Flights were halted at Marseille's airport, and residents were warned to close windows to avoid inhaling toxic smoke.

A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts ...