It was a pestilence of biblical proportions. Officials in Spain’s Canary Islands are sounding alarm bells after an epic swarm of locusts descended upon the popular vacation destination, as seen in ...

Israel's defence minister has threatened the Houthi militia in Yemen with the 10 biblical plagues following a new rocket attack from the Iran-backed group. "The plague of darkness, the plague of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz during a speech in Jerusalem [File: Menahem Kahana/AFP] Israel’s defence minister has ...

A locust swarm likened to a “biblical plague” has hit Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, prompting official ...

A shocking scene unfolded in the Middle East when the waters of the Persian Gulf turned blood red, just as biblical prophecies of Judgment Day had foretold. Viral videos from Iran's Hormuz Island on ...

When we talk about locust swarms, we envision biblical plagues and famines in ancient societies. But locusts continue to be a serious problem around the world. Huge swarms of the insects can destroy ...

Is it a coincidence that just as we were heading into Passover, Illinois was preparing for a plague of cicadas? The Jewish holiday, as you may know, commemorates the bible story about the Israeli ...

From pests to prayers: The "Grasshopper Chapel" in Cold Spring, Minnesota, was built in the aftermath of an infestation of Rocky Mountain locusts that devastated the Midwest from 1873 to 1877. The ...

With a graphic account of the tenth and worst punishment, the chain of Plagues in the Book of Exodus comes to an end. Scientists, archeologists and historians look at contemporary evidence to find ...

Just in time for Christmas, what could be better than a little musical meditation on how vengeful and recriminatory God can be? Commissioned for an English art event in September that visually and ...