Now for a look at stories making headlines around the world and we start in Hawaii<br />The Kilauea (killa wayer) volcano continues to pose a threat to residents as it spewed ash nearly nine kilometers into the air on Thursday. <br />For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram…this volcano just doesn't seem to want to quiet down since it began erupting two weeks ago.<br /><br /> That's right Se-min… Scientists warn Thursday's explosion could be the first of a violent string of explosions in the crater. <br /> This is in part due to the continued interaction with the lava and underground water.<br />The last time Kilauea fired a series of steam-driven explosions was back in 1924.<br />Residents living near Kilauea have been given fresh evacuation orders and pilots are being advised to avoid the potentially damaging ash cloud.<br /> The nine-kilometer-high ash cloud scrapes just under the cruising altitude of a jetliner. <br />Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say the ash plume is expected to just blanket the nearby area, as it was a high explosion and not a wide one.<br />But they do warn that the wind could carry it to as far as Higo, the largest city in Big Island. <br />People are also being warned not to drive until visibility improves. <br />The ash and hot lava, which has already wrecked about a couple dozen homes, are not the only problems. <br />A spike of toxic sulfur dioxide gas emanating from more than 20 fissures is also posing a threat. <br />
