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6 dead as heavy snow hits Balkans
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least six people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans, with rescue teams struggling to ...
Pacquiao loss downs spirit of storm-hit Filipinos
Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon ...
NY mostly ignored reports warning of superstorm
More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a ...
Obama request for Sandy aid could face hurdles
President Barack Obama's proposal for $60.4 billion in federal aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy adds a huge new item to an end-of-year ...
UN climate talks go into overtime in Qatar
The world's poorest countries, inundated by rising seas and worsening disasters, made a last ditch plea for financial help early Saturday as ...
Obama asks Congress for $60.4B in Sandy aid
President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in ...
US job gains defy Sandy and fears of fiscal cliff
It takes more than a superstorm to derail the U.S. job market. Employers added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.
Puerto Ricans fight back against caiman onslaught
When heavy rains begin to pelt a flood-prone neighborhood along Puerto Rico's north coast, people start sharpening their knives and preparing their ...
Rolling Stones added to Sandy benefit concert
The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said ...
Study: Widespread hunger in Haiti after storms
Haitians have suffered widespread hunger following an unusually active storm season this year and are likely to experience more, according to a study ...
Snow-savvy Midwest cities breaking no-snow records
No snow boots needed in Milwaukee. Chicago commuters aren't dodging knee-deep snow drifts frozen along city sidewalks. And children in Des Moines are ...
Superstorm utility crews complain of payroll delay
Mike Valaskatgis slept in his National Grid truck for two nights, and then on a cot two more nights before getting a bed in a hotel room during a ...
Safety, need compete in typhoon-hit Philippines
The Philippine government's geological hazard maps show why this farming community was largely washed away by a strong typhoon: "highly susceptible ...
Sandy brings economic booms, busts to Northeast
On a storm-battered stretch of Connecticut's shoreline, landscaping crews use heavy equipment to repair damage from Superstorm Sandy, racking up ...
Rare tornado kills 3 in New Zealand's largest city
An unusually destructive tornado swept through neighborhoods around New Zealand's largest city Thursday, killing three people and forcing 250 more to ...
Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy
Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United ...
About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing
A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 ...
Democrats: Obama to ask for $50 billion Sandy aid
President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for about $50 billion in additional emergency aid for states hit by Superstorm Sandy, Democrats on ...
US hiring last month was likely held back by Sandy
The combination of U.S. employers that shut down because of Superstorm Sandy and fears over looming tax increases and spending cuts likely slowed ...
Mississippi River dropping slower than expected
A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared.
Clashes over financing threat UN climate talks
The world's poorest nations on Wednesday called for significant financing to cope with the impacts of global warming, setting up a potential clash ...
Review: 3 weather phone apps help you on the go
For me, climate change is a serious issue. No, I'm not referring to the debate over global warming. My concerns are much simpler. I'm constantly ...
Survey: Sandy slows hiring in November to 118K
A private survey shows that U.S. businesses added fewer workers in November, mostly because Superstorm Sandy shut down factories, retail stores, and ...
Blizzard halts traffic at Sweden's main airport
Traffic at Sweden's main airport came more or less to a stand-still Wednesday, delaying the anticipated arrival of some of this year's Nobel Prize ...
World Bank: Arab World hit hard by climate change
The Middle East and North Africa will be especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday, ...