An unseasonal snowstorm slammed the US East Coast on Saturday, disrupting air travel and leaving more than three million homes and businesses without electricity. The storm is thought to have killed at least 11 people.
Rescuers in the Philippines are struggling to reach tens of thousands of people affected by massive flooding in the wake of back-to-back typhoons amid fears a third storm may hit the country next week.
Typhoon Nesat caused at least 21 deaths on Luzon, the main Philippine island, it emerged Wednesday. Tens of thousands more residents evacuated their homes. The storm caused extensive damage to roads, public services, and crops.
In Chile the death of a teenager has galvanized the movement and demonstrators demands for their share of the country's economic boom. And the US congress has passed a bill granting compensation to those made ill by helping at the 9/11 sites. Finally we turn to Argentina to take a look at the evangelical churches being preyed upon by Mexican drug cartels.
US President Barack Obama has officially declared that the severe floods afflicting parts of North Carolina and New York in the wake of Hurricane Irene a “major disaster”, paving the way for the areas to receive federal aid.
Towns along the east coast of the United States are scrambling to restore power lines and stem massive floods in the wake of Hurricane Irene, which is now known to have killed at least 44 people.
Combined reports from emergency officials and local media across ten states on the US East Coast Monday say that Hurricane Irene was responsible for the deaths of at least 33 people, mostly from falling trees, road accidents, and floodwater.
New York City was slowly getting back to business Monday as further north, Vermont battled the state’s worst flooding since 1927, leaving 50,000 people without power. Hurricane Irene, now a tropical storm, has killed 21 people across the East Coast.
In today's international papers, we look at who's profiting from the Arab spring, why the Notting Hill carnival is more important than ever this year, and if the media coverage of Hurricane Irene was a fuss about nothing.
Tropical storm Irene moved into Canada early on Monday after leaving millions along the densely populated east coast of the United States under water and without power. At least 21 people were killed during the storm's weekend rampage.
