- 19 March 2012
Germany swears in new president
Germany swore in a new president Sunday, with former pastor Joachim Gauck replacing Christian Wulff, who resigned last month in the face of scandals.
- 05 February 2012
Europe continue to shiver under a blanket of heavy snow
Eastern and central Europe continue to shiver under a blanket of heavy snow Friday, with more deaths reported after bitter cold overnight temperatures.
- 08 January 2012
A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand
A hot air balloon crash in New Zealand early Saturday killed 11 people -- the pilot and 10 passengers -- officials said.
No one survived the crash, which happened on the outskirts of Carterton, a town northeast of Wellington.
- 07 February 2012
Sri Lankan migrant was also found dead in Italy
Temperatures fell to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) in Milan on Monday as 59,000 households remained without electricity in Italy and officials declared a gas supply emergency.
- 08 January 2012
UK sending warship to Persian Gulf
The United Kingdom said Saturday it plans to send a warship to the Persian Gulf, a move that follows Western criticism of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK Ministry of Defense described the deployment of the HMS Daring as "long-planned" and "entirely routine." The destroyer will replace a frigate stationed in the area, it said.
- 01 January 2012
How extreme weather will transform cities
When Tropical Storm Washi ripped through the southern Philippine city of Cagayan de Oro last weekend, it dumped in one day more than the city's entire average rainfall for the month of December.
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