LONDON, U.K.: Several major airports were forced to suspend flights as heavy snow and freezing rain caused widespread disruption across Europe on January 5, particularly in the U.K. and Germany.
Bad weather in the U.K. has raised concerns that rural areas, especially in northern England, could be cut off. Up to 15 inches of snow have been reported above 985 feet.
The National Grid, which manages the count
WASHINGTON, DC - Thursday was a national day of mourning in the United States for the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, with the government shut down as top officials gathered at the majestic Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral for the country's 39th president.
Carter, who died last week at 100 as the oldest former president, often disdained the political formalities of Washington governance
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Reflecting the desire of both Republicans and Democrats to counter Beijing, the U.S. House of Representatives' bipartisan select committee focused on China will continue in the new Congress, the panel's leaders said this week.
The panel, controlled by Republicans since 2023, focuses on what lawmakers see as major security and economic threats from China, the U.S.'s top global rival. It was rene
JACKSON, Wyoming: One skier was killed and another injured after the group they were in triggered the large snowslide while ascending a mountain in western Wyoming.
The avalanche occurred over the weekend in a remote area about 20 miles east of Grand Teton National Park.
A group of four people was climbing a steep slope at 10,400 feet when a five-foot-thick layer of snow broke loose. According to Teton Co
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia's government has launched a nationwide program to combat malnutrition among children and pregnant women, aiming to reach nearly 90 million people by 2029.
The Free Nutritious Meal initiative, spearheaded by President Prabowo Subianto, is a centerpiece of his administration's efforts to address stunted growth, which affects 21.5 percent of Indonesian children under five, and
NEW DELHI: India's foreign ministry said on January 4 that it has shared its concerns with China about a planned hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet.
This river flows into India as the Brahmaputra and continues into Bangladesh.
"The Chinese side has been urged to ensure that the interests of downstream states of the Brahmaputra are not harmed by activities in upstream areas," Indian forei
LOS ANGELES, California - California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled and straining resources as officials prepared for the situation to worsen early Wednesday.
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that sta
MAR-A-LAGO, Florida - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military force in his attempt to get Greenland under U.S. Control. The remarks came during a lengthy news conference by the president-elect at his residence Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.
The remarks also come at a time when the president-elect's son Donald Trump Jr is visiting Greenland in what was described as a private visit.
MONTPELIER, Vermont: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute (API) have filed a federal lawsuit against Vermont over its groundbreaking law that holds fossil fuel companies accountable for climate-related damages.
The law, enacted last year, makes Vermont the first state to require companies to pay for decades of climate change costs.
The suit seeks to block the law's enforcemen
DALLAS, Texas: A fire at a Dallas shopping center on January 4 morning led to the tragic loss of more than 500 animals, most of them small birds, according to authorities.
The fire broke out at Plaza Latina in Northwest Dallas, where 579 animals housed in a pet shop succumbed to smoke inhalation. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans confirmed that while flames never directly reached the animals, chickens,