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Ice rink for cars

A cold snap in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku left car brakes useless and wheels spinning as drivers tried to navigate a junction. Amazingly there were no

29 January 2016

Ethiopia

Plea for cash as Ethiopia battles one of its worst droughts in decades

More than 450 million euros needs to be raised by the end of next month to help Ethiopia through critical food shortages. That is the warning from

29 January 2016

World News

Australia: Geelong hit by freak storm, 'millions and millions' of dollars of damage

The storm-hit Australian port city of Geelong, in the south-eastern state of Victoria, is beginning to recover from its worst flooding in decades

28 January 2016

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A chill never seen before

Unprecedented cold brings shock and excitement to parts of Asia. In South Korea hundreds of flights had to be cancelled, many had seen snow for the

26 January 2016

World News

Shock and excitement as big freeze brings unprecedented chill to parts of Asia

With cold weather sweeping across several parts of Asia, hundreds of flights into and out of the South Korean holiday island of Jeju had to be

25 January 2016

USA

Washington comes out to play after blizzard

Two days after the worst snow storm in decades, Washington DC is going back to work. Children and adults alike made the most of Washington DC’s

25 January 2016

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Panda delights in Washington winter wonderland

Tian Tian, a male panda at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington DC, is making the most of the snow covering the US capital. The

24 January 2016

USA

Super Snowstorm keeps US east coast in its icy grip

The big freeze continues on the US east coast and in the city that never sleeps snow ploughs and snowmen have become a regular feature. New York’s

24 January 2016

USA

Stefan Grobe, snowbound, for Euronews in Washington

24 January 2016

World News

Snowstorm Jonas: US East Coast battered by deadly blizzard

A mere six weeks ago, people were milling around New York in t-shirts and thin jackets – the weather exceptionally warm for the time of year. Now the

24 January 2016

USA

Monster snowstorm brings death and disruption to the US east coast

A huge blizzard is causing chaos to parts of the United States and it is due to continue all weekend. Blanketed in snow, The White House has never

23 January 2016

USA

'Life-threatening blizzard' sweeps across US east coast

It’s being described as a blizzard of epic proportions. Snowstorm Jonas is sweeping across the east coast of the United States, carrying with it

23 January 2016

USA

Eastern USA braces for "historic" snowstorm

The eastern seaboard of the United States is bracing itself for a great white storm forecasters are saying is of epic proportions. A metre of snow is

22 January 2016

World News

UN and aid agencies sound alarm about refugees stuck on EU's fringes facing disaster

The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for increased assistance for migrants coming through Turkey and eastern Europe, and are warning a

19 January 2016

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First snow of the year in Tokyo

Snow falls on Tokyo for the first time this year, causing injuries and train delays across the capital.

18 January 2016

World News

Your winter pictures

Much of western Europe saw its first snow of the winter this week. This video shows how the snow hit Cumbria, England (function(d, s, id) { var js

17 January 2016

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Sancheoneo Ice Festival

Locals and tourists brave sub-zero temperatures to take part in a popular ice fishing festival in South Korea. The winter festival is named after a

10 January 2016

Syria

Snow in Syria and Lebanon causes new hardship for refugees

Parts of Syria have been hit by strong winter snowstorms, forcing thousands of people already desperately seeking shelter from civil war to take

6 January 2016

USA

El Niño storms lash drought-stricken California

The first of several storms linked to El Niño has hit California – until now stricken by drought – bringing flooding and warnings of possible

6 January 2016

Poland

Poland: Seven more die in cold snap

A further seven homeless people have died of hypothermia in Poland as temperatures continue to plummet, with temperatures reportedly as low as minus

5 January 2016