Authorities in Hanoi moved to contain the spread of dengue fever and other diseases after the worst floods to hit the city in more than 35 years.

Forty-one people died and 31 were missing after torrential rain left swathes of Yemen under water, President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Saturday.

At least 130 people have been killed in Vietnam and flooding has also hit Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, which is still recovering from a major cyclone.

Three months after erupting, the Chaitén volcano in Chile continues to threaten this once-picturesque town.

Three months after erupting, for what scientists say was the first time in 9,370 years, the Chaitén volcano continues to threaten this once-picturesque town.

Three months after erupting, for what scientists say was the first time in 9,370 years, the Chaitén volcano continues to threaten this once-picturesque town.

Rising temperatures around the globe are linked to extreme downpours and flooding, researchers said on Thursday.

Severe storms and floods in the Carpathian Mountains killed 13 people in Ukraine and five people in neighboring Romania, officials said Sunday.

Outdoor cafes have taken on a special importance in Moscow, where over the last decade people have slowly colonized street spaces that once offered little in the way of coziness.

A typhoon killed about 80 people in floods and landslides, and at least 4 others have died in the sinking of a ferry with more than 700 passengers and crew members.