Hurricane Irene swept through Manhattan on Sunday but reserved the worst of its fury for towns and suburbs up and down the north-eastern US
United States stocks are setting up for another turbulent week that will begin with a focus, oddly enough, on the weather.
Manchester United swept to a magnificent 8-2 victory over 10-man Arsenal as the champions produced the perfect response.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb says it carried out a twin suicide attack on an Algerian military academy that killed 18 people.
Police have arrested one of Egypt’s most wanted Islamist militants as he arrived back in the country following an order to leave Iran.
Mark Webber has hailed his Red Bull team’s one-two finish in the Belgian Grand Prix as their "best ever" result.
Edin Dzeko scored four goals as Manchester City signaled their determination to take the Premier League title with a 5-1 rout of Tottenham.
The rain tapered off, the sun began to come out of hiding and then with a sudden ferocity, dirty sea water poured into the New York coastline.
Heavy rains, that caused a dam to overflow in south western Nigeria and led to houses being submerged, has killed 20 people and displaced thousands.
Angela Merkel faces the biggest challenge to her leadership with traditionally loyal allies openly criticising her approach to the euro zone crisis.