Obama visits storm victims with top critic

US President Barack Obama, locked in a tight re-election bid, will join one of his top Republican critics on a visit to victims of superstorm Sandy in New Jersey. It will give Americans a high-profile display of presidential leadership while leaving...

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Yellow fever kills 32 in Sudan's Darfur

MOSQUITO-BORN yellow fever has killed 32 people in Sudan's conflict-plagued Darfur region this month, the health ministry said in a statement obtained by AFP on Wednesday. "According to laboratory results, people are affected by yellow fever....

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JFK, Newark airports reopen but limited

TWO of the biggest airports serving New York - John F Kennedy and Newark Liberty International - have reopened. The first passenger flight to JFK arrived from Long Beach, California, at 7.04am local time on Wednesday. The JetBlue flight carried...

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Indonesia's Yudhoyono welcomed by British

INDONESIA'S President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been welcomed to London by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the start of a state visit aimed at impressing the emerging Asian power with pomp and pageantry. The Queen received Yudhoyono and his...

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Airports and NYSE reopen post-Sandy

TWO major airports have reopened and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange has come back to life, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rush to rescue flood victims and fires still rage two days after superstorm Sandy. ? ...

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Tens of thousands flee as storm hits India

MORE than 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes on Wednesday as a tropical storm slammed into southern India from the Bay of Bengal. Rain lashed the region and strong winds uprooted trees in some places. Weather officials said the storm...

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Greece's tough steps spark strike call

GREECE has unveiled a tough new austerity budget, sparking a call for a 48-hour strike as the EU said there was more work to be done before the recession-hit country can access loan funds needed to stave off bankruptcy. Finance Minister Yannis...

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