Free yoga awaits US voters on election day
A yoga studio in Washington has said it will give free classes to anyone who casts his or her ballot in next week's US elections.
Flow Yoga Center said it was throwing open the doors to its Astanga M
Devastated New York, New Jersey began slow recovery
Millions in the worst hit New York and New Jersey and up and down the US East Coast Wednesday began picking pieces of their lives shattered by Hurricane Sandy that left 48 dead.
Much of New York, Ame
Obama declares ‘major disaster’ after storm
US President Barack Obama declared that megastorm Sandy had triggered “major disaster” in the states of New York and New Jersey and freed up federal aid for those who lost homes or businesses.
Hurricane Sandy approaches, US in state of emergency
US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in the nation's capital as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
Evacuations begin as US braces for huge storm
The US East Coast braced itself to weather one of the worst storms in decades as Hurricane Sandy churned towards the densely populated areas of New York, Washington and Boston and threatened to dump i
Obama cancels campaign events to monitor storm
The White House says President Barack Obama is canceling campaign appearances in Northern Virginia on Monday and Colorado on Tuesday so he can monitor Hurricane Sandy. The storm is currently forecast
Hurricane Sandy grounds thousands of flights
Hurricane Sandy grounded thousands of flights in the U.S. northeast on Monday and upended travel plans across the globe, stranding passengers from Hong Kong to Europe. The massive storm threatens to b
7.7 magnitude quake hits Canada
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hit Queen Charlotte Islands off the western coast of Canada Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate report of casualties or dama
New technique to preserve brightness of silver discovered
Scientists have developed a new technique to protect silver artifacts and jewellery and preserve their brightness.
Obama leads in swing states, says CNN
The US presidential election, which is just 10 days away, appears to be headed down to the wire, with opinion polls suggesting that incumbent Barack Obama’s Republican rival Mitt Romney maintaining a