Tourists began fleeing cyclone-ravaged Fiji Monday and aid efforts intensified as the death toll climbed to 20, with officials warning it could rise further as reports trickle in from devastated remote communities.
Fiji began a massive clean-up on Sunday after the most powerful cyclone in the Pacific nation's history left a trail of destruction, killing six people, flattening scores of homes and crippling infrastructure.
Fiji warned residents to brace for an onslaught Saturday as a category five super-storm bears down on the Pacific island nation, with international flights cancelled and evacuation centres activated.
The Qatar Met department has warned of a drop in visibility due to foggy conditions in the early hours of Thursday and Friday, followed by a gradual rise in temperatures over the next few days.
Chinese rail authorities offered 10,000 stranded Lunar New Year travellers free upgrades to high-speed trains Wednesday as they tackled a huge backlog of passengers stuck in Guangzhou by snow and ice.
Nearly 100,000 Lunar New Year travellers in China were stranded in the city of Guangzhou on Monday, police said, as snow and ice disrupted the world's largest annual human migration.
Restaurants and coffee shops along the Corniche of Al Wakrah Souq have enjoyed brisk business since the onset of the winter season, but are competing for customers ...
The mercury is expected to dip to 6 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country including Wakra and Mesaieed on Sunday, the met office has said.
One of the lowest maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in Qatar this winter, 16C and 10C, respectively, is forecast for Friday.
A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern US Saturday as officials urged millions in the storm's path to seek shelter, warning the worst is yet to come.
The eastern US braced Friday for a monstrous blizzard, sparking flight cancelations and the looming shutdown of Washington's public transportation system.
Strong wind and dusty conditions have been forecast at places inshore in Qatar on Monday.
