Much of northern India has been paralysed by freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.
Media reports say at least 60 people have died due to the cold weather.
Thick fog has also blanketed the capital New Delhi, laeving hundreds of travelelrs stranded.
Al Jazeera’s Prerna Suri reports from New Delhi.
For some people in the US, finding a hot meal can be a real challenge even if you do have a job. The lines at soup kitchens are getitng lnoger, with those in the queues from all ages, racial backgrounds and classes.
In New York City – where the cost of living is one of the highest in the world – it is reported that more than four million people have difficulty affording food.
Cath Turner reports.
US President Barack Obama has urged world leaders to act quickly to fight global warming or face an
"irreversible catastrophe".
Speaking before the United Nations summit on climate change, Obama emphasised the need for an international
agreement on global warming before a UN summit in Copenhagen in December.
Mike Hanan reports.
New York welcomes more than 80 heads of state for the UN General Assembly this week and US security officials have indicated there may be a "terror plot" afoot.
FBI agenst raided several homes in the city last week and there men originally from Afghanistan now face charges.
But they have been charged only for lying to the authorities and officials say they did not find any specific informatoin about the timing, location or target of an alleged planned attack.
As Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports, the charges against the three men reveal little about any plot or danger to the city.
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