The steps Vienna took to prepare for extreme rainfall may hold lessons for how other cities can face deluges to come.

Vienna has a large flood protection system that has spared it from the catastrophic floods that have devastated parts of ...

A massive flood wave threatened new areas and heavy rains also caused flooding and evacuation of some 1,000 people in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.

Deadly floods that unleashed destruction across central and eastern Europe will generate some of the worst regional losses ...

A firefighter in Austria is among those killed as torrential rain caused by Storm Boris continues to wreak havoc across Central and Eastern Europe.

Britons in Italy have been given a fresh travel warning as flooding may affect their holidays. The Foreign, Commonwealth and ...

Hezbollah's operations commander Ibrahim Aqil, who served on the group's top military body, was killed alongside members of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Unit. Middle Eastcategory Prospects for a Gaza ...

Rayne Beau, a lost cat, managed to travel 800 miles back home after vanishing during a camping trip in Yellowstone National Park. Found exhausted in Roseville, California, he was reunited with his ...

With much of the country in the grip of devastating bushfires, it's hard to believe that only nine years ago much of Queensland was battling a flood crisis. Starting in November 2010, 97 communities ...

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Greece is to battle the housing crisis by further regulating Airbnb and house rentals as of 2025, imposing restrictions on short-term leasing while providing incentives for long-term rentals to owners ...