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Ferocious Hurricane Ike threatens Cuba, Gulf

HAVANA, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Ike charged toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico as a ferocious Category 4 storm on Saturday, while Tropical Storm Hanna drenched the U.S. Atlantic coast after barreling ashore in the Carolinas. ...  > full story

Federer awaits opponent for U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Roger Federer stormed into his fifth successive U.S. Open final on Saturday but his challenger will not be known for another 24 hours after heavy rain washed away the rest of the day's play at Flushing Meadows. ...  > full story

Obama tells elderly he will protect retirement

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sep. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned the elderly on Saturday that Republican rival John McCain would put their retirement income in danger. ...  > full story

Nearly 500 dead in flooded Haitian town: police

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Haitian police found 495 corpses when muddy floodwaters began to recede on Friday from the port city of Gonaives following days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hanna, the town's police commissioner said on Friday. ...  > full story

Hurricane Ike heads for Bahamas and Florida: NHC

NEW YORK, Sep. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Ike with winds near 125 miles per hour will likely reach the Bahamas early next week and South Florida by mid-week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT report Friday. ...  > full story

Ike strengthens into major Category 4 hurricane

WASHINGTON, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Hurricane Ike strengthened rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in the Atlantic Ocean with 135 mph (215 kph) winds late on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. ...  > full story

Bush surveys Gustav response as evacuees head home

NEW ORLEANS, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush made a quick visit to Louisiana on Wednesday to survey damage from Hurricane Gustav as New Orleans officials lifted roadblocks to allow tens of thousands who fled the city to return despite widespread power outages. ...  > full story

Tropical storm Ike grows into Atlantic hurricane

MIAMI, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Ike strengthened into a hurricane in the open Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday with winds of 80 miles per hour (130 km/hour) winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. ...  > full story

Inept response to floods outrages India

PURNEA, India, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — For several days, Urmi Mahato and her family were glued to the radio and TV, eager for information on rising floodwaters and waiting for the government to tell them whether and when to evacuate their home. ...  > full story

Storms swirl in Atlantic, deadly floods hit Haiti

NASSAU, Sep. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Heavy rains flooded parts of Haiti with head-high water on Tuesday and sent walls of mud down the hillsides, killing at least 25 people as Tropical Storm Hanna swirled over the Bahamas and took aim at the southeastern United States. ...  > full story
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