An avalanche left up to 10 people missing in western Austria on Sunday, according to media reports. About 200 rescue workers were searching for people feared buried under the snow near the town of Zuers.
As Ukraine faced more attacks Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Moscow is ready for talks to end the war.
Millions of people hunkered down in a deep freeze overnight and early morning to ride out the frigid storm that has killed at least 20 people across the U.S., trapping some residents inside homes with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes and businesses.
Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country's Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations.
Just as Sapporo has started officially pushing for the 2030 Winter Games, a bribery scandal involving Japan’s most recent Olympics in Tokyo is casting a dark shadow on its plans.
