While South Africans are lucky to have a sunnier Christmas than the Northern Hemisphere folks, we sometimes miss out a bit on the Christmas cheer that's so prevalent in European countries during this ...

WARSAW, Mo. — As winter weather swept through the Ozarks, the messy conditions are forcing some businesses that normally stay open to close until the storm passes.

If you're sticking to a tight budget, you'll score discounted rates on rooms and flights between December and February (Warsaw's winter) thanks to the region's chilly 20- to 30-degree weather.

Like most of Mitteleuropa, Warsaw still has many grey days in winter. The housing crisis here is as bad as elsewhere but, while Warsaw is busy and confident making plans for the century ahead, ...