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'It's hell outside': Sizzling heat wave in parts of southern and central Europe prompts alerts
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places. From Italy to Romania, …