South Island rattled by powerful earthquakeA powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island in the early hours of the morning causing some panic but no immediate reports of... | |
Plane goes down in UAEA plane has crashed in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Dubai, it is unknown how many... |
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in AfghanistanUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on... |
Suspicious package at US airport leads to arrestMiami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked... |
Soldiers and criminals die in Mexican shootout25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of... |
Cordial relations shown at Mideast peace talksIsraeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace... |
| UN chief condemns Pakistan attacks UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday 'strongly condemned' the bomb attacks in which scores of people were killed this week in Pakistan's cities of Quetta and... |
| 27 dead in road accidents in China At least 27 people were killed and 36 injured in two road accidents in northeast China Firday, authorities... |
| Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai Two pilots were killed Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police... |
| Miranda Kerr shows off baby bump for ad Australian lingerie model Miranda Kerr has shown off her baby bump in a new advertising campaign for her organic skincare... |
| 12 die in bus accident in Mexico At least 12 people died Friday when a bus crashed with a truck at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico, the authorities... |
| Massive quake damages New Zealand's Christchurch city The New Zealand city of Christchurch was extensively damaged early Saturday when it was hit by a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake which flattened buildings, ripped up roads and cut power, water and sewage... |
| Snoop wants to reteam with Katy for next album Rapper Snoop Dogg is eager to reunite with singer Katy Perry in the studio and has lined up the singer to appear on his next... |
| Cheryl, Ashley officially divorced British singer Cheryl Cole's marriage to soccer ace Ashley was officially declared dead Friday, when they were granted a... |
| UAE's exports to Saudi Arabia exceed $266 bn The UAE's exports to Saudi Arabia surpassed one billion Saudi riyals (about $266 million) in June, while Saudi exports to the UAE were valued at 961 million riyals, officials... |
| Cargo plane crashes on take-off in Dubai The crew of a Boeing 747 cargo plane are feared dead after the aircraft crashed on a road shortly after taking off from Dubai Friday, a media report... |
| 7.4-magnitude quake hits New Zealand Tsunami monitoring agencies said they had detected no destructive tsunami after a deep earthquake of 7.4 magnitude struck near New Zealand's South Island... |
| Zsa Zsa Gabor's body to be preserved after death? Hollywood legend Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband wants her body to be plastinated and put on show after she passes... |
| Pregnancy inspires Dion's new perfume Singer Celine Dion has revealed her new fragrance is inspired by her... |
| Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year Singer Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting, which saw her lose as much as 20 pounds between fittings for... |
| Cargo plane crashes in Dubai A cargo plane crashed Friday evening in an uninhabited area in Dubai, media reports... |
| Jail terms of up to 18 years in Portuguese paedophilia case A Portuguese court Friday found six out of seven defendants guilty in a high-profile paedophilia case which has shocked the nation, and handed out prison sentences of up to 18... |
| Chinese man probed for building underground house A 64-year-old man who was building an underground house for his family has become a subject of a probe by authorities in China's Henan... |
| One killed, 30 hurt in Tajikistan blast A police officer was killed and 30 people were injured Friday in a suicide car bomb attack at a police station in Tajikistan, officials... |
| Another 100-km traffic jam builds up in China A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of... |
| US Open: Sania Mirza out of doubles as well India's Sania Mirza's run in the US Open tennis tournament ended with her losing in the first round of the women's doubles... |
| 200-year-old beer bottles found during Baltic Sea salvage Divers have salvaged what is believed to be the world's oldest preserved beer from a 200-year-old shipwreck, the government of the semi-autonomous Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden said... |
| 76 die in Pakistan bombings At least 76 people were killed and more than 160 injured in three powerful explosions in Pakistani cities Friday, two days after triple blasts ripped through a Shia religious procession in Lahore killing 35... |
| Quetta blast toll rises to 73 At least 73 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a blast that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community near Meezan chowk in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reports... |
| Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility for Quetta blast The banned radical group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Friday claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Quetta city, Xinhua... |
| 54 killed in Quetta blast At least 54 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a blast that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community near Meezan chowk in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reports... |
| Indian filmmaker to stay in jail in US Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, arrested in Houston for allegedly carrying 'jihadist' literature and brass knuckles in his checked baggage, will remain behind bars without bail but can leave 'voluntarily' if his case is resolved within 120... |
| Gilani condemns Quetta blast Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack in Quetta city that left 40 people dead and over 100... |
| Rolling Stones considering 50th anniversary tour Charlie Watts, the drummer for the legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, told a French newspaper that the group was considering going on tour in 2012 to celebrate their 50 years of its... |
| Australian swimmer Leisel excited about Commonwealth Games Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting... |
| After Lahore, 43 more die in Pakistan bombings At least 43 people were killed in powerful explosions in three different cities in Pakistan Friday, two days after triple blasts ripped through a Shia religious procession in Lahore killing 35... |
| 40 killed in Quetta blast At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a powerful blast ripped through a Shia procession in Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, two days after a similar attack killed 35 people in... |
| 25 hurt in Tajikistan blast Twenty-five people were injured Friday in a suicide car bomb attack on a police building in Tajikistan, an interior ministry spokesman... |
| Formula milk has 40 times more aluminium than breast milk Formula baby milk can have 40 times more aluminium than breast milk -- which may have an adverse affect on... |
| 13 dead in blast in Pakistan's Quetta At least 13 people were killed in a powerful explosion that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community in Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, media reports... |
| Four killed in fight over 1 yuan Four people were killed after a bloody altercation took place over a 1 yuan (US 15 cents) parking charge in China's Yangpu... |
| Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that this week's Mideast peace talks as well as Israel itself were 'doomed to collapse' as millions of Iranians were expected to turn out for state-organised anti-Israel... |
| 150,000 wild boars go on a rampage in China Over 150,000 rampaging wild boars in a province in eastern China are giving sleepless nights to farmers who have been forced to maintain round-the-clock vigil to save their... |
| Have kids outside marriage, pay hefty fines Married people in a Chinese city who have children outside their marriage will now face heavy fines up to 250,000 yuan... |
| Drugs to fight bone thinning double cancer risk Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to reverse bone thinning could be doubling their oesophagus (gut) cancer... |
| Ants scare jumbos from stripping tree cover Tiny ants are scaring away jumbos about a billion times their size from stripping the tree cover, scientists have... |
| Two blasts in Pakistan, policeman among 3 killed Two people were killed Friday in a powerful bomb blast in a shrine for a minority community in northwest Pakistan, while another explosion ripped through a police van leaving a policeman dead in Peshawar, media reports... |
| Russia to resume tests of submarine-launched missile Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between Sep 9 and 12, a defence industry source said... |
| Indian-origin woman killed self over failed marriage A 24-year-old Indian-origin woman, who tried to keep her failed marriage alive for her family's sake, burned herself to death in Britain, a court was... |
| Canadian honour for M.S. Swaminathan M.S. Swaminathan, one of the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canada's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the... |