Highway accident kills 12 in Argentina
2011-04-18 11:34:39
At least 12 people died and an undetermined number of others were injured early Sunday morning in Vedia locality of Buenos Aires when a tanker had a head-on collision with a passenger van.
Earthquake hits off Western Australia
2011-04-18 10:44:15
Geoscience Australia early on Monday recorded a small earthquake off the north-west coast of Western Australia on Monday.
Canadian drug facility cut overdose deaths
2011-04-18 10:27:38
North America's only sanctioned facility for injection of illegal drugs has cut overdose deaths and should be used as a model in other cities, according to a study published on Monday in the Lancet medical journal.
59% opposes carbon tax in Australia
2011-04-18 09:31:22
Australian voters are growing increasingly hostile to the government's plan to tax carbon emissions, with almost two-thirds opposed to the scheme.
Fighting in key city in west Libya kills 17
2011-04-18 09:25:21
Holding out under a rain of shelling and sniper fire, Libyan rebels fought Moammar Gadhafi's forces Sunday in close-quarters battles in the city center of Misrata
Iceberg move reveals secrets of marine life
2011-04-18 08:04:44
An iceberg's crash into an Antarctic glacier last year cracked off a huge swathe of ice, bringing to light a vast span of the Southern Ocean
Famous Kuwaiti billionaire dies in Cairo
2011-04-17 19:38:20
Famous Arab and Kuwaiti billionaire Nasser Al-Kharafi, also head of the richest family in Kuwait, died on Sunday in Cairo from a heart attack
World cockfighting championship
2011-04-17 16:05:00
Roosters fight during the VII World Cockfighting Championship in Cali, western Colombia.
High heels more dangerous than sports
2011-04-17 15:35:47
Women are now more likely to injure themselves from taking a tumble in a pair of high heels than on the sports field.
5.3-magnitude aftershock hits New Zealand
2011-04-16 20:00:01
A 5.3-magnitude aftershock struck New Zealand South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday, causing damage to buildings and roads.
Cuba marks 50 years since Bay of Pigs attack
2011-04-16 22:08:28
Cuba staged a massive military parade on Saturday to honor the 50th anniversary of the victory over the invasion at the Bay of Pigs in 1961 by CIA-backed exiles.
6.0-magnitude earthquake hits Tonga
2011-04-15 11:21:57
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Tonga at 10:06 am Beijing Time Friday, according to the China Earthquake Network Center.
