Suicide car bombing kills 10 in E Afghanistan
2011-03-28 13:39:11
A suicide car bomb went off in Afghanistan's Paktika province, some 155 km southeast of capital city of Kabul, late Sunday, killing 10 people and injuring over 50 others.
5.8-magnitude quake hits offshore Chiapas, Mexico
2011-03-27 15:42:15
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted offshore Chiapas, Mexico, at 06:21:01 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
Cities around world dim lights for Earth Hour
2011-03-27 07:35:42
Homes, office towers and landmarks in cities around the world turned off their lights from 8:30 pm local time for one hour to raise awareness about climate change and the threat from rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Beautiful animal eyes
2011-03-25 20:36:39
A collections of photoes taken by photographers on the close-up looks of animal eyes in California zoo.
110-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton discovered in Tunisia
2011-03-25 20:32:00
The nearly intact skeleton fossil of a dinosaur believed to have lived about 110 million years ago was recently discovered in south Tunisia, the official press agency TAP reported Friday.
Hungary nuclear power plant gets pressure test
2011-03-24 14:54:05
A technical worker is at the control center of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary on March 23, 2011.
Billions of people to turn lights off to mark Earth Hour 2011 event
2011-03-25 08:36:28
Billions of people from more than 130 countries are expected to turn off their lights on Saturday for Earth Hour 2011, the event's organizer said on Thursday.
Explosion rocks Jerusalem bus stop; 25 wounded
2011-03-23 22:32:29
A bomb exploded at a crowded bus stop Wednesday in central Jerusalem, wounding at least 25 people in what appeared to be the first militant attack in the city in several years.
Eastern suburb bombed, anti-aircraft fire heard in Tripoli
2011-03-24 05:35:18
The eastern suburb of Tripoli was bombed by Western warplanes and intensive anti-aircraft fire were heard Wednesday night in the Libyan capital, a Xinhua reporter said.
Libya rebels struggle to regroup; US jet crashes
2011-03-22 21:38:50
Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled rebels regrouping in the desert dunes outside a strategic eastern city on Tuesday...
US warplane crashes in Libya
2011-03-22 18:39:54
A US Air Force F-15E fighter jet crashed in Libya overnight after apparent mechanical failure but its crew were safe, a spokesman for the US military Africa Command said on Tuesday.
Libyan capital under 3rd round of airstrikes
58 percent say Britain is wrong to intervene
Former Israeli president Katsav jailed for rape
2011-03-22 15:59:46
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in jail for rape, Israeli media said.
