Warming seas could push some fish species to limit
2011-04-18 17:28:33
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni journeyed Monday to China for a medical checkup, according to the royal palace, which gave no details about his health.
NZ to donate $7,900 to quake relief as royal gift
2011-04-18 15:43:34
New Zealand's wedding gift to Prince William and Kate Middleton will be a 10,000 NZ dollars ($7, 900) donation to the Christchurch relief effort.
At least 10 killed in violence in Nigeria
2011-04-18 14:54:04
At least 10 people have been killed in different parts of northwest Nigeria's Gombe state after the presidential election.
Global warming to melt all ice in Arctic Ocean
2011-04-18 13:51:37
Global warming will melt all the ice in the Arctic Ocean every summer, raising earth temperatures even further, researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) warned.
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.
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.
50% of AIDS patients in L America get treatment
2011-04-18 09:29:42
In Latin America there are 600,000 people infected with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and about 50 percent of them receive treatment.
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.
Kuwaiti billionaire Kharafi dies
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
Jordan arrests 103 radicals in clashes
2011-04-18 07:38:44
Jordanian security authorities announced Sunday they have arrested 103 Jihadists Salafists who clashed with police Friday, injuring over 80 of them.
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 and providing scientists with a chance to conduct experiments that may help understand climate change.