NZ urged to probe into quake liability
2011-04-12 15:32:30
New Zeland's Royal Commission of Inquiry into inner-city building failure during Christchurch's February earthquake should investigate liability.
Older brains less nimble at multi-tasking
2011-04-12 11:09:09
The elderly have a harder time multi-tasking than young adults because they are far less nimble at switching neurological connections in their brains.
African penguin edging closer to extinction
2011-04-12 07:08:44
Penguins waddle over giant boulders and dive into the shallow turquoise sea to the delight of camera-ready tourists near the tip of South Africa.
59 bodies found near Mexican border state
2011-04-08 08:04:20
Fifty-nine bodies were found buried on Wednesday in a series of pits in the northern Mexico state of Tamaulipas.
World to step up fight against organized crimes
2011-04-08 09:08:13
Representatives of more than 100 countries on Thursday agreed to boost a new joint strategy against the organized crimes groups.
12 children killed in school shooting
2011-04-08 07:42:25
A gunman roamed the halls of an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and killed 12 children.
Scientists search for nuclear water
2011-04-07 15:14:59
Scientists will look in the central Pacific Ocean for traces of radioactivity from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in.
'My Other Ride is a Spaceship'
2011-04-07 11:03:51
The new Virgin America A320 aptly named "My Other Ride is a Spaceship" flies in tandem with White Knight2 carrying Spaceship 2 over San Francisco April 6, 2011.
Charity toasts windfall from whisky find
2011-04-07 07:17:14
A charity that recovered a cache of whisky abandoned in Antarctica more than 100 years ago is set to reap a windfall after a Scottish distillery recreated the tipple.
Genes linked with caffeine intake found
2011-04-07 09:38:45
US researchers have discovered two genes in which variation affects intake of caffeine, the most widely consumed stimulant in the world.
Autism demands world's attention
2011-04-07 09:34:36
UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday said autism demands the collective attention of the international community.
NZ national news agency to close after 130 yrs
2011-04-06 15:41:29
The New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) is to close down after more than 130 years.