Gunmen hold 16 in southern Philippines
2011-04-02 20:15:30
Gunmen kidnapped 16 people, including two children, from a school graduation in the southern Philippines to seek the release of fellow tribesmen jailed for a mass hostage-taking in late 2009, police said on Saturday.
Afghans storm UN office; 7 foreigners killed
2011-04-02 09:47:02
Afghans angry over the burning of a Quran at a small Florida church stormed a UN compound in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.
Dinosaur invades Australia school
2011-04-02 07:51:32
Children shrieked and froze in momentary fear as a Tyrannosaurus Rex invaded their Sydney school yard on Friday.
Birds bring purpose in prison
2011-04-02 07:51:32
A project has transformed inmates at a tough South African prison by giving them vulnerable chicks to hand rear.
Rubber duck search leads to high seas yarn
2011-04-02 07:51:32
Men have gone to sea in search of adventure since history began but few have searched for toy ducks and then written a book on the environment.
Family: Child dies from NATO air strike
2011-04-01 07:57:36
The grieving mother sat on the ground rocking her 2-month-old daughter under a blanket on her lap, crying softly.
No apparent link between earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
2011-03-31 15:56:57
There is no enough evidence to show that large earthquakes like what happened in Japan would trigger nearby volcanic eruptions, says a US geophysicist.
Homes evacuated in Australia
2011-03-31 09:26:53
Australia's Queensland Police have declared an emergency situation and 14 homes have been evacuated at Hideaway Bay.
First Mercury images show lots of craters
2011-03-31 08:05:32
New photos from the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury show it has far more impressive battle scars from regular high-speed peltings by space rocks.
Thousands of refugees gather near border of Libya, Egypt
2011-03-29 14:29:52
Thousands of refugees have gathered near the border of Libya and Egypt fleeing the violence in Libya and are waiting for the help of International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Stress hormone can alleviate acrophobia: study
2011-03-29 17:47:16
Stress hormone is helpful in alleviating acrophobia, a morbid fear of great heights, according to a study by Austrian scientists.
110 killed in Yemen bullet factory blast
2011-03-29 07:57:59
A series of blasts at a bullet factory in south Yemen killed at least 110 people on Monday when residents broke in to steal ammunition.