Pro-Gaddafi tanks storm into Libya's Misurata: TV
2011-03-06 21:06:58
Troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sent tanks to storm into the town of Misurata, 200 km east of the capital Tripoli, on Sunday in an attempt to retake the city, which reportedly was still controlled by rebels, Al- Jazerra news network said, citing eyewitnesses.
Christchurch earthquake to cost $11b
2011-03-06 19:04:30
The Christchurch earthquake will cost up to 15 billion NZ dollars ($11 billion) and knock gross domestic product growth back by 1.5 percentage points, but New Zealand's Treasury predicts a silver lining in 2012 as rebuilding gets underway.
Toll at 166, Christchurch partly opens
2011-03-06 09:03:58
Dozens of residents and business owners queuing on Sunday morning to get inside parts of Christchurch's central business district cordon.
4.8 magnitude aftershock jolts Christchurch
2011-03-05 16:30:23
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand South Island city of Christchurch on Saturday evening.
Soldiers kill six women protesting in Cote d'Ivoire
2011-03-05 09:29:33
Soldiers backing Cote d'Ivoire's defiant leader mowed down women protesting his refusal to leave power in a hail of gunfire on Thursday.
10 years needed to rebuild damaged NZ city
2011-03-04 07:46:34
It will take at least 10 years to rebuild Christchurch, warning it would be months before they could even begin to reopen the quake-hit NZ city.
Fresh air strike hits Libya oil town: witnesses
2011-03-03 17:03:55
A warplane bombed the eastern Libyan oil terminal town of Brega on Thursday, a day after troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched a ground and air attack on the town that was repulsed by rebels.
Canada sets up National Tree Day
2011-03-03 16:59:50
Canada's House of Commons Wednesday passed a motion calling for the creation of National Tree Day, which falls on the Wednesday of the last full week in September, or the National Forest Week.
93 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan
2011-03-03 16:49:48
A total of 93 people were killed in renewed clashes between the Arab Mesiria tribe and fighters from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Sudan's disputed oil- rich area of Abyei, Sudanese newspapers reported Thursday.
93 killed in renewed clashes in Sudan
2011-03-03 16:49:48
A total of 93 people were killed in renewed clashes between the Arab Mesiria tribe and fighters from Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Sudan's disputed oil- rich area of Abyei, Sudanese newspapers reported Thursday.
Doctors call for approval of brain surgery to treat depression
2011-03-03 14:11:17
Australian doctors on Thursday called on the federal government to provide Australians with mental illness greater access to controversial surgery that places electrodes in a patient's brain while they are awake.
'Celebrity' WWI veteran to mark 110th birthday
2011-03-03 07:45:38
World War I's last surviving combatant Claude Choules will celebrate his 110th birthday on Thursday with a low-key party, his son said, describing his father as a "celebrity" who hates war.