Mass protests continue across Egypt
2011-01-28 21:46:03
Mass protests against the government continued across in Egypt after the prayers on Friday.
Top 10 Chinatowns for Chinese New Year
2011-01-28 19:21:53
Preparations are underway around the world for next week's Chinese New Year (Feb 3) and celebrations in China will be mirrored across the planet.
Brazil builds 8,000 homes for slide victims
2011-01-28 09:15:07
Brazil is building 8,000 new, free homes for survivors of the deadly mudslides that ripped away mountainsides near Rio de Janeiro.
A/H1N1 death toll rises to 25 in Italy
2011-01-28 09:14:20
A total of 25 people have been killed by the A/H1N1 flu virus in Italy since the beginning of this year, authorities said Thursday.
Egypt's ruling party denies officials flee
2011-01-28 09:00:36
Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary-General Safwat el-Sherif denied on Thursday that some officials had fled the country as nationwide protests went on for a third day.
Protests continue for the 3rd day in Egypt
2011-01-28 08:15:44
Protests continued for the third day in front of Lawyers syndicate in central Cairo amid high security presence.
Mandela, 92, hospitalized in S. Africa
2011-01-28 06:51:39
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized for a second straight day Thursday for what his office described as routine tests but which drew concern over the health of the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon.
Australia lacks hands to rebuild after flood
2011-01-27 15:59:08
Access Economics on Thursday said the reconstruction in Queensland, plus the flood-damaged eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales, will lead to skill shortage for Australia.
21 workers killed in Colombian mine blast
2011-01-27 09:37:25
An explosion likely caused by a methane gas buildup ripped through an underground coal mine in Colombia during a shift change Wednesday, killing 21 workers, officials said. A similar fatal blast occurred at the same mine four years ago.
Australia Day celerated in Melbourne
2011-01-26 17:11:24
Thousands of Australians gather at the Bondi Beach in Sydney Wednesday to celebrate the Australia Day.
Egyptians clash with riot police
2011-01-26 14:23:57
Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the biggest demonstrations in years against President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule.
Chavez condones S10.3m debt to farmers
2011-01-26 12:57:12
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Tuesday signed the Agriculture Sector Assistance Law to condone the debt of farmers affected by torrential rains and floods in 2010.