727 dead, 207 missing in Brazil floods
2011-01-20 06:21:48
At least 207 people are still missing after Brazil's worst landslides in decades, authorities said on Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster in a scenic mountain region rose steadily to 727.
World's Internet users gather in Brazil
2011-01-19 11:20:23
Inter users from several countries take part in the week-long "Campus Party" in Sao Paulo Jan 18, 2011.
Hundreds to flee as floods inundating E Australia
2011-01-18 10:22:59
Evacuation alerts were issued on Tuesday for several areas of Horsham, Victoria of Australia, as floodwater begins to deluge the rural city.
78 killed, 94 injured in Tunisia's violence
2011-01-18 10:07:29
Weeks of violent protests in Tunisia have killed 78 people, including members of the security forces, and injured 94 others, Interior Minister Ahmed Friaa said Monday on Tunisian state TV.
Rains, landslides ravage Brazil
2011-01-17 13:45:26
Brazil rains and floods have killed at least 611 people as forecasts of more storms and fears of disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.
Brazil rains kill more than 600, epidemic feared
2011-01-17 06:19:43
Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 626 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said on Sunday, as fears of more storms and disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.
Mayor of town in south Mexico shot dead
2011-01-14 10:01:10
The mayor of Santiago Amoltepec in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, Luis Jimenez Mata, was shot to death at home by a gunman Thursday, police said.
Brazil flood deaths rise to 400
2011-01-14 07:20:59
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Thursday and struggled to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 400 people in one of Brazil's deadliest natural disasters in decades.
Australia's Brisbane avoids worst flood fears
2011-01-13 09:47:58
Flood water in Australia's third-biggest city peaked below feared catastrophic levels on Thursday.
At least 270 dead in Brazil floods, landslides
2011-01-13 09:26:32
Floods and landslides devastated several mountain towns near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, killing at least 257 people as torrents of water and mud swept through the region, burying many families as they slept.
China's peacekeepers mark Haiti quake anniversary
2011-01-13 07:25:23
China's peacekeeping police in Haiti on Wednesday paid tribute to fallen colleagues and other victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation one year ago.
3,500 Australians flee Queensland to escape flood
2011-01-12 14:08:37
The death toll from the Australian Queensland floods disaster has risen to 12 and more than 3500 people have been forced to take shelter in 57 evacuation centers across the state as floodwaters continue to rise