Floods hit Brisbane, Australia's 3rd-largest city
2011-01-12 07:12:39
Flood in Brisane sparked panic buying of food and left authorities despairing for more than 90 people missing.
1,700 trapped in Australia's New South Wales flood
2011-01-11 09:56:04
The threat of further flooding is severe in Australia's northern New South Wales,where more than 1,700 people have been stranded in their homes by floodwaters, authorities said on Tuesday.
Suicide pact twin had no drugs in system
2011-01-11 09:47:51
An Australian woman who died in what police say was a suicide pact with her twin sister at a Colorado shooting range had no drugs or alcohol in her system.
Australia floods kill 8, toll to rise as 70 missing
2011-01-11 08:43:10
Australian police have launched a major search and rescue operation after devastating flash floods killed eight people, left more than 70 missing and threatened on Tuesday to swamp the country's third-largest city.
About 60 killed in Sudan's Abyei clashes: official
2011-01-10 21:16:44
More than 60 people have been killed in Sudan's disputed region of Abyei over the past three days in a series of clashes involving local Ngok Dinka police forces and militias allegedly associated with the nomadic tribe of Mesiria, a senior official of the Abyei Referendum Forum (ARF) told Xinhua on Monday.
Day for girls who reached 20 in Japan
2011-01-10 18:03:21
The Coming of Age day is held annually on the second Monday of January to congratulate all those who have reached the age of 20 years old..
Tunisian govt says 14 killed in clashes with police
2011-01-10 09:16:21
Fourteen civilians have been killed in clashes with Tunisian police, official media and the government said, in the worst violence in the country for decades.
Cold snap kills 16 in Mexico
2011-01-10 09:12:20
At least 16 people died from a cold snap that has been plaguing Mexico since October.
Threatened Australian town gets flood reprieve
2011-01-08 16:30:17
A town in the path of Australia's huge floods received a reprieve Saturday when forecasters said the waters would peak at a lower level than previously thought, and only a handful of houses were under threat.
UN says at least 210 killed in Cote d'Ivoire crisis
2011-01-06 21:40:59
The UN mission in the restive Cote d'Ivoire said on Thursday that at least 210 people had been killed in the country since mid-December last year, according to media.
Afghan govt planning a ban on lavish weddings
2011-01-06 07:59:11
KABUL, Afghanistan - Extravagant weddings with music and dance were banned by Afghanistan's Taliban as un-Islamic, and now the government plans to again rein in lavish marriage celebrations, but this time to stop grooms going broke.