Panama to recieve $8.9m to tackle climate change
2010-12-28 11:25:34
Panama will receive $8.9 million from the World Bank and a UN emission-cut program to mitigate the impact of climate change in the country, the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) said Monday.
Venezuela arrests more than 12,000 for drug crimes
2010-12-28 09:20:29
Venezuela has detained 12,376 people for drug-related crimes this year, about 40 percent more than in 2009, as the South American nation continues to be a major shipment route, authorities said on Monday.
Manila police tape their guns for safety
2010-12-27 11:18:18
Police hold their service firearms with tape wrapped around the muzzles after a ceremony at a police headquarters in Manila Dec 27, 2010. Police have been taping the muzzles of their guns to monitor who discharges their firearms during revelry as New Year's Day celebrations approach and stray bullets are often the cause of a number of deaths.
Mavi Marmara ship returns to Istanbul
2010-12-27 09:17:45
Tens of thousands of Turks turned up at Sultanahmet harbor in Istanbul on Sunday for the return of the Mavi Marmara, the ill-fated flagship of the Gaza flotilla, which was violently raided by Israeli commando forces in May.
Quake shakes New Zealand, causing minor damage
2010-12-26 17:33:59
Masonry and glass rained down near post-Christmas shoppers as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake rocked Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Sunday.
Australia caught asylum-seeker vessel
2010-12-25 15:42:18
Australian Customes officials intercepted a suspected asylum-seeker vessel to the northeast of Ashmore Island on Christmas Day.
Survivors of sinking boat arrive in New Zealand
2010-12-24 09:09:51
The 20 survivors from the sinking of the South Korean fishing boat Insung No 1 in the Southern Ocean arrived in New Zealand South Island's southern port of Bluff on Thursday night.
Double rainbow seen during heavy rain in LA
2010-12-23 10:50:06
Another round of storms drenched rain-soaked Southern California on Wednesday, flooding streets, causing widespread power outages and prompting evacuations in foothill areas prone to mudslides.
113 Haitian kids join adoptive French families
2010-12-23 09:36:09
More than 100 children from Haiti arrived in France on Wednesday to start new lives with their adoptive families - an event some parents described as an early Christmas present.
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours
2010-12-22 22:13:37
Snapshot photos capture the moments of events happened all around the world during the past 24 hours of December 21.
Summer beach in Uruguay
2010-12-22 12:11:41
Residents of Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, play soccer during the first day of summer at the city's Ramirez beach, Dec 21, 2010. Summer has arrived with temperatures reaching over 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit).
Mass kidnap of migrants reported in Mexico
2010-12-22 09:54:46
Armed men kidnapped about 50 Central American migrants in southern Mexico after holding up the cargo train they were riding on, El Salvador's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.