Saturday, August 28, 2010

Thousands flee after volcano erupts in Indonesia

A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, causing thousands of human beings to flee their homes, officials said. There are no reports of casualties or injuries so far. More information: click here

Explosion as Mexicans mourn migrants

An explosive device detonated Saturday three blocks away from a mass honoring 72 migrants found killer near the Mexican border, state media reported. More information: click here

More deaths feared as flood recedes

The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding could rise substantially as flood waters go and more bodies surface, administration officials affirm. More information: click here

Paris Hilton arrested on drug charge

Paris Hilton was released from a Las Vegas, Nevada, jail Saturday morning after being arrested late the night before on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said Saturday. More information: click here

Glenn Beck rally plans cause a stir

The plotted large rally by Fox News Channel and radio talk exhibit host Glenn Beck on Saturday on the National Mall is causing controversy since of its location and timing. More information: click here

Friday, August 27, 2010

Iraq put on high alert ahead of expected bombing campaign

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has warned of likely attacks across the nation and place security forces on high alert following a recent wave of 20 bomb attacks. More information: click here

'At least 11 dead' in Turkey landslide

The death toll from a Thursday night landslide in northeastern Turkey has increased to 11, the semi-official Anadolu Ajansi news supply said Friday. More information: click here

Lead cop in Mexico massacre missing

A lead investigator and another official looking into the massacre of 72 migrants in northern Mexico are missing, Mexico's president said Friday. More information: click here

Worker charged in hospital fire deaths

A Romanian hospital worker has been arrested on charges of negligence with severe consequences relating to a deadly fire at a hospital in which five babies died. More information: click here

Boeing delays Dreamliner delivery date

Glance at complete tale for latest details. More information: click here

'Emergency landing' error terrifies fliers

Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong got a scare this week when a recorded announcement said the plane was making an emergency landing. More information: click here

Miners threaten to join strikes in SA

Another powerful union in South Africa is threatening to join the massive strike that has already crippled the nation. More information: click here

Woman in surgery to remove 23 nails

A Sri Lankan maid whose Saudi employer allegedly hammered 23 nails into her arms, legs and forehead is locate to undergo surgery Friday, while administration officials meet with Saudi diplomats in Colombo over the incident. More information: click here

Thursday, August 26, 2010

U.N. emergency session held on Congo

U.N. peacekeepers in eastern Congo affirm they knew Rwandan rebels were massing in the region where 150 women were raped. More information: click here

German singer convicted in HIV case

A German pop star was found guilty Thursday of failing to tell sexual partners that she was infected with HIV and was given a two-year suspended sentence. More information: click here

Tiger divorces wife, finds form on Tour

Newly-divorced Tiger Woods carded his best round of the year to claim the early lead in The Barclays tournament on Thursday. More information: click here

Trapped miners assume various roles

As Chile labors carefully to rescue 33 trapped miners, the nation is subtly working to buoy their hopes and psychological equilibrium by not telling them straight outside just how extended it could capture to autonomous of charge them from the bottom of a dark and craggy shaft. More information: click here

N.Korea's Kim said to be in China

A frenzy of diplomatic activity was underway encircling the tense Korean peninsula Thursday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly traveling through China, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visiting Pyongyang, and the Chinese envoy to six-party denuclearization talks landing in Seoul. More information: click here

Marking Mother Teresa's 100th birthday

A solemn Mass at the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa Thursday. More information: click here

Singer guilty of not telling partners about HIV infection

A German pop star was found guilty Thursday of failing to tell sexual partners that she was infected with HIV and was given a two-year suspended sentence. More information: click here