
| 07/31/2010 08:22 PM |
Massive Asian floods turn countries into lakes |
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Floods are sweeping through Asia, with Pakistan, Afghanistan and China the worst affected countries.
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| 07/31/2010 08:05 PM |
Russian fire-storm destroys many homes |
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Russia has sent its army in to battle forest fires that are threatening dozens of towns and villages.
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| 07/31/2010 07:55 PM |
Police put down violent protests in Kashmir |
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There has been renewed violence in Kashmir, resulting in the killings of a teenage boy and another protester over the weekend.
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| 07/31/2010 07:46 PM |
Mexican journalists freed after kidnapping ordeal |
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Two of four kidnapped journalists, who were abducted by alleged drug gangs earlier in the week in Mexico, have been rescued.
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| 07/31/2010 07:41 PM |
Attack on neighbouring Venezuela not on says Colombian president |
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The president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has vehemently denied his country is planning an attack on neighbouring Venezuela.
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| 07/31/2010 07:31 PM |
Gore case dropped after story sold to tabloid |
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Prosecutors in the US have said they will take no further action over a claim against former US Vice-President, Al Gore.
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| 07/31/2010 07:25 PM |
80-year-old Frenchman held against will in laundry |
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An 80-year-old Frenchman has been being freed from a laundry room, where he had been held prisoner by a wife half his age and her alleged lover.
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| 07/31/2010 12:58 AM |
Iran rocked by earthquake |
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A strong earthquake shook parts of Iran Friday injuring many and burying scores.
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| 07/31/2010 03:44 AM |
Wikileaks editor denies national security angle by US |
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Julian Assange denies his Web site is responsible for any extra blood spilled in Iraq or Afghanistan, calling on the US government to provide proof of such claims.
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| 07/31/2010 12:58 AM |
International Burn a Quran Day condemned by US Christian and Muslim groups |
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A US-based religious group calling for everyone to burn a copy of the Quran in remembrance of 9/11 victims has been slammed by groups across the US.
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