Bus Crash Kills Five, Injures 87 in South Africa
2012-05-27 02:45:59
At least five people were killed and 87 others were hurt as the bus they were travelling in crashed in eastern South Africa on Saturday afternoon, local media reported.
UN Observers' Chief Condemns Carnage in Syria, Warns of Civil War
2012-05-27 00:53:39
Head of UN observers mission to Syria condemned on Saturday the "tragic and brutal" massacre that took place a day earlier in Syrian's central village of Houla and claimed the lives of more than 90 people, warning that the ongoing violence would
2 Dead, 7 Injured in Shooting Incident in Finland
2012-05-27 00:40:36
Police units arrived on the scene within minutes after the alarm was raised. The operation involved around 50 police officers, including members of a rapid-response team.
Nineteen Die in Heat Wave in Eastern India
2012-05-27 00:08:39
Nineteen people have died due to sunstroke following heat wave in the eastern state of Odisha till Saturday.The state government has advised people not to venture out of their homes in the afternoon, an official said in Bhubaneswar, state capital Saturday
8,500 Evacuated as Heavy Rain Continues in Cuba
2012-05-27 00:07:31
Two people died and more than 8,500 were evacuated Saturday as heavy rain continued in central Cuba, local media reported. Sancti Spiritus, a province 350 km east of Havana, registered an accumulated rainfall of more than 900 millimeters, a historical re
Japan's Kansai to Face "Power Saving" due to "Zero Nuclear Power"
2012-05-26 21:19:11
Residents and companies in western Japanese region of Kansai will have to take measures to reduce electricity consumption in the upcoming summer as a power shortfall is expected due to continued shutdown of nuclear power plants in Japan.
Medvedev Elected Leader of Russia's Ruling Party
2012-05-26 17:38:33
Russia's ruling United Russia party elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader on Saturday. Former leader of the United Russia and incumbent President Vladimir Putin led the party from 2008 to 2012, but he never formally joined the party.In
Avoidable Death Rate Drops Sharply in Canada
2012-05-26 15:21:07
This is the first time the report has focused on avoidable mortality in a bid to better study the effectiveness of the health system.The main reason for the drop in avoidable deaths was a 72-percent reduction in deaths caused by circulatory diseases such
20 Killed, over 20 Injured as Bus Overturns in Pakistan
2012-05-26 01:36:26
At least 20 people were killed and over 20 others were injured when a bus overturned in Pakistan' s central city of Rahim Yar Khan on Friday night, reported local state-run TV channel PTV, adding that the rescue work is underway.
73-year-old Japanese Woman Summits Mt. Qomolangma
2012-05-26 00:51:56
73-year-old Japanese woman Tamae Watanbe has successfully climbed Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest), becoming the world's oldest person to overcome the peak.On May 19, Watanbe and her team of four successfully scaled Mt. Qomolangma from China's Tibet side beat
Traces of Higher-grade Uranium Detected in Iran
2012-05-26 00:49:17
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its latest report on Iranian nuclear issue that its inspectors have detected traces of up to 27 percent-purity enriched uranium in the country's Fordow nuclear fuel enrichment plant. The purity level
Romney to Lead Obama among Senior Voters in US Elections
2012-05-26 00:18:04
U.S. senior citizens are likely to cast their ballots in favor of Republican challenger Mitt Romney rather than President Barack Obama in November, continuing a shift among older Americans toward alignment with the Republican Party, experts said.On social