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  • Australia: More rain is predicted in flood-battered Queensland

    Weather forecasters in Australia are predicting more rain, thunder and hail in Queensland over the next few days and there are worries that the floods could have long term impact on major industries in the area which include mining, farming and tourism. A huge area of Australia’s north-eastern State is already inundated and latest predictions […]

    1000 black birds fall from sky, found dead

    Over 1,000 black birds fell from the sky and were found dead in an Arkansas town, prompting the wildlife authorities to launch a probe to determine what caused their death. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said, the dead birds were found over a 2-kilometer area in Beebe on Friday night. It has been speculated […]

    Several minor, moderate earthquakes jolt southwest China province

    Several minor and moderate earthquakes jolted southwest China’s Yunnan Province yesterday and today. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China’s Yunnan Province this morning. The quake jolted Yingjiang County of Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong at 7:33 a.m.(local time). Soon after, at 7:44 a.m., a 3.4-magnitude quake hit the […]

    N Korea media calls for better ties with S Korea

    North Korea has called for better relations with the South in a series of New Year editorials in state media. Tensions are high on the Korean peninsula after the North shelled a border island killing four. The New Year editorials in three North Korean newspapers called for confrontation between the two Koreas to be defused […]

    Chavez, Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions

    President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each other’s capitals. The handshake Saturday came as leaders were milling about at the inauguration of new Brazilian President […]

    Russia-China oil pipeline becomes operational

    The first oil pipeline between Russia and China has become operational. Oil began flowing this morning through the 1000 kilometer long pipeline that links Siberia with refineries in the northeastern Chinese city of Daqing after two months of testing. The pipeline was commissioned today by Yao Wei, General Manager of Pipeline Branch of Petro China […]

    Pope urges leaders to defend Christians after Egypt bombing

    Pope Benedict XVI Saturday urged world leaders to defend Christians against abuse and intolerance after a New Year’s day bomb attack in a Coptic church in Egypt claimed 21 lives. In the wake of mounting tensions and “especially discrimination, abuse and religious intolerance which are today striking Christians in particular, I once again launch a […]

    Lethal bird flu strain confirmed in SKorea wild ducks

    Five wild ducks found dead in South Korea this week were confirmed Saturday to have been infected with a lethal strain of the bird flu virus as the country battles its first outbreak in over two years. Tests showed the five dead birds found in Sacheon City on 26th December had been stricken with the […]

    6.9 earthquake hits northern Argentina

    A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 hit an area in northern Argentina early Saturday, the USgovernment reported. The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 6:56 local time (0956 GMT), was located 151 kilometres (94 miles) northeast of the city of Santiago del Estero, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The reading was […]

    1 dead after Russian plane bursts into flames

    At least one person was killed and three were missing as a Russian passenger jet carrying 124 people caught fire and exploded after it made an emergency landing at a Siberian airport shortly after takeoff. “According to preliminary information, one person died, three are missing and several others were injured in the ensuing fire on […]