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April 17, 2009
Researchers may have found Cleopatra’s tomb
An archeological team is set to break new ground in its excavation of an Egyptian temple where doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony may be buried.
Last Titanic survivor selling mementos to pay bills
The last survivor of the Titanic, 97-year-old Millvina Dean, is auctioning off her remaining mementos of the doomed ship to pay nursing home bills.
April 16, 2009
Baby pythons escape during flight in Australia
Snakes on a plane! No kidding! Four baby pythons escaped on a passenger plane in Australia.
April 15, 2009
Drug Lord Captured
The Colombian government says a top reputed Colombian drug lord has been captured.
Dutch citizen to be sentenced in Iraq bombing
An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen faces sentencing in what prosecutors say is the United States’ first criminal prosecution of attacks targeting Americans in Iraq.
April 10, 2009
Funerals begin for victims of Italian earthquake
Italians have begun the grim task of laying to rest nearly 300 victims from earthquake. Almost 20,000 have braved chilly nights in tents and about 11,000 others in hotels.
April 08, 2009
Russian spacecraft lands with space tourist
The Soyuz spacecraft landed back in Kazakhstan early Wednesday after a six-month trip to the International Space Station—carrying a Russian, an American and a space tourist.
April 06, 2009
Six gay men shot to death in Iraq by tribe members
Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in two separate incidents in the past 10 days.
Many feared dead in Italian earthquake
Officials have said that more than 20 people, including four children, have been killed, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Monday morning, but this figure is expected to rise, with an unknown number of people trapped beneath rubble.
April 05, 2009
The U.N. Security Council is seeking a unified U.N. Security Council working on North Korea response
The U.N. Security Council is seeking a unified response to North Korea’s defiant launch of a rocket Sunday.
April 02, 2009
N. Korea warns Japan against targeting rocket
North Korea says it will attack the Japanese military and “major targets,“ if Japan shoots down a rocket Pyongyang plans to launch in the coming days. Sources say the “bulbous” shroud atop the rocket could indicate satellite aboard. The US says any kind of launch will give the North Koreans valuable information about improving their ballistic missile program.
March 31, 2009
Alleged torturer accused in 15,000 deaths in Cambodia
Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, is accused of overseeing the torture and killing of more than 15,000 men, women and children three decades ago in Cambodia. Duch is facing charges that include crimes against humanity. At least 1.7 million people died under the Khmer Rouge movement.
March 30, 2009
Mad cow expert may have died from disease
A Spanish pathologist who specialized in a human strain of mad cow disease died Saturday, and officials suspect the disease played a role in his death.
March 27, 2009
Dozens dead in Pakistan mosque attack
At least 51 dead, 80-90 injured in suicide bomb attack on mosque in Pakistan. The attack occurred in town of Jamrod near Afghan border in Pakistan’s tribal region, while worshippers offered Friday prayers. The mosque was frequented by officials working at checkpoints on NATO supply routes.
March 26, 2009
Gerbils in China are going on the pill
The gerbil population has exploded in China and hurting their ecosystem. Birth control pellets are now being used to help control the growing problem.
March 25, 2009
Woman gives birth on airliner, leaves baby in trash
Police in New Zealand charged a 29-year-old woman with abandonment and assault—for giving birth to the child on an international flight and then leaving her, without alerting anyone, in a toilet bin amid bloodied paper towels.
Komodo dragons kill Indonesian fisherman
An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit. Komodo dragon attacks on humans are considered rare and have a toxic bite that they use to kill prey such as buffalo, returning to feast when the animal succumbs to the poison.
March 18, 2009
Dungeon trial: Fritzl pleads guilty to all charges
Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of repeatedly raping his daughter in a cellar dungeon for decades, on Wednesday admitted guilt on all charges, including responsibility for the death of one of seven children he fathered by his daughter.
March 05, 2009
Iraqi officials say car bomb kills 10
Iraqi police and medical officials say a car bomb in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad has killed 10 people and injured 32 others
March 01, 2009
Ancient tomb rediscovered under sands of Egypt
Belgian archaeologists have unearthed a 3,500-year-old pharaonic official’s tomb that had disappeared under sand in southern Egypt after it was first discovered about 130 years ago.
Iran angered over films ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘300’
An aide to Iran’s president wants some Hollywood executives and actors to apologize for films like “300” and “The Wrestler.“
February 22, 2009
CHINA-MINE ACCIDENT
74 workers die, 114 injured in China mine blast
February 15, 2009
Venezuela says OPEC may need further cuts in March
Venezuela’s energy minister says world oil inventories are too high and may require new output cuts from OPEC in March.
February 08, 2009
108 killed in deadliest-ever Australian wildfires
A government official says the death toll from Australia’s worst wildfire disaster has risen to 108.
January 31, 2009
Kenya Red Cross: 50 dead in oil blaze after crash
Kenya’s Red Cross says more than 50 people have died after an oil spill from a crashed truck burst into flames.
January 28, 2009
Israel’s chief rabbi cuts ties with Vatican
The office of Israel’s chief rabbi says it’s cutting its ties with the Vatican.
January 27, 2009
Japan to dispatch ships to fight Somalia pirates
Japan’s defense minister has ordered the dispatch of ships to fight piracy off the shores of Somalia.
January 25, 2009
Last whale stranded in Australia dies
The last survivor among a group of 45 sperm whales that became stranded on a remote Australian sandbar is dead.
Police say 40 dead in Vietnamese ferry accident
Police are calling it one of Vietnam’s worst ferry accidents ever.
January 24, 2009
Barcelona ceiling collapse kills injures 16
Four children are dead and 16 other people injured in the collapse of part of a sports center in Barcelona, Spain, blamed on gusty winds.
