Rakhat Aliyev to be tried in Vienna
Superior Land Court of Vienna has started an investigation into activities of the former Kazakhstan ambassador to Austria Rakhat Aliyev.
08 April 2013 17:09
Five dead, 53 hurt in Thai bus cliff plunge
Five people died, including a seven-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 were injured when a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in northern Thailand after its brakes failed.
08 April 2013 15:37
Hong Kong airbridge collapse rips off plane door
Hong Kong authorities said Monday they had launched an investigation after an airbridge collapsed at the city's airport, ripping the door off a Cathay Pacific plane and injuring a technician.
Assad warns of instability, Obama to host Syria talks
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the fall of his regime would destabilise the region "for many years", as US President Barack Obama announced talks with Middle East allies over the crisis.
07 April 2013 12:16
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7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS
A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running into the streets.
27 dead in India building collapse: police
At least 27 people were crushed to death on the outskirts of Mumbai after a building collapsed while under construction, with many victims believed to be labourers living at the site.
05 April 2013 10:45
Amnesty slams Saudi 'paralysis' sentence
Amnesty International appealed to Saudi Arabia not to carry out a reported sentence of paralysis for a man in retribution for allegedly paralysing another man 10 years ago.
Cyprus bank workers to strike over pension fears
Cyprus bank workers are to go on strike Thursday over fears pensions may be at risk under the country's crippling bailout, after the new finance minister vowed to do "whatever it takes" to right the economy.
04 April 2013 12:56
Argentina in mourning as floods kill 54, sow chaos
Argentina's government declared three days of national mourning from Wednesday after massive flooding killed 54 people in Buenos Aires and the nearby university city of La Plata.
Israeli aircraft hit Gaza in first strikes since November
Israeli aircraft carried out apparent warning strikes in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, hitting empty fields after a militant rocket earlier struck waste ground in southern Israel.