Afghan roadside bomb hits bus killing nine: officials Afghan roadside bomb hits bus killing nine: officials A roadside bomb in Afghanistan exploded under a bus on Monday, killing nine people and wounding at least 22 in an attack by suspected Taliban militants.
08 April 2013 18:40
NATO strike kills 11 children in Afghanistan: officials NATO strike kills 11 children in Afghanistan: officials A NATO air attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed 11 children, officials said Sunday, the latest case of civilian casualties which provoke great anger in the war-torn country.
08 April 2013 18:12
Rakhat Aliyev to be tried in Vienna 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 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 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.
08 April 2013 15:00
Meltwater washes out tombs at Semei old cemetery Meltwater washes out tombs at Semei old cemetery Meltwater has washed out old tombs in Kholodnyi Lkyuch village in the suburbs of Semei.
08 April 2013 15:00
Bridge keeps deteriorating near Semei Icon Bridge keeps deteriorating near Semei The bridge in Kholodnyi Klyuch village in the suburbs of Semei is still in the emergency state.
08 April 2013 14:19
Spanish youth protest around the world against unemployment Spanish youth protest around the world against unemployment Spanish youths demonstrated Sunday in cities across Spain and near the country's embassies abroad against sky-high unemployment and poor working conditions.
08 April 2013 12:34
Ablyazov among disclosed offshore account owners Ablyazov among disclosed offshore account owners Former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov is among the disclosed owners of offshore accounts.
08 April 2013 10:49
Assad warns of instability, Obama to host Syria talks 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
Italy marks fourth anniversary of L'Aquila quake Italy marks fourth anniversary of L'Aquila quake Italy on Saturday commemorated the fourth anniversary of a devastating earthquake in and around the city of L'Aquila which killed 309 people and forced tens of thousands to abandon their homes.
06 April 2013 18:22
7.1-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Papua: USGS 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.
06 April 2013 12:59
Thousands of pigs and piglets killed in farm fire in Pavlodar oblast Thousands of pigs and piglets killed in farm fire in Pavlodar oblast An electric equipment failure must have cause the fire in the pig-breeding complex in Pavlodar oblast.
05 April 2013 15:22
Three tons of engine oil spill in accident in southern Kazakhstan Icon Three tons of engine oil spill in accident in southern Kazakhstan Three tons of engine oil spilled on the road in southern Kazakhstan in an accident with a KamAZ.
05 April 2013 15:15
27 dead in India building collapse: police 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 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.
04 April 2013 18:25
Canadian scientists charged with smuggling germs Canadian scientists charged with smuggling germs Canadian federal police on Wednesday charged two former government scientists with allegedly trafficking in dangerous and highly contagious germs.
04 April 2013 15:47
Cyprus bank workers to strike over pension fears 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 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.
04 April 2013 11:58

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