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North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank

North Korea has repaired extensive rain damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a detonation on two weeks notice, a US think-tank said Friday, citing satellite imagery analysis.

North Korea is nuclear test-ready: US think-tank
Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy

Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the largest archeological site and urban center of the Mayan civilization.

Mayan temple damaged in tourist 'apocalypse' frenzy
Philippines typhoon toll tops 700, hundreds missing

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has climbed above 700 with hundreds more missing, many of them tuna fishermen feared lost at sea.

Philippines typhoon toll tops 700, hundreds missing
Philippine leader pledges action on typhoon disasters

Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday visited communities devastated by a deadly typhoon, and vowed to work to find ways to prevent storm disasters.

Philippine leader pledges action on typhoon disasters
Sandy costs top $42 bn in New York state: governor

Superstorm Sandy ran up a super bill of $42 billion across New York state, causing more damage than infamous Hurricane Katrina, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday, appealing for federal emergency funds.

Sandy costs top $42 bn in New York state: governor
Victims of Hurricane Sandy forgotten in Haiti

Hurricane Sandy, the deadly storm that slammed into New York and New Jersey in October, tore through the Caribbean long before reaching America. In Haiti, many still await help.

Victims of Hurricane Sandy forgotten in Haiti
Hundreds of NY homes to be razed after Sandy

Hundreds of New York City homes deemed to be safety hazards after superstorm Sandy will be razed in a vast operation the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg describes as "unprecedented."

Hundreds of NY homes to be razed after Sandy
Hamas says cabinet headquarters hit in Israeli strike

Israeli air strikes hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government, the group said early Saturday, with eyewitnesses reporting extensive damage to the building.

Hamas says cabinet headquarters hit in Israeli strike
BBC Savile colleague held for suspected sexual offences

The BBC on Thursday agreed to pay a former politician £185,000 in damages over false child sex abuse claims, hours after police reportedly arrested another of its former presenters for sexual offences.

BBC Savile colleague held for suspected sexual offences
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Australian wins $208k from Google for gang links

Google was ordered to pay Aus$200,000 (US$208,000) in damages to an Australian man Monday after a jury found the Internet giant defamed him by publishing material linking him to mobsters.

Australian wins $208k from Google for gang links
Strong quake strikes off Guatemala: USGS

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala on Sunday, just days after a tremor in the same area left 42 people dead.

Strong quake strikes off Guatemala: USGS
Chevron assets frozen in Argentina over Ecuador case

An Argentine judge froze Chevron's local assets Wednesday at the request of a court in Ecuador where the US oil giant has been ordered to pay $19 billion in environmental damages.

Chevron assets frozen in Argentina over Ecuador case
Guatemala quake kills 48, leaves 23 missing

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southwestern Guatemala on Wednesday, killing 48 people and injuring another 150 while more were missing as homes crumbled.

Guatemala quake kills 48, leaves 23 missing
Tens of thousands lose housing in US superstorm

Tens of thousands of people whose homes were destroyed or damaged by superstorm Sandy faced a new crisis in New York on Sunday as temperatures plunged, raising the specter of people freezing to death.

Tens of thousands lose housing in US superstorm
Sandy death toll mounts as New York subway rolls again

The toll of death and suffering from superstorm Sandy mounted on Thursday even as New York struggled back to life, with the first subway trains rolling in four days.

Sandy death toll mounts as New York subway rolls again
Storm-ravaged New Jersey Shore vows to rebuild

As she climbed past a tree that collapsed just by her front stoop, Joanne Tunbridge thought back to her father who built the house two blocks from the beach in the 1950s.

Storm-ravaged New Jersey Shore vows to rebuild
Iran develops plans for deliberate Gulf oil spill: report

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have developed plans to damage an oil tanker in the Gulf to create an environmental disaster, German magazine Spiegel reported on Sunday.

Iran develops plans for deliberate Gulf oil spill: report
Mokhnatka mount after fire. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©
Almaty residents can donate for restoration of Mokhnatka mount

Kazakhstan residents will take part in the campaign to save and restore thfire-damaged Mokhnatka mount in Ile-Alatau national park in Medeu gorge near Almaty.

Almaty residents can donate for restoration of Mokhnatka mount
Thalidomide pills. ©REUTERS
German thalidomide firm 'very sorry', 50 years on

The German firm that made thalidomide has issued its first apology in 50 years to the thousands born disabled as a result of the drug's use, drawing stinging criticism from advocates for some survivors.

German thalidomide firm 'very sorry', 50 years on
Death toll from S. Korea typhoon climbs to 15

South Korean rescuers Wednesday resumed a search for 10 missing crewmen from two Chinese fishing boats as the confirmed death toll from a strong typhoon rose to 15.

Death toll from S. Korea typhoon climbs to 15