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Smartphone app to give earthquake warning
A smartphone app designed to give early warning of earthquakes could be ready as early as next year, according to scientists at the World Science Forum in Rio de Janeiro.
30 November 2013
90 km/h wind warning for 7 regions of Kazakhstan
A high wind warning has been issues for 7 regions of Kazakhstan.
18 November 2013
Red alert issued as massive cyclone bears down on India
India issued a red alert as a massive cyclone bore down on the east coast Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
12 October 2013
US, S. Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite N. Korea threat
The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea.
10 October 2013
Syria arms inspectors face unprecedented danger: UN
The United Nations warned Monday that inspectors face a year-long mission of unprecedented danger in trying to destroy Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, as rebels launched a major offensive.
08 October 2013
North Korea warns US of 'disaster' over joint naval drill
North Korea on Tuesday warned the United States of a "horrible disaster" and put its troops on alert over a massive joint naval drill involving a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier alongside South Korean and Japanese vessels.
08 October 2013
Japan's Aso warns of 'consequences' of US debt default
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday urged the United States to resolve political gridlock in Washington, warning of grim "consequences" for the global economy if it leads to a debt default.
05 October 2013
US default could be 'catastrophic': Treasury
The US Treasury warned Thursday of a disastrous outcome if Congress's refusal to raise the country's borrowing ceiling forces it to default on obligations.
04 October 2013
Assad warns of 'regional war' if West takes military action: report
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad warned Monday that Western military strikes risked igniting a "regional war" in the "powder keg" of the Middle East, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro.
03 September 2013
US interests under threat if Syria attacked: Iran
A senior Iranian official warned in Damascus on Sunday that US interests in the region would be at risk if Washington launched a military strike against his country's ally Syria.
02 September 2013
US threatens Syria over 'obscene' chemical strike
Washington warned Syria it would face action over the "moral obscenity" of a gruesome chemical weapons attack, as UN inspectors braved sniper fire to gather evidence about the incident.
27 August 2013
Brazil confronts Kerry over alleged US spying
Brazil warned US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday that failure to resolve the row over Washington's electronic spying could sow mistrust between the two countries.
14 August 2013
Russia PM reprimands space chief for failures
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday issued an official reprimand to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos after a series of embarrassing rocket launch failures.
05 August 2013
UN warns of plight of women, children in Syria's Homs
The UN sounded the alarm Saturday about the plight of women and children in Syria's Homs, urging all parties in the conflict to enable access to some 400,000 trapped civilians.
04 August 2013
Iran's Khamenei says US can not be trusted
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Sunday that Washington was "not trustworthy", after former US officials and lawmakers urged diplomacy with the Islamic republic's incoming president Hassan Rowhani.
22 July 2013
Netanyahu says may have to act before US on Iran
Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and Israel may have to act before the United States does.
15 July 2013
US warns on Egypt travel after American among three killed
Washington warned against travel to Egypt after an American was among three people killed during rival demonstrations for and against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
30 June 2013
Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister
Egypt's defence minister has warned that the army will intervene if violence breaks out in the country where opponents of President Mohamed Morsi are planning rallies against him this month.
24 June 2013
Obama warns, but urges prudence on Syria arms
US President Barack Obama issued a new warning to Syria Friday that using chemical weapons would be a "game changer" as he faced rising pressure at home and abroad to intervene in the civil war.
27 April 2013
'I love Paris' may soon be passe for Chinese tourists
Mass muggings and attacks on Chinese tourists in Paris have spawned alarm and warnings of a decline in the number of free-spending visitors from the Asian giant who swarm to France.
30 March 2013