World News
- Dam burst fear in China earthquake village
Mexico News.Net
Around one million people have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Beichuan for fear that a dam may burst.
- Assassination plot unveiled in Zimbabwe
Mexico News.Net
A reported plot against the life of Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has postponed his return from Europe and South Africa where he had been in exile for a month.
- Dumped rubbish set alight in the city of Naples
Mexico News.Net
In Italy, angry residents of the city of Naples have set fire to the piles of uncollected rubbish lying in the streets.
- Obama slams Bush for comments made in Israel
Mexico News.Net
Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama has lashed out at President George Bush for suggesting the Illinois senator would appease terrorists.
- Dungeon children outside at last
Mexico News.Net
Freed Austrian dungeon boys Stefan and Felix Fritzl have taken their first ever steps in the outside world.
- Australian politician suggests force against Myanmar leaders
Mexico News.Net
An Australian opposition party member has suggested a regime change in Myanmar if the generals continue to let the humanitarian crisis escalate.
- Bush says Saudi oil boost doesn
New York Post
SHARM - President Bush said Saturday that the Saudis' modest increase in oil production "doesn't solve our problem," and that the United States must act itself to help bring...
- Gadaffi says European states involved in murder
Mexico News.Net
The Libyan leader, Muammar Gadaffi, has accused European states of overturning the boats of Africans trying to reach land.
- UN anti-torture committee points at Indonesia
Mexico News.Net
The UN Committee Against Torture has reported that Indonesian police, armed forces and intelligence services regularly use torture on criminal suspects to extract confessions.
- Gujarat police raid Internet cafes for bomb evidence
Mexico News.Net
The Gujarat special operations police forces have conducted searches in 35 different cyber cafes in Ahmedabad in the wake the Jaipur blasts.
- Georgia sends envoy to ease tensions with Russia
Mexico News.Net
Georgia has sent an envoy to Russia to ease tensions between two countries over its break-away region Abkhazia.
- We dare not speak the bleeding obvious
New Zealand Herald
More's the pity. We all know of, or see, reckless beneficiaries sending their kids to school with no lunch or breakfast while the money goes on smokes and pokies.This is a country that dare not speak...
- Obama seeks focus on end of primary campaign
New York Post
Attempting to lay a symbolic claim to his party's presidential nomination, Democrat Barack Obama will mark the latest round of primary voting with a rally in Iowa, where his...
- Fears over China dam sparks more panic
CNN
Fears dam damaged by China quake burst prompts rescuers, survivors to flee Official death toll rises to 28,881 people with 198,347 injured Two men rescued more than 110 hours after earthquake Embassy...
- Federer, Nadal advance to Hamburg final
New York Post
Rafael Nadal fought off a challenge from Novak Djokovic 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 Saturday to set up another final against defending champion Roger Federer at the Hamburg Masters.
- Bush says Saudi oil increase not enough
CNN
President Bush in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, on tour of Mideast Saudi Arabia responded to Bush request to increase oil supply with modest hike Criticism in Egypt, Saudi Arabia media of Bush tilting too...
- 2 rail cars overturned, residents evacuated
New York Post
Two rail cars have jumped the track and overturned in southern Louisiana, leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents within a 1-mile of the...
- Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure
New York Post
The Massachusetts Democrat did not appear to have had a stroke as initially suspected, Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said. She said he is undergoing tests at Massachusetts General Hospital to...
- Derailed train leaks acid
CNN
Hydrochloric acid leaking from a derailed train forced police in southern Louisiana to evacuate thousands of residents within a one-mile radius Saturday morning.
- Quake effort resumes after panic
BBC
Rescue efforts are resuming in Beichuan in China, after the entire city was evacuated amid fears that it could be engulfed by a river bursting its banks. The city was reduced to ruins by Monday's...
- Hi-tech cyber crime cell to be set up
KeralaNext
THRISSUR, Kerala: The state government would set up a special Hi-tech crime investigation cell at an estimated cost of Rs 30 million in order to effectively tackle the rising cyber crimes in the...
- England frustrated at wet Lord
BBC
Almost constant drizzle on day three of the Lord's Test left England frustrated as they were denied the chance to gain a stranglehold over New Zealand. Play was confined to a 40-minute spell in...
- Iraqi court rulings stop at US detention sites
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
In this Jan. 22, 2008 file photo, Iraqi prisoners exercise in a prison compound in central Baghdad, Iraq. The amnesty rulings could offer an early exit for many of the 27,000 prisoners in Iraqi...
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