Bulgaria writes off US$2.9M Guyana debt
- Bulgaria will forgive US$ 2.9 million of the debt that Guyana owes. The Council of Ministers approved a draft intergovernmental agreement between...
Pakistan quake death toll rises to 350
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck southwestern Pakistan this week has risen to 350 as rescue workers...
Hurricane Manuel hits Mexico
Renacimiento, Mexico (CNN) -- As raging floodwaters swept away half of his timber shack, Saturnino Medina climbed to the roof.
He pointed Thursday to the...
Miss America 2014: Nina Davuluri winning Twitter ‘race’ war; Tyra Banks, Big B in...
The storm is dying down. As Miss America2014 Nina Davuluri settles into her new-found fame and her new role as the USA’s ambassador for...
Four sentenced to death in brutal rape case in India
- Four men convicted of a brutal gang rape were sentenced Friday to death by hanging, a decision met with grim satisfaction from the victim’s parents...
U.S opens first treatment center for Internet addiction
-- High above the frozen Potomac River in the nation's capitol, Ryan Van Cleave stood on the Arlington Memorial Bridge, contemplating his life....
Australian ruling party looses to opposition
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has conceded defeat in the general election, as Tony Abbott's Liberal-National coalition swept to power.
With almost two-thirds of the...
More than 2 million people have fled Syria – UN
BBC - More than two million Syrians are now refugees, with the total going up by a million in six months, the UN says.
At...
Severed head sent to Kenya’s Police Commissioner
BBC - A severed human head has been sent to the boss of Kenya's police commission, Johnston Kavuludi, who has been trying to reform...
US marks Martin Luther King ‘I have a dream’ speech
BBC - The US will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March for Jobs and Freedom, the civil rights rally at which Martin Luther...