Strong quake shakes Philippine island
DALUPIRI ISLAND, PHILIPPINES: A strong earthquake struck the Philippine island of Dalupiri on late Thursday morning, seismologists said, but there…
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Washington boy pulled lifeless from ocean, out of ICU
LONG BEACH, Washington: Charles Ostrander’s head hung back lifelessly as he was carried out of the frigid Pacific, 15 minutes…
UK streets calmer after nights of riots and chaos
LONDON: Days of rioting and looting across Britain looked to be cooling on Wednesday after Prime Minister David Cameron’s promised…
Five Malaysians charged over multi-million dollar drug ring
MELBOURNE: Five Malaysians charged over a multi-million dollar drug ring, had plans to import hundreds of kilogrammes of the party…
Three injured, 40,000 affected in southwest China earthquake
KUNMING, China: Three persons were injured and more than 40,000 people were affected by the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest…
5.7-earthquake hits Baluchistan in SW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Several houses were reportedly destroyed following a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hitting Balochistan, a province in southwestern Pakistan, early Wednesday morning,…
Tiger Airways allowed to take to the skies again
MELBOURNE: Singapore-owned Tiger Airways Australia has been cleared to resume flights, about six weeks after it was grounded by the…
Russian cargo plane disappears from radar
MOSCOW: A Russian cargo plane carrying 8 people disappeared from the radar in Magadan region in the Far East Tuesday…