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27 police officers arrested over links with organized crime in Brazil

  Rio de Janeiro Police on Friday declared the arrest of 35 people, including 27 police officers, suspected of involvement along with organized crime in

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Wildfires destroy 64 homes in Western Australia

  Fire and Emergency Services Authority officials on Monday said that 64 homes were destroyed by the wildfires that struck Western Australia, The Australian newspaper

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Breaking News: Egypt’s Mubarak fires Cabinet but refuses to resign
  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on early Saturday said he had ordered the Cabinet to resign and said he would name a new one 'tomorrow'. Egypt plunged into chaos on Friday when ...
Strong earthquake rocks southeastern Iran, casualties unknown
  A strong earthquake rocked southeastern Iran on late Monday evening, seismologists said, but it was not immediately known if there was damage or casualties. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake at 10.12 p.m. local ...
Former Mexican Senator freed after being kidnapped for several months
  Former Mexican Senator Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was freed on Monday after being kidnapped for several months in central Mexico,. Fernandez de Cevallos, 68, also known as "El Jefe Diego" (Diego ...
Prince William to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton
  What had been long expected was finally announced on Tuesday, Prince William is set to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton next year. The news was announced through a statement from Clarence House, ...
Hezbollah says ready for another war with Israel
  Hezbollah Secretary General Al-Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said that the group is ready for another war with Israel, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. The comments were made during ...
PM Netanyahu says Israel “quite serious” on peace talks
  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Israel is "quite serious" on resuming peace talks with the Palestinian Authority as the two high-officials ...
Passenger plane carrying 35 people crashes in Darfur
  A large passenger plane carrying at least 35 people crashed in Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, officials said, but few details were immediately available. The Antonov 24 aircraft crashed just after ...
Powerful blast levels Karachi police building killing at least 17
  A major explosion leveled a police building in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and injuring at least 115, officials and local TV said. According ...

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