A British diplomat ran over a pedestrian in Moscow on Sunday, who turned out to be a colonel from Russia's Federal Security Service FSB, the successor of the KGB, the Daily Mail reported. The 35-year-old Andrew Sheridan, who is the Deputy Director of the
Israeli jets bombed Sunday key sites in the Gaza Strip including the Islamic University during Israel's campaign to stop Palestinian militants from firing rockets at its territory.
Pakistan has marked a year since the assassination of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto with a two-minute silence, while thousands of mourners visited her mausoleum on Saturday, BBC reported.
At least 275 people have died, and 600 others have been wounded in Gaza since Israeli air strikes began, CNN reported Sunday.
At least 140 Palestinians have been killed as the Israeli Air Force launched a massive attack on Hamas targets throughout Gaza on Saturday, world media reported. Most of the victims were members of the security forces of Hamas but a few civilians were al
The number of the bodies of people, shot dead by a man in Santa Claus suit in a LA house, has reached nine, world media reported. Three others were injured, including an 8-year-old.
The south-western provinces of China has been jolted by three earthquakes that injured 19 people and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands more, world media reported. A tremor measuring 4.
At least eight people have died after a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at a Christmas party near Los Angeles and set the house alight, BBC reported Friday.
The Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko declared Friday a day of national mourning as the death toll from an explosion that ripped through an apartment block rose to 26, Bloomberg reported. There are three children among the victim, authorities said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to deliver Channel 4's alternative Christmas speech to Britain this year, it was reported. Ahmadinejad will deliver his speech at 7.
The head of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI has ushered in Christmas calling for peace in the Middle East and an end to the exploitation of children. In the homily the pontiff delivered early Thursday during the annual Christmas Eve Midnight Mass i
At least 9 people have died after a gas explosion rocked an apartment building in southern Ukraine. Officials in Yevpatoria, in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, said that there is a child among the dead, who were buried under concrete debris.
There is no room at the inn in Bethlehem, as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth is experiencing a fourfold increase in visitors this year. About 250,000 visitors are expected this week to visit the West Bank city, located just several kilometres south o
Palestinian militants have fired more rockets from Gaza into Israel, days after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened to respond to the attacks. According to Israel Defense Forces, Hamas fired at least nine rockets and nine mortars against Israel
An unidentified attacker fired bullets against a riot police bus in Athens, as anti-police rallies continue with more than 2,000 protesters chanting "cops, pigs, murderers" downtown the Greek capital. Police said the unidentified man shot at the bus carr
The pope has sparked controversy saying the world must defend heterosexuality, which was as important as saving the world's rainforests from destruction. Speaking in a holiday address to the Curia, Pope Benedict XVI described behaviour beyond traditional
Guinea's President Lansana Cont?© died after a long illness early on Tuesday, world media reported. Mr.
Israeli government officials have threatened a major offensive into Gaza in response to rocket attacks launched from the Hamas-ruled territory. Israel's envoy to the United Nations has already sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing the
The trial of the Iraqi reporter charged with throwing his shoes at President Bush during a news conference will begin next week, CNN reported citing the journalist's brother.
About two-thirds of the Americans believe that the President-elect Barack Obama will be successful as the nation's top official, according to the latest poll by ABC and The Washington Post. The results of the poll show that about 70% of the Americans wer
The world marks Sunday the 20th year since Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York crashed at the Scottish town of Lockerbie on December 21, 1988, as a result of a terrorist bomb.
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