Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane as it sat off Florida's Atlantic Coast. Ophelia had top winds of 120km/h, up from 80km/h a day earlier and just over the 118km/h threshold for hurricane status, the National Hurricane Center said.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has sacked the Cabinet amid corruption allegations, the BBC broke Thursday. The drastic measure comes after several Ukrainian top officials - including Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko and the head of the Security
At least 30 people were found dead in nursing home in New Orleans increasing the number of the victims of the deadly Katrina hurricane. The official death toll stands at 83 in the city, including 30 elderly people found in a flooded nursing home.
Iraq's president said that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein had confessed to killings and other "crimes" committed during his regime. President Jalal Talabani told Iraqi television that he had been informed by an investigating judge that "he was able to ext
The mayor of hurricane-ravaged New Orleans Ray Nagin has ordered forced evacuation of people who refuse to leave their property. Ann estimated 10,000 people are still staying in the devastated city.
A Boeing 737-400 belonging to Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia made an emergency landing on the Sumatra province of Riau on Tuesday morning due to engine failure. The plane carried 82 passengers, including Minister of Social Affairs Bachtiar Chams
At least 21 people have been killed when powerful typhoon Nabi hit Southern Japan. The typhoon triggered landslides and floods.
At least 32 people were killed and 37 others injured in a fire broke out Monday night in a theater in the Egyptian city of Beni Suef. The fire broke out in the "Cultural Palace", a facility run by the Culture Ministry.
A typhoon lashed southwestern Japan Monday, creating nine-meter high waves, cutting power supplies and disrupting transport and work at oil refineries. Weather officials in South Korea also warned of flooding.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova says he has been diagnosed with lung cancer, but will not step down. Rugova said in a TV address to the people of the UN-run province he would have intensive treatment and "overcome this battle".
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder proved victorious in Sunday's televised election debate. Still, his opponent Angela Merkel performed better than expected, German media comments.
The trial against Saddam Hussein will begin October 19, the Iraqi government has confirmed. Several of the fromer Iraqi leader's allies are also facing legal proceedings.
Yet another deadly blaze raged in Paris Sunday, after two other fires over the last two weeks. Fourteen people died in the latest accident, while 15 were injured.
Albania's opposition led by Sali Berisha was declared winner in the latest parliamentary elections. Berisha, 60, is now set to take the premier post, after being Albania's President over 1992-1997.
French President Jacques Chirac was admitted to hospital on Friday because of eye problems, world media disclosed September 3. Chirac, 72, had his appointments for a week ahead cancelled.
Russia has marked a year since the bloody school siege in Beslan ended. The town held a sad ceremony, in which 331 white balloons were fled to the sky - one for each of the victims.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised a group of mothers who lost children in the Beslan school siege one year ago a thorough investigation to establish whether official incompetence contributed to the deaths of 331 hostages. Thirty mothers from t
The US space agency's robotic rover Spirit has sent an image from the Mars surface. The picture shows a panoramic view from the "Husband Hill" summit at the planet's Gusev Crater.
A series of massive explosions have rocked New Orleans riverfront as the city was to welcome President George Bush, according to reports of Sky News. The cause of the explosions was not immediately known.
Pope Benedict XVI expressed condolences to the people of Iraq after Wednesday's killing by mortar bombs near a Shiite temple in Baghdad. The head of the Roman Catholic Church expressed hopes that "all believers in God would condemn together all forms of v
China warned the US not to protect rival Taiwan with a missile defense system days before the countries' presidents meet in Washington. In a special policy paper on arms control, disarmament and proliferation the Chinese cabinet reiterated its commitment
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