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Major world earthquakes of 2012   A list of major earthquakes in the world in 2012, according to the US Geological Survey. * Magnitude 8.2 off west coast of Sumatra, April 11 * Magnitude 8.6 off west coast of Sumatra, Ap ... More

Amy Winehouse found dead at London home   Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, who was struggling with her drug addiction, was Saturday found dead in her North London home, reports hollywood.com. Emergency services responded to a call ... More

Murdoch attacked during British parliamentary hearing   An unidentified man tried to attack News Corporation chief Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary committee hearing Tuesday on the phone hacking scandal, forcing ... More

South Sudan becomes world’s newest nation   South Sudan has become the world's newest nation -- 193rd country recognised by the UN and the 54th UN member state in Africa -- after a peace deal that ended a ... More

Blast in Davos near WEF hotel   Despite tight security, a small blast occurred in a hotel room near the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet here on Thursday, but no one was hurt, Swiss police said. The ... More

Cricket unites for people living with HIV/AIDS   Dubai : International cricket will show its support for people living with HIV and AIDS this week with leading players wearing red ribbons on their playing shirts in international matches to ... More

All 29 miners feared dead in New Zealand   All the 29 miners trapped in a coal mine in New Zealand are feared dead after a second explosion, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent Gary Knowles said "It is our belief that no one ... More

Mexico City mayor to Marcelo Ebrard UN disaster risk   The United Nations body that coordinates global disaster reduction efforts today named the mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, as champion of a UN initiative ... More

Industrial development in Africa can help for all :Ban Ki-moon   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the need to increase international cooperation to unleash Africa's potential, saying that the continent's develop ... More

Ban Ki-moon, Aníbal Cavaco Silva discusses issues of UN concern   Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, have had discussions on various issues of common concern, including the situation in Guinea-Bissau, Afghani ... More

Japan’s Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida resigns   Tokyo, Nov 22 (IBNS) Japan's Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida on Monday said he is resigning after causing outrage for "joking" about how easy his job was. Minoru Yanagida said "I would ... More

People ‘like’ Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s Facebook account   Wales : It was on last Saturday that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II had joined social networking site Facebook, and already 192,544 people have visited her acco ... More