World News

05-02-2012
Snow-go Britain![1,789 views]

UK blanketed by snow with four inches settling in London in hours... but Heathrow cancels flights BEFORE flakes fall.
02-02-2012
Museum discovers earliest copy of ‘Mona Lisa’[553 views]

The earliest known copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" -- thought to have been painted at the same time as the original masterpiece -- has been discovered at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.
26-01-2012
Megaupload file-sharing site shut down[2,821 views]

Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US.
26-01-2012
Building Collapses in Center of Rio De Janeiro[629 views]

A multistory building collapsed in Rio's center Wednesday evening, leaving rubble strewn over a wide area but confusion about the number of possible victims and the cause.
25-01-2012
We’ll never forget you: Elephants say a sad farewell to baby who died of a heart defect[1,421 views]

A herd of grieving elephants gathers round the lifeless body of a little calf after she died of a heart defect.
25-01-2012
Afghan mother in ‘extremely rare’ sextuplets birth[929 views]

An Afghan mother has given birth to six children at a hospital in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif.
25-01-2012
Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights[1,097 views]

STOCKHOLM — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.
24-01-2012
Gunmen in southern Philippines kill 15 fishermen[672 views]

At least 15 men were killed in the southern Philippines when gunmen opened fire on three boats, in what military officials say was fishing turf rivalry.
20-01-2012
Viewers horrified as Shameless sex scene plays in background during news show[5,238 views]

Television viewers were stunned when a sex scene appeared in the background during a news debate last night.
18-01-2012
Wikipedia blackout over SOPA and PIPA online piracy bills[1,052 views]

Bad day if you're doing your homework! Wikipedia prepares to black out website for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest over online piracy bill
17-01-2012
Italian cruise ship captain to be questioned; 29 remain missing[828 views]

Giglio, Italy -- The captain of the cruise ship that wrecked off Italy's western coast will be questioned by authorities Tuesday at a hearing, his attorney said.
16-01-2012
S&P, Greek standoff pressure euro zone to boost defenses[557 views]

LONDON - Mass euro zone ratings downgrades are unlikely to shake up investors too much, but with Greek debt talks at an impasse, pressure has been loaded on the bloc to shore up its defenses and glimmers of optimism from last week have been firmly doused.
16-01-2012
Cruise captain under scrutiny, another body found[2,152 views]

ROME — The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast faced accusations from authorities and passengers that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated as rescuers found another body on the overturned vessel.
16-01-2012
A tamer Gervais leads predictable Golden Globes[399 views]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association dared to let Ricky Gervais come back and host the Golden Globe Awards, a year after he insulted the organization and nearly everyone in the star-studded room with his lacerating wit.
15-01-2012
Costa Concordia accident[2,740 views]

Airlift to safety: The moment trapped crewman was finally rescued from cruise ship... TWO DAYS after it went down off Italian coast
12-01-2012
Children dumped in streets by Greek parents who can’t afford them[2,556 views]

Children are being abandoned on Greece's streets by their poverty-stricken families who cannot afford to look after them any more.
10-01-2012
Iran enriching uranium at Fordo plant near Qom[751 views]

Iran has begun enriching uranium at a heavily fortified underground site, the UN's nuclear watchdog has confirmed.
10-01-2012
UAE delays oil pipeline to bypass Hormuz[937 views]

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates has delayed the launch of a crucial oil pipeline to bypass the Straits of Hormuz to mid-2012, which analysts said would add to supply worries at a time when Iran threatens to block the strait for all the Gulf's oil.
09-01-2012
Ice sculpture made from river water in Harbin, China[788 views]

Sculptors from nine different countries are competing to carve art out of ice cut from the river at an annual festival in northern China.
05-01-2012
Conn. man gets 70 years for kidnapping ex-wife[976 views]

HARTFORD, Conn. — A prominent former advertising executive declared that he has hired an "assassin" to kill his ex-wife just before being sentenced Wednesday to 70 years in prison for holding her hostage for more than 13 hours and burning down the Connecticut home they once shared.