World News

23-11-2011
South Korea ratifies long-delayed US trade deal[484 views]

South Korea's parliament has ratified a free-trade deal with the US, after years of wrangling over the issue.
22-11-2011
Cambodia genocide: Khmer Rouge trio go on trial[841 views]

The UN-backed trial of the three most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, charged with crimes against humanity, has begun
18-11-2011
Idaho man charged with trying to assassinate Obama[975 views]

BOISE, Idaho November 18, 2011 — An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those who knew him. At one point, he even suggested to an acquaintance the president was planning to implant computer tracking chips into children.
18-11-2011
Occupy protesters march nationwide; 300 arrested[994 views]

NEW YORK, November 18, 2011 — Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth and signal they aren't ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.
17-11-2011
Dempsey survives 21 stab wounds[1,470 views]

DEMPSEY the dog has stunned vets by surviving a horrific attack in which he was stabbed 21 times, thrown over a garden fence and left for dead.
17-11-2011
Benetton pulls pope-imam kiss ad after Vatican protests[962 views]

Italian clothing company Benetton has pulled an ad showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing a senior Egyptian imam after the Vatican launched a strong protest.
16-11-2011
China’s Ai Weiwei pays $1.3 million tax bond[623 views]

Beijing, November 15, 2011 -- Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei paid 8.45 million yuan ($1.3 million) for a charge against his wife's company to prevent her from going to jail, he told CNN Tuesday.
14-11-2011
Tourist trip from hell[2,525 views]

Witness lava fountains up close with an overnight trek to an erupting volcano. Guidebooks often boast of explosive scenery which will blow your mind.
13-11-2011
Anne the Elephant[1,060 views]

A circus elephant who was filmed being abused is to get a new home at Longleat Safari Park.
12-11-2011
Hitman jailed for Sharon Birchwood murder loses appeal[1,584 views]

A hitman jailed for life for murdering a housewife in her Surrey home on behalf of her ex-husband has lost a Court of Appeal bid to clear his name.
11-11-2011
Sex Crimes Against Boys Often Go Unreported Because of Queasiness Among Males[1,891 views]

Sex crimes against boys, like the ones that allegedly occurred at Penn State University at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, often go unreported -- not just by educators and witnesses, but by the victims themselves -- because of the discomfort society feels about male-on-male assaults, particularly in the "hyper-masculine" world of sports.
11-11-2011
11-11-11 brings hopes of good luck[617 views]

Place your bets! Tie the knot! Make a wish! Friday is the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011, and around the country, many people are planning to mark the triple convergence of 11s with a splash, hoping it will bring them good fortune or at least amuse them for a day.
09-11-2011
Poland swears in first transsexual and gay MPs[1,221 views]

Poland's first transsexual member of parliament has been sworn in, in what has traditionally been a socially conservative country.
07-11-2011
Sexual harassment pervasive in grades 7-12[1,806 views]

NEW YORK — It can be a malicious rumor whispered in the hallway, a lewd photo arriving by cell phone, hands groping where they shouldn't. Added up, it's an epidemic — student-on-student sexual harassment that is pervasive in America's middle schools and high schools.
05-11-2011
China completes first space docking test[902 views]

China successfully carried out its first docking exercise on Thursday between two unmanned spacecraft, a key test of the rising power's plans to secure a long-term manned foothold in space.
02-11-2011
Cambodia arrests two generals for drug trafficking[1,508 views]

PHNOM PENH, November 1, 2011- Two high-ranking Cambodian army generals have been arrested for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine, police said Tuesday.
01-11-2011
Freak Accident in China[1,547 views]

A freak accident in rural Zhejiang Province in China. A taxi crashed into the right side of a Volvo S40 sedan pushing it right against the back of a truck loaded with scrap metal, the metal fell down from the truck and straight through the front window of the Volvo.
29-10-2011
US helicopters to survey Thai flooding[1,610 views]

WASHINGTON, October 28, 2011 - Thailand has asked a US destroyer to extend its stay at a main port to allow American helicopters to survey deadly flood waters that have triggered an exodus from Bangkok, the Pentagon said Friday.
29-10-2011
Thai flooding disrupting hard drive supplies[1,270 views]

WASHINGTON, October 29, 2011 - The massive flooding in Thailand is disrupting supplies of hard disk drives (HDDs) for the world's personal computer makers, according to companies and market intelligence firms.
28-10-2011
N. Korean refugees stranded by Thai floods[1,288 views]

SEOUL, October 27, 2011- Severe floods in Thailand have disrupted a favoured escape route for North Koreans fleeing their homeland, a report said Thursday.