US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:19:27 AM
Moore, Oklahoma: Survivors of the killer tornado that ripped through this Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuildin [Read More]
Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:17:54 AM
Quetta: A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.
'Barbaric attack' in London prompts meeting on terror
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:16:43 AM
London: In an attack that raised new fears of terrorism in Britain, a man walking Wednesday near a military barracks in south London was rammed by a car on a sidewalk and was then hacked to death b [Read More]
Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:10:50 AM
An 80-year old Japanese mountaineer has reached the summit of Mount Everest, making him the oldest man to scale the world's highest peak.
Germany most popular country in the world
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:08:32 AM
Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year's annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service.
More than 26,000 people were surveyed internat [Read More]
Coffee addiction: Do people consume too much caffeine?
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:07:26 AM
US officials are investigating the safety of caffeine in snacks and energy drinks, worried about the "cumulative impact" of the stimulant - which is added to a growing number of products. Is our te [Read More]
Ford plans to shut all Australian production by 2016
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 11:03:48 AM
US car giant Ford Motor will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years of making vehicles in the country.
Woolwich machete attack: Cameron to lead Cobra meeting
Thursday 23rd of May 2013 10:57:16 AM
David Cameron has flown back to London, cutting short a trip to France, to lead the government response to a suspected terror attack in south-east London.