Australia fires rage across regions with record-high temperatures Tammy Holmes, second from left, holds 2-year-old Charlotte Walker, left, and Esther Walker, 4, as they find refuge in water as fires rage nearby in Tasmania last week. Joining them were, from right,... (photo: AP / NSW Rural Fire Service, James Morris) Denver Post Australia Wildfires Oceania Photos Weather |
Afghan MPs warn against total pullout of US troops Disaster and civil war will follow if all US forces leave after 2014, leaders warn, as Obama and Karzai prepare to hold talks... (photo: US Army / 1st Lt. John Zaehringer) The Guardian Afghanistan Photos US War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
Half of all food 'thrown away' claims report As much as half of the world's food, amounting to two billion tonnes worth, ends up being thrown away, a UK-based report has claimed. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers said the waste was... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) BBC News Aid Environment Food Waste Photos Wikipedia: Malnutrition |
Chávez, or at Least His Sash, Is Set for Venezuela Inauguration CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez’s supporters have not ruled out swearing him in from his hospital in Havana. His detractors are calling for government investigators to... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos) The New York Times Hugo Chavez Photos President Venezuela Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
New York Ferry Crash: More Than 50 Injured A commuter ferry has crashed into the dockside in Lower Manhattan in New York during the morning rush hour, injuring between 30 and 50 people.... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Skynews Accident Ferry Crash Manhattan New York Photos Wikipedia: SeaStreak |
Venezuela postpones swearing-in for ailing Chavez Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s January 10 inauguration will be postponed, the government announced on Tuesday, as the 58-year-old leader struggles to recover from his most recent bout of cancer... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa) France24 Hugo Chavez January 10 inauguration Photos Venezuela Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
India lashes out at Pakistan after deadly Kashmir encounter JAMMU, India (Reuters) - India slammed arch-rival Pakistan on Wednesday over a fire fight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two of its soldiers were killed, and said the mutilation of one... (photo: AP / Channi Anand) The Star India Kashmir Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict |