Morethan5,000peoplewerestungbybluebottlesonQueensland’sGoldandSunshinecoastsovertheweekendasweatherdroveawallofjellyfishontotheshore.ConditionseasedonMondaybutr
Atleast30peoplehavebeenkilledinthecollapseofagoldmineinnorth-easternAfghanistan,officialssay.ThecollapseoccurredintheKohistandistrictofBadakhshanprovince.Villag
Atleast30peoplewerekilledwhenagoldminecollapsedinnortheasternAfghanistanonSunday,officialssaid.AnothersevenwereinjuredintheincidentintheKohistandistrictofBadakh
A5.8-magnitudeearthquakehittheIran-IraqborderregiononSunday,Geofonreported.Thequakehitatadepthof10km.WitnessessaidthetremorwasfeltasfarasIraqscapital,Baghdad.Th
A31-year-oldmanshotdeadbyarmedpoliceduringaraidatahouseinCoventryhasbeennamedbyfriendsasSeanFitzgerald.PoliceswoopedonthepropertyinBurnabyRoadonFridayeveninginw
AwomanandtwomenhavebeentakentohospitalineastLondonafteratriplestabbingatapropertyinLeyton.Thefemalevictim,believedtobeinher30s,wasattackedalongwithtwomenatanadd
ThreemenwerefatallyshotandfourinjuredwhenabrawlatapopularLosAngeles-areabowlingalleyandkaraokebareruptedintogunfirethathadterrifiedpatrons,somechildren,runningf
ThreedaysaftermostofthefederalworkforcewasfurloughedonDec.21,a14-year-oldgirlfell700feettoherdeathattheHorseshoeBendOverlook,partoftheGlenCanyonRecreationAreain
AshootingatabowlingalleyinthecityofTorrance,CaliforniaearlySaturdaymorninghasleftmultiplevictims,accordingtolocalpolice.TheTorrancePoliceDepartmentsaidinatweett
ThirteenMyanmarpoliceofficerswerekilledinraidsFridaybyethnicRakhinerebels,thearmysaid,inabrazen,coordinatedattackonthecountrysIndependenceDaywhichaddsadangerous
AnAfghanofficialsaysanovernightfirethatbeganatagasstationintheAfghancapitalandspreadtoanearbyapartmentcomplexhaskilledthreepeopleandinjured27others.HealthMinist
Ahomicideinvestigationhasbeenlaunchedaftersevenpeoplewerekilledinafierymultiplevehiclepile-uponaUShighway.TheFloridacrash,involvingtwotrucksandtwopassengervehic
TropicalstormPabukhasbegunpeltingsouthernThailandwithrainandwind,inwhatisexpectedtobetheworststormtohittheregionin30years.Thestormmadelandfallat12:45localtime(0
TwodaysofviolentprotestsinsouthIndiasparkedbytwowomenenteringoneofHinduismsholiesttempleshaveseenmorethan750peoplearrested,policesaid,astheybracedformoretrouble
ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Jan.4(APD)–ThePhilippinegovernmentthroughitsNationalDisasterRiskReductionandManagementCouncilreported122dead,28stillmissingand60oth
TensofthousandsoftouristshavefledtheThairesortislandsofKohPhanganandKohTaoinamassexodusaheadofTropicalStormPabukwhichissettobringheavyrains,windandseven-metre(2
A24-yearoldmanhasdiedandateenagerhasbeenarrestedaftertwomenwerestabbedattheChurchofScientology’sAustralasianheadquartersinSydney.The24-yearold,whoworkedatthecen