Three children were killed Saturday night when their house where they were sleeping was buried in a landslide caused by strong rains, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, local Fire Brigade informed on Sunday.
Researchers from the U.S. and Canada said Wednesday they have successfully used an experimental drug to save the lives of monkeys with Marburg virus, a deadly virus closely related to Ebola virus that killed over 1,200 in West Africa this year.
U.S. President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that he believes terrorism remains the most direct threat to America at home and abroad in the foreseeable future.
Chinese medical workers are under pressure from growing doctor-patient disputes, according to a survey released by DXY.COM, an online community for medical staff.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea declared a no-navigation zone in waters near the western maritime border Monday, indicating another missile launches, according to South Korean military officials.
A twin-engine airplane exploded and burst into flames when landing near an airport in the U.S. state of Texas Wednesday, U.S. media reported. No injuries were confirmed yet.
At least 10 people were killed and another five were seriously injured Monday in Bolivia when a minibus collided with a trailer, media reported.
Brazilian prosecutors will this week investigate a riot that left four football fans injured and raised fresh doubts about the country's ability to host next year's World Cup.
At least five cops were killed and aother was injured in two separate incidents of firing at police mobiles in Pakistan's southern Hyderabad city on Tuesday night, local media reported.
Two people were killed and 22 others were wounded late Saturday when gunfire erupted at a massive house party in Houston suburb of Cypress, authorities said Sunday.
Reducing air pollution and particularly the heavy smog frequently smothering large cities, especially in the north, has become a high priority for China.
At least 15 people were killed and 35 others wounded in a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
A Spanish court found on Tuesday that the driver of the train, which derailed and killed 79 people last Wednesday, was speaking on the phone when the accident occurred.
At least 17 insurgents were killed as several others injured when army jets pounded suspected militants' hideouts in Pakistan's northwest tribal region of Kurram on Thursday, local media reported.
At least one policeman was killed and two others wounded in explosion in Khan Abad district of northern Afghan province of Kunduz Tuesday morning, a local official said.
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