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Asteroids Will Make Earth Near Miss Wednesday Says NASA
8 Sep 03:29 | USA News
NASA says two asteroids discovered just three days ago will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, with one coming as close as 49,000km.read more »
Airline Passengers In Developing Countries Face 13 Times Risk Of Crash As U.S
1 Sep 13:46 | World
Passengers who fly in Developing World countries face 13 times the risk of being killed in an air accident as passengers in the First World, according to a new study.read more »
Call For Urgent Action After 72 Corpses Found In Mexico
27 Aug 2010 | World
The United Nations human rights chief has strongly condemned the killing of 72 migrants in northern Mexico and called on the authorities to take urgent steps to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice. read more »
States Urged To Ratify Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
27 Aug 2010 | World
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging all Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the United Nations-backed treaty banning nuclear tests, saying it is important to build on the momentum made on disarmament and non-proliferation over the past year.read more »
New Zealander To Head Gaza Flotilla Inquiry
2 Aug 2010 | World
Former New Zealand prime minister, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, will serve as chair of a new UN panel of inquiry into Israel's deadly raid on a six-ship convoy in May that was carrying humanitarian goods and activists and heading for Gaza.read more »
Galapagos Islands Removed Endangered World Heritage Sites
30 Jul 2010 | World
Ecuador’s headway in combating threats posed by invasive species, unbridled tourism and over-fishing has allowed the Galapagos Islands to be removed from the list of World Heritage sites considered to be in danger by UNESCO. read more »
Scientists Release "Unmistakable" Signs Of A Warming World
28 Jul 2010 | World
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released what it says is "unmistakeable" scientific evidence that our world is warming.read more »
Parliaments Urged To Play Leading Role In Tackling Today’s Crises
19 Jul 2010 | World
The world's elected parliamentarians can play a leading role in tackling some of today’s global crises and challenges, including unconstitutional changes of government and threats to the rule of law, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.read more »
Mayan King’s Tomb Discovered in Guatemala
17 Jul 2010 | SciTech
A well-preserved tomb of an ancient Mayan king has been discovered in Guatemala by a team of archaeologists led by Brown University’s Stephen Houston. read more »
South Pacific To Experience Total Eclipse Sunday
10 Jul 2010 | SciTech
The new Moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Sunday July 11th producing a total eclipse over the South Pacific. read more »
Joran van der Sloot Indicted for Wire Fraud and Extortion
30 Jun 2010 | USA News
A federal grand jury has indicted Joran van der Sloot on charges of wire fraud and extortion for soliciting money from Natalee Holloway’s mother on promises he would reveal the location of her daughter’s remains in Aruba and the circumstances of her 2005 death.read more »
Global Commuter Pain Study Reveals Traffic Jam Crisis
30 Jun 2010 | World
The daily commute in some of the world's most economically important international cities is longer and more grueling than ever, according to IBM's first global Commuter Pain study released today.read more »
World's Most Expensive Cities Revealed In Latest Mercer Survey
29 Jun 2010 | World
Luanda in Angola is the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey from Mercer Consulting, with Tokyo in second position and Ndjamena in Chad in third place. read more »
The G-20 Toronto Summit Declaration
28 Jun 2010 | World
The Group of 20 countries have released a summit declaration which aims to cut deficits by 2013, against the wishes of the United States. Full transcript of the G-20 Toronto Summit Declaration.read more »
Report Says Cannabis Most Popular Drug But Amphetamine-Type Use Rising
24 Jun 2010 | World
Cannabis remains the world's most widely produced and used illicit substance in the world but amphetamine-type stimulants and prescription medications are increasingly becoming the drugs of choice globally, according to a new United Nations report.read more »
Worst of H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic May Have Passed: WHO
18 Jun 2010 | World
The World Health Organization says there has been a low resurgence of the H1N1 swine flu virus and the worst of the pandemic may have passed.read more »
FBI Says No Taxpayer Funds Given To van der Sloot
9 Jun 2010 | USA News
The FBI says $25,000 provided to Joran van der Sloot in an attempted sting operation over the disappearance of Natalee Holloway was private money and not from the taxpayer.read more »
U.S. Urged To Ban Assault Weapons
20 May 2010 | US Politics and Govt
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has urged the U.S. Congress to reinstate a ban on assault weapons to help cut cross-border gun smuggling and reduce drug gang violence in Mexico.read more »
UN Experts Urge Chile to Put Needs of the Disabled Into Quake Rebuilding Plans
14 Apr 2010 | World
The United Nations committee on the rights of people with disabilities today urged the Chilean Government and the international community to include needs of the handicapped in the reconstruction plans of areas affected by the earthquake that jolted the country in February.read more »
Drought Affecting 2.5 Million Guatemalans
18 Sep 2009 | World
Some 2.5 million Guatemalans have been affected by the worst drought to hit the Central American country in 30 years, with hundreds of people, including many pregnant women and children, facing severe hunger. read more »