A bombing at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan has killed 81 people.
The attack left more than 180 others injured and the death toll is likely to rise as many wounded are in critical condition. Many victims are also buried in the rubble of the building. Continue reading
A Nigerian Islamic terror group has released a statement of responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers on Sunday.
The attack in the northern state of Bauchi left a security guard dead. Continue reading
Heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides in Indonesia that has left at least 15 people dead.
A government official said that waters in the capital of the province of North Sulawesi are almost seven feet deep. Thousands have fled Manado as the waters and mud raced into the city. Continue reading
Greece, in the middle of the worst recession in the world, has had masked intruders firebomb a gold mining development in the northern part of the country with the stated goal of shutting the mining operation.
Machinery, vehicles and storage containers were damaged in the attack. Continue reading
South Floridians who happened to be looking in the right place at the right time Sunday night saw one spectacular light show – possibly a sporadic meteor. Continue reading
About 14,000 ducks at a German farm are being slaughtered following a bird flu outbreak.
A federal laboratory confirmed Friday the H5N1 virus was detected at the farm near Seelow, east of Berlin — the first such finding in Germany in more than three years. Continue reading
Mexico’s animal health agency says a bird flu outbreak at seven farms in central Mexico has affected as many as 582,000 chickens. Continue reading
Fireballs have been reported above Cuba and California in the same week that a meteor streaked across the skies over Russia.
In Cuba on Tuesday, residents reported seeing a bright light in the sky and a loud explosion that shook windows and walls, although there were no reports of any injuries or damage. Continue reading
The World Health Organisation on Saturday urged countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal SARS-like virus after a new case in Britain brought the global number to 12.
“Based on the current situation and available information, WHO encourages all Member States to continue their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns,” the United Nations health agency said in a statement. Continue reading
On the heels of a close fly-by of an asteroid 17,000 miles from Earth on Friday morning and a devastating meteor that landed in Russia, Bay Area stargazers caught a glimpse of another meteor Friday night. Continue reading