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North Korea: First images of Kim Jong-Il body in a glass coffin
Dead body of North Korean “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il has been laid in state in a glass coffin as weeping mourners filled public squares...
Uzbekistan: hilarious usage of the escalator in a shopping centre
A CCTV camera in a shopping centre in Uzbekistan captured the image of how people encountered difficulties in using the escalator. The video shows Uzbek...
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, dies at 69
Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader, has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Kim Jong-il, who has led the communist nation...
Philippines: 652 died and 808 are still missing in the flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi
652 people were killed and 808 others missing in the flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, The National Red Cross...
Russia: 4 people died and 50 are missing after Kolskaya oil rig sank in the Sea of Okhotsk
At least four people are dead and about 50 are missing after a Russian oil drilling rig sank in freezing seas in the Sea...
Rafiqul Islam, a jealous Muslim husband, chopped off his wife’s fingers as she began to study
Rafiqul Islam, a jealous husband is facing life in prison after chopping off his wife's fingers because she began studying for a degree without...
Philippines: more than 430 people killed in flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi
More than 430 people have been killed and many more missing in recent flash floods triggered by typhoon Washi in the southern Philippines, officials say. Many...
Japan: Fukushima nuclear site has been stabilized
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced that crippled nuclear reactors at Japan's Fukushima power plant have finally been stabilized. The earthquake and tsunami in March...
Jyoti Amge, the world’s smallest woman, ready to launch her Bollywood movie career
Jyoti Amge, a 2 ft (61.95 cm) teenager, a celebrity in her hometown of Nagpur, India, is now set for Guinness Book Record, when...
India: at least 48 people died and 100 hospitalized after consuming toxic alcohol
Indian police say at least 48 people have died after consuming toxic alcohol in country's West Bengal state. Several residents of the Magrahat, Usthi and...
Philippines: 13 people died after a small plane crashed into a school building near Manila
At least 13 people were killed, including two children after small plane has crashed in the Philippines into a school building in Paranaque near...
India: 73 people died in a hospital fire in Calcutta
Indian officials say at least 73 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a hospital in the city of Calcutta...
Kabul: at least 54 people killed after a bomb explode at a packed mosque during Ashura festival
At least 54 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a packed mosque in Afghanistan as people celebrated a major Shi'ite festival...
Enmac, the Islamic smartphone that comes with the Koran already downloaded
Enmac is an Islamic smartphone that has been launched with a compass pointing permanently to Mecca and the Koran already downloaded. Indian inventors of the...
Pakistan: Zainab Bibi killed and cooked her husband Ahmad Abbas
Zainab Bibi has been arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, on suspicion of murdering her husband, chopping his body to pieces and boiling it in a...
Scottish Saif Rehman and his American wife Uzma Naurin murdered in honour killing in Pakistan
Saif Rehman, a Scottish businessman and his American wife Uzma Naurin were gunned down in the street in a suspected honour killing while they...
Wiki Conference India 2011: more than 700 people gathered at Mumbai University campus
More than seven hundreds people are gathering in Mumbai University campus for India's first Wikipedia conference. Wikipedia Conference 2011 is a three-day event, from November...
Comtel Air passengers asked to pay the cost of fuel to complete their journey
Austrian airline Comtel Air is set to investigate reports that it asked passengers to pay £20,000 towards the cost of fuel to complete their...
Japan: rice with high level of radioactive caesium found near Fukushima
Japan detected radioactive caesium in concentrations above the safety level in rice for the first time since the nuclear crisis began at the Fukushima...
China: Skywalk at 4,700 ft above sea level on Tianmen Mountain
Tourists looking to test their nerves can choose to go to China to walk across a dazzling glass bridge suspended from a cliff face. The...
China: 4 deaths and 50 miners trapped in a coal mine in Henan province
50 miners have been trapped in a coal mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province, China, after a "rock burst", according to...
Ferhat Tokay, 13-year-old boy rescued after 108 hours as earthquake death toll rose to 570.
Ferhat Tokay, a 13-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Ercis after 108 hours since earthquake hit the south-eastern Turkey. Ferhat Tokay...
Turkey earthquake: baby Azra reunited her mother as the death toll rose to 432.
Baby Azra Karaduman, a 14-day-old infant was pulled alive from the rubble of the Turkish earthquake at almost 48 hours after the disaster struck. Baby...
Iran Air Boeing 727-200 landed without nose gear at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport.
The brave pilot of an Iran Air Boeing 727-200 prevented a major disaster by successfully bringing down the plane full of passengers without the...
Baby Azra, a 14-day-old girl rescued from the rubble after 47 hours in Turkey.
Little Azra, a two weeks old baby girl, has been rescued this morning from the shattered ruins of a building in the city of...
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