China - Mining accident kills 31, 82 still trapped

radiofranceinternationale-en Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:36:00 AM CET | info

An accident at a coal mine in China killed 31 people and left 82 trapped on Saturday. According to state-run media an explosion happened early Saturday morning at the Xinxing coal mine, in Heilongjiang province....

Italy Arrests 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks

apakistannews Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:31:00 AM CET | info

ROME: Italian police on Saturday arrested two men accused of providing logistical support for last year’s terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said. The two Pakistani, father and son, were arrested in an early morning raid in Brescia, police in the northern Italian city said. The suspects managed a money transfer agency and helped fund the Nov....

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 Tamil war refugees

thenational Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:37:00 AM CET | info

Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still held in squalid and overrun government camps....

Cern restarts Hadron Collider

irishtimes Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:09:00 AM CET | info

Scientists have switched on the world’s largest atom smasher for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago....

UK investigates spread of drug resistant swine flu

eirepost Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:41:00 AM CET | info

officials are investigating the likely person-to-person spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the Health Protection Agency said on Friday. There have been nine confirmed cases of an H1N1 variant among patients on a ward in a hospital in Wales , it said, five of which are known to be.......

Heat And Storms Spark 'Catastrophic' Fire Fears

skynews Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:01:00 AM CET | info

"Catastrophic" alerts have been issued across Australia after record temperatures and wild lightning storms sparked more than 100 fires....

US couple admit spying for Cuba

news24 Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:42:00 AM CET | info

An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years have pleaded guilty, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence....

Second Bangladesh twin wakes

smh Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:37:00 AM CET | info

The weaker of two Bangladeshi twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from a coma Saturday -- and blew her guardian a 'raspberry.'...

India attaches high priority to its ties with US: Manmohan

expressindia Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:25:00 AM CET | info

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that a 'sustained and dynamic' Indo-US partnership is essential to meet major global challenges....

Iran to hold drills for protecting atom facilities

thestar Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:28:00 AM CET | info

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to hold air defence manoeuvres aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities, a senior commander was quoted as saying on Saturday....