Rare death from snake bite in Australian home
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A man has died a week after being bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes…
9 years ago
Chocolate
Cocoa arrived in Madagascar in the 1900s and is still a low-volume export yet the country's cocoa pods are destined…
9 years ago
Indian passenger plane skids off runway, injuring 15
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- An Indian plane carrying 161 passengers and crew skidded off the runway at Goa airport…
9 years ago
Smartphone-obsessed Finns rank tops in screen time
by Anne KAURANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- On the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched…
9 years ago
Massive sinkhole threatens Michigan neighborhood
MICHIGAN, United States (AFP) -- A giant sinkhole formed underneath a house in Fraser, Michigan on Saturday (December 24) forcing…
9 years ago
Blizzard pelts U.S. Northern Plains, closing highways
NORTH DAKOTA, United States (Reuters) -- Below-freezing temperatures, snow and icy roads menaced the U.S. Northern Plains on Monday, (December…
9 years ago
Tearful fans remember George Michael outside the Oxfordshire home where he died
ENGLAND, UK (Reuters) -- Neighbors and fans of British singer George Michael, who died at his home in Oxfordshire on…
9 years ago
Peru’s Sabancaya volcano roars to life
AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) -- Peru's Sabancaya volcano rumbled back to life on Monday (December 26), spewing ash and smoke some…
9 years ago
Toshiba shares fall 10% on nuclear business loss reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Shares in Toshiba dived more than 10 percent Tuesday on reports it is likely to record…
9 years ago
DSWD assures enough relief supplies; to send more aid to ‘Nina’-hit areas
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 27 - To ensure enough relief supplies for families affected by Typhoon Nina, the Department of Social Welfare…
9 years ago