300 killed as storm ravages N Korea Terje Lysholm, acting delegation head of the International Red Cross in Pyongyang, said that the casualty toll appeared to be stabilizing and would likely end up around 300 for the total lives lost from the storms.
Peru aftershocks rattle survivors, rescuers The toll has jumped to between 500 and 510 dead and 1,600 injured, the head of the countrys firefighter service, Roberto Ocno, said.
Russia, China display military prowess Fighter jets swooped overhead, commandos jumped from helicopters onto rooftops and the boom of artillery shells shook the firing range in central Russia as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao looked on smiling.
Apartheid murder plotters guilty 70-year-old Vlok along with former police chief Gen Johan van der Merwe and three ex-securitymen made a guilty plea in the Pretoria High Court.
A BIG MEDICAL EVENT
Rare quadruplets arrive healthy Karen Jepp of Calgary, Alberta, delivered Autumn, Brooke, Calissa and Dahlia by Caesarian section on Sunday afternoon at Benefis Healthcare hospital in Great Falls, Montana.
Chock-a-block... Cars during peak hour traffic on a major highway on the first day of a test to reduce car numbers in Beijing, China on Friday. Officials yanked hundreds of thousands of private cars off Beijing's streets to test whether a partial car ban could clear health-threatening smog and ease gridlock during next year's Olympic Games. AP
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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