Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra indicted for dereliction of duty
Thailand’s National Anti-corruption Committee has voted to indicted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Sinawtra for dereliction of duty about the government’s controversial rice subsidy and has requested that the country’s senate…
Blackberry announces sale of majority of its Canadian real estate
Blackberry, the Canadian maker of the Blackberry smartphones and tablets, announced on Monday the sale of most of the company’s Canadian real estate holdings for US278 million. In a press…
Ebola virus outbreak kills 59
An outbreak of Ebola in the western African country of Guinea has killed 59 people, or 74% of those affected. The outbreak was initially not confirmed to be Ebola yet…
Close approach of asteroid crashes websites
An asteroid passing between the earth and moon was observed during its close approach on Wednesday. The event is getting live coverage from telescopes and observatories around the world. Initial…
Passenger jet crash in Russia prompts fears of all killed
A passenger jet has crashed in the city of Kazan Russia, approximately 800 km east of Moscow. All 50 people onboard, including 42 passengers and 6 crew, are feared dead…
Existence of new substance confirmed
A team of researchers have confirmed the existence of a new substance, temporarily named ununpentium. The researchers created the new substance by using a particle accelerator to bombard a substance…
Over 100 rescued from sinking ship off coast of Christmas Island
A boat carrying just over 100 asylum seekers sank approximately 220km (138 miles) north of Christmas Island on Tuesday. Rescuers from Australia’s navy recovered 106 people and reported five are…
Boeing 777 crashes at San Francisco Airport
A Boeing 777 is on fire on the tarmac at the San Francisco International Airport. The Asiana Airlines 777 from South Korea reportedly was carrying 290 passengers on board and…
British soldier killed in horrific London street attack
A serving British soldier was killed in a brutal street attack in south east London, the Woolwich suburb, on Wednesday afternoon at about 2:20pm local time (1300GMT/UTC). The currently unidentified…
Earthquake rattles Ottawa to Toronto
An earthquake measured at magnitude as high as 5.2, rattled the Canadian province of Ontario on Friday at 09:43 (13:43GMT/UTC). The earthquake was reported to be measured between 4.4 and…