• Toll rises from Yemen crackdown on protests 

    25/02/2011 05:00

    A veiled Yemeni woman wears a headband with the national colours and the phrase “game over” during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Sanaa. Police gunfire killed four people as the biggest protests yet swept...

  • Discovery to dock with International Space Station 

    25/02/2011 05:00

    The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to the International Space Station on February 24. The US space shuttle Discovery was approaching the International Space Station Saturday as...

  • ‘Dark days’ in NZealand as earthquake kills 113 

    24/02/2011 05:00

    Rescue workers are seen digging at the site of the collapsed CTV building in quake-hit Christchurch on February 24, 2011. New Zealand warned frantic relatives to brace for the worst Friday as toiling rescuers failed to find any...

  • Libya on edge as Kadhafi forces fight back in west 

    24/02/2011 05:00

    Libyan nationals protest against Moamer Kadhafi’s regime in front of a building housing the Libyan embassy in Washington, DC. Libya was on edge on Friday as forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi’s crumbling regime staged a bloody...

  • Volcano eruption in C. Philippines prompts evacuation of 2,000 people

    Volcano eruption in C. Philippines prompts evacuation of 2,000 people

    23/02/2011 05:00

    At least 2,000 people have been evacuated to safer grounds following Monday’s explosion on Mt. Bulusan in the central Philippine province of Sorsogon. Residents of Irosin township, Sorsogon province, about 600 kilometers (373 miles)...

  • Russia grounds launches of Rokot carrier rocket

    Russia grounds launches of Rokot carrier rocket

    23/02/2011 05:00

    Russian Space Forces have grounded launches of Rokot light-class carrier rocket after its failed launch with military satellite Geo-IK-2, local reports said on Monday. The launches have to be halted until the completion...

  • Japan logs first trade deficit in almost two years 

    22/02/2011 05:00

    A freight ship docks alongside a container wharf in Tokyo port. Japan posted its first trade deficit in almost two years last month, officials said Wednesday, amid rising commodity prices and weak demand for its exports ahead of...

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