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New Zealand quake sparks state of emergency

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:16:10 GMTLogin to discuss

Before-and-after images of damaged buildings on Victoria Street in Christchurch, New Zealand.Authorities declared an overnight curfew for Saturday after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second-biggest city.



‘We were all screaming — we got the animals and ran’

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:29:44 GMTLogin to discuss
Wen Baragrey, a writer who lives by the sea in Christchurch, New Zealand, shares her chaotic escape from her swaying home during the early morning earthquake that struck.

Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 03:51:25 GMTLogin to discuss

Judicial police and Mexican army present to the press the six suspects late, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2010. The men allegedly participated in an Aug. 31 attack with gasoline bombs inside a bar where six women and two men died in Cancun. One of the detainees, left, accidentally burned his hands and legs in the attack, which led police to their arrest. (AP Photo/Israel Leal) Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun.



9 killed in New Zealand plane crash

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 04:03:37 GMTLogin to discuss
Nine people were killed when a small plane belonging to a skydiving company crashed on New Zealand's South Island, police and medical officials say.

Zoo attack: Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:29:21 GMTLogin to discuss
An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked on.

NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 01:00:17 GMTLogin to discuss

Dr. Michael Duncan, NASAA team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.



Amazon may be headed for another bad drought

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:02:56 GMTLogin to discuss
Drought has cut Peru's Amazon River to its lowest level in 40 years and it is already below the minimum set in 2005, when a devastating dry spell damaged vast swaths of South American rainforest in the worst drought in decades.

Mexican drug kingpin gets 27 years in Ariz. prison

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:00:13 GMTLogin to discuss
A Mexican man who prosecutors say headed a major drug-smuggling ring that shipped tons of marijuana into the U.S. was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $4 million to the American government.

Deadly bomb blast rocks rally in Pakistan

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 23:04:24 GMTLogin to discuss

People rush to aid victims and run for cover soon after an explosion during a Shiite procession in Quetta, Pakistan, Friday.A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week.



2 lawmakers among 6 dead in Mexico plane crash

Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 01:52:08 GMTLogin to discuss
A plane crash in southern Mexico killed all six people on board Friday, including two federal legislators and two mayors-elect.

UPS 747 cargo plane crashes in Dubai

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:56:52 GMTLogin to discuss

Smoke rises from the site of the UPS cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday.A UPS 747 cargo plane with two crew aboard crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday, the company said.



Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:35:37 GMTLogin to discuss
A Chinese satellite may have intentionally nudged another spacecraft during secretive space maneuvers in near-Earth orbit, according to analysts.

Experts see trouble ahead for developed world

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:10:44 GMTLogin to discuss

Israeli President Shimon Peres, center, arrives for the ‘Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy’ economic forum, at Villa d’Este, in Cernobbio, on Lake Como, Italy, Friday. Experts at the event offered a gloomy outlook — especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.Experts gathered in Italy Friday offered a generally gloomy outlook — especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.



Ancient Nubians drank antibiotic-laced beer

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:36:02 GMTLogin to discuss

The yellow film in the laboratory flask represents tetracycline residue extracted from dissolved bones. Scientists say the analysis shows that ancient Nubians regularly consumed tetracycline, most likely in their beer.People have been using antibiotics for nearly 2,000 years, suggests a new study, which found large doses of tetracycline embedded in the bones of ancient African mummies.



Mom’s hug revives baby that was pronounced dead

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:04:38 GMTLogin to discuss
“He’s doing things dead babies don’t do — you might want to come see this!” Kate Ogg told doctors who had declared her premature baby dead. After the Australian mom held him to her body for two hours in a method called “kangaroo care,” the infant stirred to life.

Nein, danke! German kids get porn pens

Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:45:11 GMTLogin to discuss
To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cone filled with sweets, but children in Essen opened theirs to find raunchy writing instruments that project erotic images.