'Very serious': Chinese government releases corruption report
A report by the Chinese government states corruption is "very serious". Officials, it says, have investigated over 240,000 cases in the past seven years including bribery and
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'Serious' terror threat in Mumbai; police hunt four suspected militants
A police official in Mumbai has warned four suspected militants of Pakistani origin have entered the city, the capital of Maharashtra, India, and claims they are plotting attacks in the city. Police are now searching…
'Unacceptable' and 'without foundation': Poland rejects Russian air crash report
Poland has rejected a Russian investigative report into the air crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński earlier this year. Poland's first couple and other senior officials were among the 96 killed when their…
UK Parliament to vote on tuition fee rise on Thursday
The controversial plan to raise university tuition fees in England and Wales will be voted on in the House of Commons on Thursday, December 9. The policy has been the cause of protests across the United Kingdom by…
'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman
Police in Kent, England have described a woman who called the emergency services to report the theft of a snowman as "completely irresponsible." The woman rang 999 after noticing the snowman outside her house had…
'Critical safety issue' with A380 engines
Australian transport investigators have announced they have identified a "critical safety issue" with engines fitted to the world's largest passenger airliner. Some Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines, which power some Airbus…
UK students protest for second time this month
Mass-walkouts took place today in cities throughout the United Kingdom, as students campaigned against rising tuition fees and government
'Explosive' Haitian cholera outbreak kills 292, neighboring countries prepare
The Haitian cholera outbreak has killed 292 people and infected over 4000, according to the Haitian government, although there are no new cases in the earthquake ravaged capital, Port-au-Prince. Neighboring countries,…
G20 agrees to avoid currency war, also agrees to reduce trade imbalances
The Group of 20 (G20) of the world's leading developed and developing countries' finance ministers agreed on Saturday to pursue a plan that would avoid dangerous currency devaluations and would also would attempt to…
Electric company faces lawsuits from residents of California neighborhood destroyed by explosion
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is facing several lawsuits, including one filed by residents of San Bruno, California, after a gas line exploded in their neighborhood on September 10, completely destroying…
Chef who appeared on Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' commits suicide
Joseph Cerniglia, a chef who had appeared on Gordon Ramsay's television show Kitchen Nightmares, has commited suicide. Cerniglia was the owner of Italian restaurant Campania. He jumped off a bridge into the Hudson river…
'Handkerchiefs in the air': Bicentennial celebrations in Pichilemu, Chile
An event attended by thousands of people, called "Handkerchiefs in the air" (Spanish: Pañuelos al Aire), took place on Monday morning at Pichilemu, in Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The event was organized by Loreto Puebla,…
'Greatest parade' in Pichilemu commemorates First Junta of Chile
The Civic Parade of Pichilemu took place on Saturday morning, in Daniel Ortúzar Avenue. The event was attended by around 9,000 people. It started with an exhibition of cueca, the Chilean national dance, by winners of…
Continental and United Airlines shareholders approve merger
United Airlines and Continental Airlines shareholders yesterday approved a US$3.2 billion merger that would create the world's largest airline. 98% of shareholders approved of the
Rem Koolhaas wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has been awarded the "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement" at the opening ceremony of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, on August 28th. The decision was…
Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before 'externals'
A deal between Sunshine Coast Grammar School headmaster Nigel Fairbairn and the Independent Education Union of Australia has ended a week of uncertainty for 22 of the Queensland, Australia school's
Hong Kong tourists held hostage in the Philippines, nine killed
A former Filipino policeman has kept Hong Kong tourists hostage by hijacking their bus in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Rolando Mendoza fired his M16 rifle at the tourists. Several hostages have been rescued…
US food regulators recall 380 million eggs after salmonella outbreak
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 380 million eggs and the number is expected to grow, after around 300 in Colorado, California, and Minnesota and 2,000 nationwide became infected with…
Halifax bank: UK house prices rose 0.6% during July
Halifax, a bank in the United Kingdom, has announced that house prices in the country rose 0.6% during the month of July 2010, according to a survey of house prices made by the mortgage provider. House prices fell 0.6%…
'Black box' found near crash site of Airblue flight
The recording of technical data such as airspeed, altitude, control inputs etc is not handled by the cockpit voice recorder, as suggested in this article, but is in fact handled by the flight data
