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China braces for Typhoon Utor
Southern China is bracing itself for the arrival of Typhoon Utor - which has already hit the Philippines and Hong Kong.World condemns Egypt violence
World leaders, including the US, EU and the UN, have condemned the bloody security crackdown on anti-military protesters in the Egyptian capital, ...Iraq car bombs kill at least 23 across Baghdad
Multiple car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens of others.Former prime minister of Nepal dies at 71
The last Nepalese prime minister to serve before protests ushered in the Himalayan country\'s first democratic elections in the early 1990s has ...Islamists call Cairo protest march as Egypt death toll mounts
Egypt\'s Muslim Brotherhood is calling on its supporters to march in Cairo Thursday, a day after a crackdown by security forces led ...Tropical Storm Erin forms in eastern Atlantic
Tropical Storm Erin, the fifth named storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, has formed west-southwest of the southern Cape Verde Islands ...Obama condemns Egypt over violence, cancels joint military exercise
President Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. has canceled an upcoming joint military exercise with Egypt, amid concern over the violent clashes ...US scientists discover new mammal species
US scientists announced Thursday the rare discovery of a new carnivorous mammal that lives in the trees of the Andes mountains in ...Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Utor
A typhoon lashed Hong Kong with wind and rain, closing down the bustling Asian financial center Wednesday before sweeping toward mainland China.Egypt troops in deadly crackdown on protesters
At least 41 people killed as security forces launch operation to remove supporters of former president from streets.