Science & Environment
Militants kill second Somali lawmaker, threaten more attacks
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu Tuesday, the second Somali member of parliament (MP) killed since Monday, media reported.80% of Syrian chemical weapons shipped out: monitors
The head of the international team overseeing the destruction of Syria\'s chemical arms says the country has shipped out or destroyed nearly ...Iran says reactor redesign ends dispute over plutonium production
Iran said it had completed watering down and converting more than 200 kilograms (440 lb) of enriched uranium under a deal reached ...Powerful earthquake rattles Mexico, shakes buildings
A powerful, magnitude-7.5 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey said it was centred northwest of the ...Scientists discover most earth-like planet
Astronomers have discovered what they say is the most Earth-like planet yet detected - a distant, rocky world that\'s similar in size ...At least twelve dead in Mount Everest avalanche
Twelve Nepalese guides are dead and three people are missing in an avalanche on Mount Everest, a Nepal tourism official says.NASA images suggest birth of new Saturn Moon
Saturn may be in the midst of creating a new little icy moon, affectionately known as “Peggy”, within its rings, according to ...Chile declares disaster as fire storms historic port city
Four people have died in a fire raging in Chile, whose President Michelle Bachelet has declared a disaster area as the conflagration ...Powerful cyclone hits Australia
A tropical cyclone battered Australia\'s Barrier Reef coast on Saturday, knocking out power and phone lines for thousands of people as officials ...Strong earthquake rocks Nicaragua
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Nicaragua on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.