The death toll from methane gas explosions in a coal mine in Pakistan’s south-western province of Baluchistan rose to 45 on Monday.
A group of Karoo residents intend opposing Shell SA’s bid to explore for shale gas in the Karoo, it was reported on Monday.
Google on Monday accused the Chinese government of interfering with its Gmail service after weeks of online disruptions.
Italy on Sunday snatched from Romania the record for the production of the world’s longest sausage.
After four gruelling weeks and 42 matches, the World Cup quarterfinals will still feature the world’s eight top-ranked teams.
Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said a foreign plot against his kingdom had been foiled.
Chelsea scored two late goals to beat a toothless Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday and keep alive their faint hopes of retaining the league title.
Thousands of Ivorians fleeing violence in the commercial capital, Abidjan, gathered in its main bus station on Sunday.
After years of wrangling, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson finally called "action" on Monday on his latest Tolkien epic, <em>The Hobbit</em>.
Driving rain on Monday disrupted rescue efforts in Japan and compounded the misery of disaster survivors now fearing radioactive fallout.