Dozens killed in Afghan quakes
Dozens of people were feared dead and scores of houses destroyed by an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan early today.
Dying boy lost in Australian bush ‘ridiculed by emergency services’
A dying teenage boy lost in dense bushland outside Sydney was ridiculed by emergency service operators during his frantic calls for help.
New bishop of Hong Kong promises not to antagonise Beijing
The new Roman Catholic leader of the oftencontroversial diocese of Hong Kong has said he will not take part in any political rallies or protests against Beijing.
Zimbabwean vicepm orders farm invaders ‘off the land’
Zimbabwe’s deputy prime minister pledged on Friday to act against illegal farm seizures as he ordered invaders to leave one farm amid claims that Robert Mugabe and a top politician were behind a fresh invasion.
Founder of Thailand’s ‘yellow shirt’ movement shot in apparent assassination attempt
Thailand has been plunged deeper into political crisis after the leader of its progovernment “yellow shirt” political faction was shot in the head in an apparent assassination attempt.
US airline to make ‘obese’ buy two tickets
Fat rights activists in the US have hit out at an airline for making obese people purchase two tickets when flying on busy routes.
Four convicted in Pirate Bay trial
A court in Stockholm has found the four creators of the Pirate Bay downloading website guilty of contributing to copyright infringement, and sentenced each of the men to one-year jail terms.
Mothers fed babies ‘pureed pizza and pork crackling’
Two mothers nearly killed their babies by feeding them pureed pizza and pork crackling diluted with water a court in Australia has heard.
South Korean city plays Cupid with mass blind date to boost birthrate
Officials in a South Korean city are so concerned about the country’s plummeting birthrate that they have decided to play matchmaker at a governmentsponsored mass blind date.
Bush administration interrogation memos: the techniques
Four newly released memos issued by the US Justice Department during the Bush administration between 2002 and 2005 spelt out methods that could be used by interrogators on terrorism suspects.
