Legendary Hollywood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor has died aged 79, Wed. Taylor died of congestive heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks.
She was born in London on Feb.27, 1932 to art dealer Francis Taylor and American stage actress Sara Sothern.
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake has struck northeast coast of Japan, Friday at 2.46 pm. local time and triggered a tsunami. The quake the most powerful ever recorded in the country, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and houses while widespread fires burned out of control.
On February 22, 2011, a strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch with more casualties expected as desperate rescuers picked through rubble to find people trapped in toppled buildings. It was the second quake to hit the city in five months. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck at lunchtime, when the streets and shops were thronged with people and the offices were still occupied.
Queensland has been in the grip of its worst flooding for more than two weeks, after tropical downpours covered an area the size of France and Germany combined. Entire towns have been swamped, more than 200,000 people affected and the coal industry and farming have virtually shut down.
Dilma Rousseff,63,was sworn in as Brazil's first female President Saturday, January,1,2011, taking over from Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who had served the biggest South American country for eight years.She's the country's 36th President.
Thousands of flights and train services are cancelled across Europe because of snow and ice leaving many travellers stranded.
A dog in Germany gave birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but exhausted after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks as their mother couldn't cope with the demand.
Myanmar democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi tasted freedom Saturday for the first time in 7 1/2 years, as jubilant supporters stormed the lakeside compound that was her home and prisons minutes after the country's military rulers authorized her release.The 65-year-old, whose latest period of detention started in May 2003, has come to symbolize the struggle for democracy in the Southeast Asian nation ruled by the military since 1962. Suu Kyi has been jailed or under house arrest for more than 15 of the last 21 years.
Fourteen-year-old Elisamy Silva, measuring 2.06 meters (6'9") tall, of Braganca in the Brazilian state of Para is one of the world's tallest teens.She was forced to quit school because she became too big to ride the bus, now dreams of becoming a famous fashion model.
Mount Merapi erupts in Deles village, Klaten, Indonesia, on Saturday. On Sunday Mount Merapi erupted again sending a plume of ash and smoke about 3,500 meters into the air.
A sheep, known for its particularly good breeding ability, has been sold for a record KD25,000 in Kuwait. The sheep breeders are willing to pay up to KD200 for use of it for just one evening.
