Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Papua New Guinea
Friday, 1 May 2015, 12:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Papua New Guinea today, 80 miles south-south-west of Rabaul, at a depth of 38 miles, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake...
Speculation grows that the Great Kate Wait is over
Friday, 1 May 2015, 11:51
Last update: about 10 years ago
Movement at the Lindo Wing in London and outside the Middleton's house in Buckleberry spark speculation that today is the day. Sources in Bucklebury have reported seeing a two-car convoy of...
Magnitude-3.7 earthquake shakes buildings across Los Angeles
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 16:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A small earthquake has rattled a wide swath of greater Los Angeles, shaking buildings downtown. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-3.7 quake hit at 7:01 a.m. near Carson. The...
Updated (2): German officials say they foiled imminent terror attack
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 14:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
German police have recovered a pipe bomb, an assault rifle and chemicals that can be used to make explosives after two suspects were detained in an overnight anti-terror raid near Frankfurt,...
Eurozone period of falling prices ends in April
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:45
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Well that didn't last long. The drop in consumer prices in the eurozone has come to an end after four months. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, said Thursday that consumer...
Watch - Daredevil's latest feat: Wallenda walks giant Ferris wheel
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:03
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The performances of daredevil tightrope walker NikWallenda have taken him between Chicago skyscrapers, over Niagara Falls and across a gorge near the Grand Canyon. He can now add a spinning...
Chinese builder puts up 57-storey skyscraper in just 19 days
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 10:56
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-storey skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up...