Australia commits to legal growing of medicinal marijuana
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 07:14
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Australian lawmakers committed on Wednesday to legalize the growing of marijuana for medical use within a part of the world renowned for zero-tolerance and harsh penalties for illegal drugs. The...
Powerful storm damages world’s third largest cruise ship
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 19:25
Last update: about 10 years ago
The third largest cruise ship in the world was caught in a powerful storm on Sunday that rocked the vessel wildly, overturning furniture, smashing glassware and collapsing part of a ceiling in a...
IOM says 409 migrants die in Mediterranean in 2016
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 12:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The International Organization for Migration says 409 people have died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea, and migrant crossings in the first six weeks of 2016 are running at nearly ten...
Indian scientists study chunk that fell from sky, killed man
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 10:39
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Scientists are analyzing a small blue object that plummeted from the sky and killed a man in southern India, after authorities said it was a meteorite. The object slammed into the ground at an...
Updated (4): Train crash in Germany kills at least nine, injures 150
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 09:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Police say several people have been killed or injured in an early morning train crash in southern Germany. They say two trains were involved in the crash near Bad Aibling, in Bavaria. It was not...
2015 sets record for most shark attacks, with 98 worldwide
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 07:49
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Experts say 2015 saw a record-setting 98 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide, including 30 in Florida alone. The Florida Museum of Natural History released the numbers Monday. Scientists say the...