Activity by Month
Action Tracker
2009-11-23
Indian PM Manmohan Singh has begun a visit to the US for talks expected to be dominated by Afghanistan, climate change and nuclear energy cooperation. The PMs visit is expected to take the strategic relations between the...
At a newly opened cafe in Oregon, people can sit around, taking tokes from a 'vaporizer', and it is all legal. Patrons all carry medical marijuana cards. (Nov. 23)
India has appreciated the Italian action against 2 Pakistan nationals in Italy. It is suspected that the 2 men provided funds to terrorists in the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai
Police and army experts are inspecting about 1,800 bridges in northern England, after floods destroyed several river crossings. A police officer was swept to his death Friday when a major bridge collapsed near Cockermouth,...
A cruise ship passenger owes his life to a sharp eyed Coast Guard crew which spotted him swimming for his life off Miami Beach Sunday. Coast Guard authorities say they received a call around 3 a.m. from the crew. (Nov. 23)
People smuggling networks taking asylum seekers from Indonesia to Australia are flourishing despite Jakarta's pledges to combat the trade. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen gained rare access to a network of smugglers who...
Manmohan Singh is in the US for a four-day state visit.
Police in Ohio film what they say is robbery suspect John Ford eating a piece of paper he used to demand money in a bank.
India's Prime Minister has asked the US to extend it's power in Pakistan to reduce the influence of the Taliban in the country. In unusually frank remarks, Manmohan Singh questioned whether Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan...
Rescuers have saved more than 240 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank in rough waters, but at least 24 have died. .
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge was responsible for the deaths of an estimated two million people from 1975-79, and millions more were left with deep mental and physical scars. Sin Son was one of them. He lost several of his...
Hundreds of Brazilians have protested against a visit by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is on a South American tour aimed at boosting economic and political ties with the region. A diverse group of demonstrators marched for...
2009-11-18
US President Barack Obama has addressed a town hall full of students in Shanghai.
Video has been released showing the moment a huge explosion tore through an oil plant in Utah last month.
Xbox 360 users can now access Facebook and Twitter after an online update. We gate crashed the launch party at a secret London location.
US President Barack Obama took some time to tour a Beijing landmark but divisions still remain despite assurances of US-China co-operation.
2009-11-15
Heavy rain, flooding and gale-force winds of up to 80 mph are battering the UK, with the Met Office warning of more to come next week.
President Barack Obama has said that America will not seek to "contain" China's rise to prominence as a key player in world trade. .
Lawyer Phil Shiner claims some Iraq detainees suffered severe abuse whilst in UK custody.
A suspected suicide car bomber has set off explosives near a police checkpoint in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.
Students at a Colombian cooking school have created a "love dessert" that includes some extra boost. (Nov. 14)
President Barack Obama met with foreign dignitaries during a dinner and reception in Singapore. (Nov. 14)
2009-11-08
The chair of surgery at the Scott and White Hospital in Texas gives an update on the patients staff are treating.
Police have launched a murder inquiry following a fatal house fire in Cornwall.
As two Brits share a 90m lottery jackpot, what have past recipients of the big prize done with their cash?.
: Daring villagers in India helped authorities rescue a leopard which fell into a dry well. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/itn_news
At an Army press conference at Fort Hood, the names of the 13 victims from the shooting rampage were read out loud. A spokesperson said these were more than names, they were heroes. (Nov. 7)
A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital. (Nov. 7)
2009-11-06
Nov 6 - Authorities in Texas identify the suspected gunman who killed at least 12 at the Fort Hood military base as Army major, Nidal Malik Hasan.
Fearing that an armed man who killed 13 people and wounded 31 others at a military facility in Texas, may have been Muslim, US Islamic groups were bracing themselves for a public backlash against the faith. The assailant,...
CCTV Footage of US Muslim Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan who Open Fire at Fort Hood base
12 people left dead and 31 more injured in mass shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas.
President Barack Obama has condemned the Fort Hood shootings as "an horrific outburst of violence". .
British Airways has announced a record pre-tax loss of 292 million for the six months to the end of September.
The United Nations is to withdraw hundreds of its international workers from Afghanistan because of security fears.
2009-11-05
Officers in Ohio, USA, find four more bodies in the backyard of the home of a convicted rapist.
: A multi-billion pound Disney theme park in Shanghai has been given the thumbs up by China.
World news
posted
AP Top Stories
: Here's the latest news for Wednesday, November 4: Detectives set to tear down walls of rapist's home; New report says kidnap suspect improperly supervised; 2nd day of Philly transit strike and bald bears at German zoo.
A rapist who lived at a Cleveland house where 10 bodies were found has been ordered held without bond. A prosecutor called Anthony Sowell 'an incredibly dangerous threat to the public.' (Nov. 4)
General Motors decision to scrap the sale of Opel raises new uncertainty over the unit's future, astonishing politicians in Germany and Russia, and prompting workers to plan walkouts in protest.(Nov. 4)
Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian chief negotiator, has warned that unless Israel halts illegal settlement construction a two-state solution may no longer be an option. Al Jazeera's Ghida Fakhry spoke to Saree Makdisi, author...
Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat warned Israel in that continued illegal settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories may mean a two-state solution is no longer an option. The issue of settlements...
World news
posted
Fed Key to Recovery
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a series of increasingly difficult decisions regarding the future state of the nation's economy and eventual economic rebound. Anthony Mason reports.
2009-10-18
World news
posted
Baloon Boy Update,Criminal Charges will be filed in Falcon Henne 'Balloon Boy' Hoax
Criminal Charges Will Be Filed In Balloon Boy Hoax Says Sheriff Jim Alderden - Oct 17, 2009 - FORT COLLINS, Colo. Authorities are pursuing criminal charges in the case of a boy who vanished into his parents' garage while...
- NEW ORLEANS, LOUSIANA (USA): A kid asked U.S. prez Obama why people hated him so much, making reference to Republicans and their racist supporters. - All the credits to ABC News
Officials held a cabinet meeting 20 feet under water to attract attention to global warming.
2009-10-16
A baby has survived after his pushchair rolled onto the tracks as a train pulled into a station in Melbourne, Australia.
World news
posted
Google profits soar
Internet search company Google has reported better than expected profits of more than $1.5 billion.
New figures show more than five thousand young people were stopped by police in summertime crackdown.
