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A fire ripped through the premises of the samba schools in Rio de Janeiro were clothing, costumes, and parade floats were stored for Brazil’s Carnival that is about to be celebrated in little less than a month. The fire affected 14 storehouses near the port of Rio de Janeiro,...

The Egyptian government pledged on Monday to investigate official corruption and electoral fraud, but thousands of protesters remained firmly in their decision to stay in a downtown square in Cairo until the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. After two weeks of instability,...

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will be tried behind closed doors in a “flagrant denial of justice” to decide if he is extradited to Sweden, a country that claims him for alleged sexual charges. Assage appears since 10h15 (local and GMT) in a east London court in...

Thousands of people gathered in several Italian cities to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is being charged of extortion and incitement to prostitution of minors, after the scandal of the Ruby case. In the center of Palasharp (Milan), over 9.000...

The Australians were relieved and surprised after one of the world’s most powerful hurricanes did not cause the expected devastation in the northeast coast; no deaths were reported despite the winds that tore off roofs and toppled trees. Cyclone Yasi, with a size similar to...

The celebrations for Chinese New Year began last night. There were family banquets, lion dances,concerts, firecrackers and fireworks for the occasion. The Year of the Rabbit was received traditionally. Children were given red envelopes containing money,crowds burned incense...

This summer, New Yorkers who come to our parks and beaches for fresh air and fun, will be able to breathe cleaner air and sit on a beach that is not full of cigarette butts,” said Mayor Michael Bloomberg, after approving the ban. The measure passed with 36 votes in favor to...

In the last two days the extreme rains and strong winds that have assailed 21 provinces of Argelia have killed 13 people and 13 others injured because of traffic accidents. Three from the 13 mortal victims were a woman of 35 years and her two sons of 2 and 8 years. They perished...

On Tuesday a huge winter storm accompanied by freezing rain, sleet and snow affected a third of the U.S. population and forced the cancellation of more than about 6,000 flights around the country. This afternoon about 6,000 flights were canceled, which represents 20% of the...

Cyclone Yasi, a category five storm, the most severe level, is expected to landfall shortly in the coastal area of Australia. Yasi will be hitting first Innisfail and Cairns, where 89,000 people across the region are already without power. Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh, has...