NEW AL CiAda Leader frightens world:

ARTICLE - pictures of al-Qaida leader Adnan Shukrijumah (and his mother)

Posted: 10:25:17 AM  

The earthquake shook the city in North Khorasan province at 9:56 p.m. (1726 GMT).

Posted: 10:14:46 AM  

The Wednesday announcement intensified concerns in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine and Belarus and its soil was contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Posted: 10:12:48 AM  

During the past 48 hours, the dark core of the sunspot has divided itself into two Earth-sized pieces.

Posted: 10:06:30 AM  

The bad weather front is clearly visible as it approaches the skies above the capital of Finland, moments before strong winds, heavy rain and lightning battered the city.

Posted: 10:02:44 AM  

Now scientists believe that Rossby waves are acting against the jetstream's usual pattern, holding it in place, according to a report in New Scientist.

Since mid-July, when it would normally be moving eastwards the jetstream has been held in one place as strong Rossby waves push against it.

Posted: 10:00:02 AM  

Bouterse's return to power has people in ethnically diverse Suriname and abroad wondering whether it will also mean a return to the dark days of the past, when human rights were trampled and isolated Suriname was a launching pad for drugs bound for the United States and Europe.

Posted: 9:47:57 AM