Category: World News

Wildfires raged across Southeast Australia due to strong winds and temperature rising up to more than 45 degress celsius. Thousand of people have been left homeless. Wildfires started in Tasmania since Friday, the island state of Australia, damaging large areas of land and property in towns and villages. Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, visited wildfire-hit regions in Tasmania and asked…

A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire in vast area with lots of vegetation that can easily catch fire. Dry weather and strong winds help the wildfire spread speedily. Wildfires usually occur in Australia during the hotter months of the year due to Australia’s mostly hot, dry climate. Wildfires have swept across Tasmania, the island state of Australia, damaging large areas of…

Curiosity is always up to something. Now it has sent back images of a blooming flower on Martian soil. Actually it is  peculiar petal-shaped cluster which might or might not be a flower but it sure looks like one. A similar find in October last year had turned out to be a piece of plastic that…

Chinese goverment has imposed limitations on the use of internet by its people. The internet is often used as a medium to expose corrupt goverment officials. Chinese citizens often voice their criticisms by writing on the internet. They also use it to collect big crowds to have mass protests. Many Chinese people are not happy and believe that the…

While the global warming is melting the world, Alaska’s ice is becoming thicker and colder. Since the beginning of the 21st century, temperatures in Alaska are reportedly going down to 50 degrees below zero. Scientists are bewildered so as to why the temperatures at the Northwest US state are dropping? Some researchers believe that ocean phenomenon,…

Ghana’s New Year begins with a resolution to reduce energy consumption and to protect the environment. In order to implement this resolution Ghana has put a ban on the import of second-hand refrigerators. The old fridges have chemicals called Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which are harmful for the Earth’s ozone layer. However, a lot of people are poor and…

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un  made a very rare television appearance on new year’s eve. In his speech, Kim Jong-un suggested that North Korea will work hard to end the confrontation with South Korea. He also said that there was an immediate need to improve the country’s economy. North Korea launched a long-range missile last…

Flash floods occur when due to incessant rain, river water level rises fast and eventually reaches the ground. Just a few days back flash floods wrecked havoc in United Kingdom. Now it was turn of South America and Spain. Torrential rains in Peru, South America, have caused river Amazon to overflow. This has flooded the central Amazon…

It took British scientist Martin Siegert 16 years to start exploring the ancient lake that was hidden for millions of year. After the lake was discovered in 1996, Prof Siegert set up a team to start the drilling of the lake. But the project suffered quite a few setbacks. First the boiler broke down which halted the drilling. When the…

US Gulf coast was hit by more than a dozen tornadoes.  For thousands it was dark Christmas as they were left without power. Alabama and Oklahoma were badly affected by the storm. The powerful winter storm turned roads across the Midwest into icy traps. The worst might not be over yet.

Like every year, Pope delivered his Christmas message to the world in front of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square in Vatican city. According to catholics, Lord Jesus chose St. Peter as the first Pope. Pope means “father”. The Pope is the leader and the father figure of the Church family. Pope Benedict XVI is the…

The Copahue volcano lies on the border of Chile and Argentina. The volcano is ejecting ash and gas since Saturday. Alert of highest level has been sounded to nearby areas in both countries due to increased volcanic activity.