February, 03 2012 16:56:00
A 21-story apartment building in Ha Noi's Nguyen Chi
Thanh street, was ingulfed in flames early this morning. Despite many
people being stuck in their rooms during the fire, no injuries have been
reported.
February, 03 2012 11:44:43
Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led
to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year,
after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on
Thursday.
February, 03 2012 11:42:29
UN diplomats said on Thursday they had come up with a
new draft resolution condemning deadly violence in Syria that would now
be sent back to their respective governments for further deliberations.
February, 03 2012 11:40:40
A car bomb detonated outside a police station in
southwestern Colombia on Thursday, killing six people and wounding 30 in
the region's second such attack in less than 48 hours, officials said.
February, 03 2012 11:37:47
Major flooding hit parts of Australia's east on
Friday, stranding thousands of residents, prompting a military airlift
and leaving some communities only accessible by helicopter.
February, 03 2012 11:34:19
Iran has enough radioactive material to produce four
nuclear bombs, Israel's chief of military intelligence, General Aviv
Kochavi, asserted at a security conference on Thursday.
February, 03 2012 09:46:43
The Ha Noi-based Bach Mai Hospital saved a
32-week-old foetus after it was poisoned when her expectant mother
accidentally drank a pesticide, said Dr Nguyen Tien Dung, head of
Paediatrics Department.
February, 03 2012 09:22:06
A bus fell over a cliff yesterday while making a
turn on 2B Street in Bo Trach District, central Quang Binh Province,
claiming the life of one person and leaving two injured.
February, 02 2012 12:30:05
Strong cold spells are forecast to continue hitting northern provinces
this month, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological
Forecasting.
February, 02 2012 11:53:02
The UN Security Council made "some progress" on
Wednesday in talks aimed at persuading Russia to back a tough resolution
condemning deadly violence in Syria, the British envoy said.