Oklahoma tornado victim finds her pet dog alive under rubble

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 20:30

An elderly woman in Oklahoma, whose home was flattened by a killer tornado, has been reunited with her pet dog after the animal was buried under a pile of mangled metal.

Oklahoma City faces second deadly tornado in 13 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 13:13

A devastating tornado in the Oklahoma City suburbs in southcentral US, that has killed at least 91 people, was second only to one in May 1999 in its fury.

Oklahoma tornado toll revised to 24, rescue efforts on

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 08:27

Over 90 people, including 20 children, were killed after a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma.

Tornadoes slam central US; 2 dead in Oklahoma

Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013, 10:58

Several tornadoes ravaged parts of the American heartland, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing two elderly men.

US award for Malala Yousafza

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 22:53

A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was "more afraid of the books than bombs".

Two killed in bus crash in Texas

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 00:15

At least two people were killed and many injured when a chartered bus carrying elderly people crashed Thursday in the US state of Texas, reported Xinhua quoting US media.

Oklahoma gives federal approval on killing horses for meat

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 12:48

The slaughter of horses for food had been illegal in Oklahoma since 1963 and was carried out only in Texas and Illinois until Congress stopped it in 2006.