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In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.
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Authorities in Peru say an overcrowded passenger bus has fallen into a ravine in the Andes Mountains, killing at least 15 people and injuring 58, some seriously.
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A 55-year-old German policeman has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man whose body was found in the Erz mountains in eastern Germany, said that Police in Dresden.
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Researchers have revealed that the seawater discovered near the Chesapeake Bay is up to 150 million years old.
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The firefighter officials battling the wildfire in the state of New South Wales in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney said that the worst fears from the blazes are over but the crisis are far from over yet.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:30
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is facing three new bushfire emergencies with two fires burning near Newcastle and one in the Blue Mountains as extreme weather conditions remain in the state, local media reported Wednesday.
Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 08:45
Adding fuel to the concerns sparked by Australian bushfires across New South Wales, the fire commissioner has warned that three fires could merge into one, worsening the situation, reports said.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 11:54
The huge wildfire in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales is set to worsen as the hot weather and strong winds is expected to spread the fire across the region.
Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 13:27
The Denisovans - newly discovered ancient human relative - crossed one of the world`s most prominent marine barriers in Indonesia, and interbred with modern humans moving through the area on the way to Australia and New Guinea, scientists have claimed.
Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 18:47
An unnamed young French alpinist, who stumbled on a chest of Indian jewels while climbing a glacier in the Alps, may be given possession of the treasure trove worth 205,000 pounds if nobody claims it.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 15:35
Neanderthals were eating fish some 45,000 years ago, a new study has found, suggesting the close human relatives had a more diverse diet than previously thought.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 21:13
Archaeologists have excavated a set of stone shields in northwest China`s Xinjiang Uygur region which they believe were used in sacrifices by nomads nearly 3,000 years ago.
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