The price of gold notched a record Tuesday because three confidence-draining forces hit Wall Street simultaneously just as investors were dipping their toes back into the stock market.
The group connected the unrest to the war in Afghanistan ? suggesting that the British government could no longer afford to pay for that military campaign.
Several state highways and airports remain closed on Tuesday after a blizzard in New Zealand saw snow falling as north as Auckland for the first time in nearly 50 years.
A sudden gust of strong wind that toppled a concert stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, killing five and injuring at least 45, has been called a "fluke" by the state government even as the victims were identified.
A sudden gust of strong wind that toppled a concert stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, killing five and injuring at least 45, has been called a "fluke" by the state government even as the victims were identified.
One of Communist-ruled Cuba's best-known singers, Pablo Milanes, said in quoted comments he would like to see more freedom to protest on the island as he prepared for a controversial concert this month in Miami.
A fifth person has died from the collapse of an outdoor concert stage in heavy wind just before a weekend show at the Indiana State Fair, which was shut down on Sunday, authorities said.
Stage collapse killed give and injured 45 others
A severe storm led to a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring about 40 people. The accident occurred as crowds were awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland in Indianapolis.
Authorities in northeastern China on Sunday ordered a petrochemical plant to be shut down immediately after thousands of people demonstrated, demanding the relocation of the factory at the center of a toxic spill scare, state media said.
Four people died and at least 40 were injured when the stage at the Indiana State Fair concert crashed on to the crowds waiting for the award-winning country duo Sugarland to get on to the stage and perform.
A sudden gust of strong wind turned the bluesfest at Indiana State Fair into a horrow show by causing the concert stage to collapse and crush four people to death.
The Indiana State Fair concert turned into mayhem when a massive storm broke down the stage on Saturday night, killing at least four and injuring 24, according to officials.
Headless Horsemanning, an emerging posing meme begotten by Planking, became viral this week, taking the Internet by storm.
An American has been kidnapped in Pakistan. Gunmen stormed his residence.
Firmer U.S. stocks pulled world shares higher on Thursday as strong U.S. jobs data took some of the focus away from renewed fears about the health of the euro zone banking system.
YouTube sensation Rebecca Black has left her school in California to be homeschooled because of constant bullying by classmates and to focus on her career.
Power grids, GPS systems and satellites could be among the technologies affected by surges of energy released by the sun's swelling magnetic field, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The euro fell to fresh five-month lows against the yen in Asia on Thursday and looked set to stay under pressure as worries about the euro zone sovereign debt crisis spread to the region's banking sector.
The newest version of Apple Inc's popular iPhone has already hit the Chinese market -- the fake market that is.
Shares of Societe Generale plunged as much as 23 percent amid a whirlwind of rumors questioning its financial solidity, before closing 15 percent lower after the French bank denied all speculation about its health.
Powerful bursts of energy from the sun are set to become increasingly common in the next few years, potentially disrupting the earth's magnetic field in a way that could affect power grids, GPS systems and satellites, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
