At least 75 people have been killed and thousands evacuated as torrential rains brought by tropical storm “Ondoy” caused flooding in wide areas of metropolitan Manila and other provinces in Luzon region.

Another audio of Osama bin Laden is doing the rounds on the internet. According to a report from CNN, the al-Qaeda leader has called on European nations to end their alliance with the “gang of criminals in Washington” and withdraw their forces from Afghanistan.

French authorities on Tuesday dismantled a makeshift camp in Calais known as the “jungle,” used as a base for illegal migrants trying to reach Britain across the Channel.

The 61st Emmys had some few surprises, but it was mostly full of repeats as several of last year’s winners gave comeback performances. This year’s ceremony was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris of “How I Met Your Mother”.

Astronomers announced on Wednesday that they have found the first confirmed Earth-like planet outside our solar system, a discovery that raises hopes of finding extraterrestrial life.

Three British terrorists were jailed for life on Monday after they were found guilty last week of conspiracy to kill thousands of people using liquid home-made bombs.

A sense of order has returned to Kampala, the Ugandan capital, after days of riots that left 14 people dead and scores injured. The violence that erupted on Thursday was triggered by land and power disputes between the government and loyalists of Buganda—one of the country’s traditional kingdoms.

It’s been 8 years since the airline-hijacking terrorists attacked the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. Today, September 11, the same day of the attack, U.S. President Barack Obama together with high-ranking members of the his administration fanned out across the country to take part in the first official National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Republican South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson shouted “You lie!” after Obama denied that his health care proposal would cover illegal immigrants during his health care speech to the Congress.

At least 28 lives have been taken in northern Turkey after torrential rains sparked flash floods there, according to the calculation based on media reports.

An air strike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United States, as tensions began rising between them over Germany’s role in ordering the attack.