Google honored Mahatma Gandhi on Friday, marking what would be his 140th birthday by replacing the ‘G’ in its famous colored-letter logo with an image of the social activist.

At last, South America gets an Olympics! Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, beating Madrid in the final round of voting after Chicago, backed by a personal visit from President Barack Obama, was eliminated in the first round.

Talk about adding insult to injury. In an untimely turn of events, badly shaken up Philippines will again be hit by another typhoon.

529 people were confirmed dead and 440 were seriously injured as a result of a second devastating earthquake in western Indonesia on Thursday according to The Social Affairs Ministry’s crisis center. A total of 376 deaths occurred in the Padang City, capital of West Sumatra province.

The picture, taken at a reception given by President Obama for world leaders attending the UN General Assembly, caused a huge stir because no one in Spain has ever seen Prime Minister Zapatero’s goth daughters before.

Most scholars agree that Adolf Hitler shot himself in the head after taking a cyanide pill on April 30, 1945. But scientists and historians were shocked yesterday after a DNA analysis revealed the Nazi leader’s skull to be from a woman.

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.

A new born baby in Indonesia is drawing attention both locally and internationally for being one if not the largest baby to be born. The infant, Akbar Risuddin, measured 24 inches (62 cm.) is weighing about 19.2 pounds (8.7 kilograms).

President Barack Obama, in his first speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, said the United States is ready to address challenges ranging from nuclear proliferation to global economic prosperity. However, he told world leaders that America could no longer be expected to provide solutions alone.

Sydney and large parts of the state of New South Wales have been shrouded in a thick layer of dust, cutting visibility and casting a reddish glow over the region.