Tensions remain high at the Demilitarized Zone which separates the two Koreas. China is reported to be pushing for an emergency meeting between the two countries, also bringing in Russia, Japan and the US.
Apparent victories in eliminating one source or trafficking organization are negated almost instantly by the emergence of other sources and traffickers.
An earthquake splits a lake bed in Arizona, and a fisherman falls in, to be devoured by a school of piranhas as they emerge from the chasm and ascend the vortex.
Ol Doinyo Lengai produces lava unlike any other. In sunlight it appears to be black instead of red, and begins to harden right when it emerges from the volcano.
A growing number of Greeks say they will not pay an emergency property tax. The levy is meant to plug a budget short-fall brought on by a deeper-than-expected recession.
A growing number of Greeks say they will not pay an emergency property tax. The levy is meant to plug a budget short-fall brought on by a deeper-than-expected recession.
Contestants of a spicy curry-eating contest in Scotland vied for a purely Pyrrhic victory, many getting sick and two requiring trips to the emergency room.
A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary, where 600,000 - 700,000 cubic meters of toxic sludge has escaped from a reservoir at an alumina plant.