Beijing - Hundreds of relatives have gathered at a Cambodian hospital to search for the bodies of victims from a stampede that killed nearly 380 people.
Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences to his counterpart, President Dilma Rousseff, following a blaze that broke out in a nightclub in southern Brazil, which claimed the lives of at least 245 people.
Brisbane - Australia's north Queensland small coastal towns have borne the brunt of Cyclone Yasi's fury, while the region's major cities of Cairns and Townsville have escaped relatively unscathed, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said on Thursday morning.
Beijing - Thursday marked the welcoming of the Chinese Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. Celebrations for the Year 2011, also Year of the Rabbit, have been held all over the world, making the Chinese New Year a brilliant symbol in the world's culture.
Pretoria - Global efforts to halt and even reverse the spread of HIV and Aids are showing welcome results, with the number of people newly infected declining and Aids-related deaths falling.
Bangkok - A report from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has confirmed that 814 406 people have been affected and 15 have died in floods in Thailand during October.
Canberra - Flood watch alert on Friday has been issued to much of Australia's state of Victoria, as the remnant of Cyclone Yasi begins to affect the state's weather.
Pretoria - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday arrived in Damascus for a three-day visit to strengthen bilateral relations between South Africa and Syria.
Pretoria - Today marks the first World Statistics Day as declared by the United Nations.
Johannesburg - The South African government has been urged to work harder to combat the effects of climate change by monitoring all agencies involved.
