A power disruption left more than 100 passengers stranded above ground in the world`s biggest observation wheel for about six hours today, forcing some to abseil down to safety.
President-elect Barack Obama`s transition office was ready on Tuesday to release an internal review of all contacts his staff had with the Illinois Governor`s office.
Disappointed with failure to obtain a NATO membership and secure Europe`s support, Georgia has now adopted a back door diplomacy to restore its diplomatic ties with Russia.
The Iraqi parliamentary speaker resigned on Tuesday, ending a long-running power struggle and allowing lawmakers to authorize British and other non-US foreign troops to remain in the country into 2009.
Leaning towards a compromise, hawkish Hamas leader Mahmud Zahar has said that his Islamist faction is willing to renew the truce arrangement with Israel if its earlier conditions are met with, a media report said.
A test-firing of a new Russian sea-based missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads ended in failure on Tuesday when the weapon disintegrated after launch, the Interfax news agency reported.
Russia may place nuclear-capable Topol missiles in neighbouring Belarus as a response to a controversial US missile shield in eastern Europe, a Russian defence ministry source was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
The Pope has said that "saving" humanity from homosexual behaviour is just as important as saving the rainforests, a comment likely to provoke a furious reaction from homosexual groups.
There are around 6,000 child soldiers in Sudan`s war-torn region of Darfur where about two million children have been affected by conflict, a senior official from the UN`s children fund said.
China on Tuesday said it was "seriously considering" building its first aircraft carrier, in a sign that indicates Beijing is proposing to expand its Navy to give it a blue water capability.