Tuesday, May 20, 2003

North Korea has threatened the South with "unspeakable disaster" if Seoul backs Washington's hardline approach to the nuclear crisis.

10 minutes ago: The United States and Britain were closing diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia, citing fears more attacks in Saudi Arabia were "imminent."

Millions of people in Manila have been drinking super-chlorinated water this week as the body of a teenager remained stubbornly stuck in a major supply pipe.

Unable to resolve their row over a disputed field, two middle-aged German farmers staged an impromptu joust on their tractors, police said Tuesday.

Taiwan reported record daily rises in the numbers of SARS infections and deaths Tuesday as the region counted the economic cost of the epidemic.

Male puppies won't have to go under the knife to be sterilized thanks to U.S. approval on Monday of the first chemical option for neutering male dogs aged three to 10 months.

Hubble Photos Show Neptune Has Seasons. Neptune takes about 165 years to orbit the Sun.
Each season would be just over 40 years long.