Disasters

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Celebrities go to any extent to look different. They won't hesitate to wear weird outfits or glasses to make a fashion statement. However, their attempts to look trendy sometimes fail to make an impact. They can even be disastrous.

Facebook most frequently searched term by internet users in 2011, according to report.

2011 marked by series of devastating natural disasters from floods and tsunamis to earthquakes and droughts.

Scientists have developed a way to detect vulnerable animal populations likely to suffer from an onslaught of climate change-fuelled natural disasters.

Tourism authorities of Tapachula, a Southern Mexican city, has already installed a digital clock to record each passing moment till the time of the end of the world on December 21, 2012.

After UK audiences cringed when two couples in a row fell at the first hurdle on Wednesday night's Million Pound Drop, International Business Times UK presents a list of other game show disasters.

The number of fake breasts exploding or leaking has nearly trebled in four years, a new report has said.

Keeping up the IBTimes' Christmas 2011 buyers guide series, we offer you our definitive list of five Xbox LIVE Arcade titles you don't want to miss this holiday season.

Extreme weather will strike as climate change takes hold. Heavier rainfall, storms and droughts could wipe billions off economies and destroy lives, says a report by 100 scientists.

Green Party councillor James Abbott says wealthy countries should fund the multibillion dollar Green Climate Fund.

During his visit to Australia US President Barak Obama reiterated the country's intention to increase US cooperation and presence in the Asian-Pacific region.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced a new security agreement with Australia that is widely viewed as a response to China's growing military power.

Friday Nov. 4's massive motorway crash on the M5 near Taunton is the latest tragedy to hit Britain's crowded road network.

Hundreds of passengers were injured in a collision in Shanghai today, which is just one of numerous previous transportation disasters in China’s commercial epicentre.

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's new prime minister, has named a youthful cabinet in an attempt to inject new blood and new hopes to the country's political landscape as Japan is still trying to recover economically from the quake that caused the Fukushima power plant crisis.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced his resignation Friday after 15 months in power, his career doomed by the government's handling of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

NASA scientists have warned we should curb our greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent aliens from attacking and potentially blowing us up, according to a new report, the Guardian reported.

Sony's recent price cut on its flagship PlayStation 3 games console has led analysts to speculate that the company may have plans to unveil its next-generation PlayStation 4 console in the very near future.

Of the big-three games companies only Microsoft's Xbox 360 has seen increased sales, with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii both seeing a downturn.

Sony Corporation has suffered a $191 million loss for the financial quarter ending 30 June, after sales of its flagship PlayStation 3 console dwindled.

According to experts, day after day, Bangkok sinks, with the most pessimistic saying part of Thailand's capital could be submerged by 2030, Le Monde has reported.Specialists have also warned that special preventive policies should be implemented as in the case the natural disaster does take place, thousands of lives could be at stake.

Local authorities routinely have detailed emergency plans for natural disasters or man-made atrocities such as terrorist attacks, but Bristol city council seems miles ahead when it comes to security as it has recently unveiled a "top secret" which help prepare for a zombie attack.

Japan is planning to conduct "stress tests" on all of its nuclear power plants to address safety fears and avoid possible power shortages when demand reaches peak levels later this summer.After the11 March accident at Fukushima Daiichi power plant, reactors had to be shut down and delays in restarting others already undergoing regular maintenance checks mean that only 19 of Japan's 54 reactors are currently operating, hindering the county's effort to recover after the tsunami and...

The number of forcibly displaced people around the world has reached a 15-year high, according to the UN high commission for refugees (UNHCR), with the vast majority languishing in poor countries ill-equipped to cater to their needs.

he Sarah Palin documents that were released to major news corporations on Friday tell story of an Alaskan governor who craved attention from the national and international media. The attention seeking former Alaskan governor quit half way through her four year term because of a drive to sell books and appear on American chat shows rather than serve the people of Alaska who voted for her.

The 10 most powerful earthquakes since records began

Shares in Centrica were down on the FTSE 100 in morning trading after the energy company issued an update in which it predicted 2011 earnings growth at a "more modest" rate than previously expected.

BAA, the owner of airports such as Heathrow, Stanstead and Glasgow, has reported a 0.9 per cent rise in passenger numbers in March.

Shares in Hays were down on the FTSE 250 in afternoon trading despite the recruitment company reporting a rise in net fees in the third quarter ended 31 March.