The volcano had destroyed the ancient seafaring Minoan civilization about 3,600 years.
Donations for charity runner Claire Squires, who died on home stretch, well on way to hitting half a million.
Ukrainian model Valeria Lukyanova has turned into a real-life Barbie.
Discovery made by scientists from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft.
The singer is the first witness in the trial of her sister Julia's estranged husband who has been charged with first degree murder.
Sundback, the Swedish-American electrical engineer, is the founder of the modern-day zipper.
Mass murderer apologises to victims of Oslo bomb explosion but not to the 69 shot dead in utoya bloodbath.
Brazilian actor Tiago Klimeck died after accidentally hanging himself while playing Judas in passion play on Good Friday
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stroke a multi million deal with 'Ruby the Heart-Stealer', leaked telephone conversation reveal.
Hundreds of angry mourners turn out for funeral of Salah Abbas Habib, whose body was found day after arrest by police.
Cancellation of 20-year supply contract not politically motivated, officials insist.
Safety checks to be carried out on all Pakistani passenger jets following Bhoja Air disaster which killed 127 people.
About 3,000 Buddha statues dating back to fifth and sixth centuries were unearthed in a pit during an archaeological excavation work at Handan in the southwestern part of Hebei Province of China in January this year.
Slackline daredevil crosses gully 1800m above sea level with just music on headphones for comfort.
One third of students at Luwan school show tendencies of both genders, says survey.
Palestinian Authority angered by proposal to introduce foreign languages in high schools.
President Nicolas Sarkozy just behind Socialist candidate while National Front's Marine Le Pen comes third.
Commander Ali Fadavi says Iranian experts have reverse-engineered stealth jet and have 'full understanding' of it.
Thomas Beatie has also undergone his final female-to-male gender reassignment surgery which means he will not be able to get pregnant again.
The drill near Japanese waters takes place from 22 April to 27 April.
Scientists from the University College London and the British Geological Survey have made the finding.
French voters went to the polls Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that many expect President Nicolas Sarkozy to lose, the first incumbent to be voted out in 31 years.
The Popocatepetl volcano is spewing a heavy plume of ash and glowing rocks.
Nasa images highlight drastic impact of climatic change on earth's environment.
Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix starts at 3:00 pm local time ((12:00 GMT).
It was a foggy day, with smoke cloud of marijuana covering over the Vancouver Art Gallery, as more than 10,000 people participated for the annual marijuana smoking event.
Train collision disrupts train services between Amsterdam and The Hague and also to Schiphol airport.
The embryoscope in IVF method lets a couple see their baby from conception till five days.
Earth Day 2012 is celebrated across 192 countries and the latest Google doodle depicts the logo in blooming flowers in a garden.
Preliminary investigation reports reveal last minute conversation inside the cockpit of the plane which crashed.