SYDNEY - Horsham in Victoria was the latest of 46 towns in Australia's southeast corner to go on flood alert Monday with a warning to its 14,000 residents to expect the worst soaking since the flood of 1909.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - As police investigate the stampede near the Sabarimala temple that claimed 102 lives, the question in many minds is whether it will throw up answers and fix responsibility or be reduced to another probe pending action for years like the earlier boat tragedies in Kumarakom and Thekkady.

Mexico City, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) A teenaged youth who allegedly kidnapped students he met via social networking websites has been arrested in Mexico, officials said.

JOHANNESBURG - The price of a horn of an African rhino has increased to 400,000 rand ($59,000) per kg, making it far more expensive than gold, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) reported.

Quito, Jan 17 (IANS/EFE) The president of Ecuador's Delfin Sporting Club football team was gunned down in the coastal city of Manta, according to a media report.