Volcano erupts in Chile - Forces to Evacuate Villages

Volcano erupts in Chile - Forces to Evacuate Villages

A volcanic eruption in southern Chile has authorities evacuating hundreds of residents in nearby villages.

The government has declared a state of emergency.

There are no reports of any injuries.



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Tech Test: Touring the World From Your Desk

Tech Test: Touring the World From Your Desk

When it comes to chronicling a trip with digital photos, getting everything organized for presentation can be somewhat of a challenge.

AP's Nick Jesdanun put Google Earth to the test to see how well it handles organizing and viewing.

Heidi Klum Joins Jordache

Heidi Klum Joins Jordache

Supermodel Heidi Klum celebrates the launch of her capsule collection in collaboration with Jordache.

The line will be sold exclusively in select U.S. Bloomingdale's nationwide this Spring.

Lesbos islanders fight for 'lesbian'

Lesbos islanders fight for 'lesbian'

A group of residents from the Greek island of Lesbos - also referred to as Mytiline - have launched court proceedings to stop gay women from using the word Lesbian, which they say offends their Aegean island.

Fans dig deep for Champions League

Fans dig deep for Champions League

Supporters of UK soccer giants Chelsea and Manchester United must splash the cash for this month's Champions League final in Moscow.

It's expected the cost of flights and tickets will run into thousands of pounds automatically pricing out thousands of poorer football fans.

Chinese art booms but does it say enough?

Chinese art booms but does it say enough?

China's contemporary art scene is booming as international auctions set new records for Chinese art.

A new wave of artists is filling galleries in Beijing but are they saying enough through their art?

Gaza police offer cars as free taxis

Gaza police offer cars as free taxis

Hamas deploy police cars as a taxi service after fuel shortages leave most residents without enough petrol to run their vehicles Israel has sharply cut the amount of fuel it pumps into the Gaza Strip as part of tightened restrictions on the enclave.

Doodling becomes viable business

Doodling becomes viable business

A group of Filipino graphic artists promote creativity through doodling. Art form takes hold as creative decor for restaurants, galleries and office spaces.

Saint Dominic wards off snakes

Saint Dominic wards off snakes

Locals in a small Italian town drape statue of Saint in wriggling reptiles for annual parade.

The 'Serpari Festival' in the town of Cucullo in Italy's Abruzzo region takes place every year on the first Thursday of May.

The roots of the festival can be traced back to pagan times when a local tribe, the Marsi, worshipped the Snake Goddess, Angitia.

Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.

Bones are Tsar's children

Bones are Tsar's children

Human remains found in Russia last year are confirmed as the son and da...ughter of Tsar Nicholas II.

The Tsar, his wife and five children, their doctor and three attendants were shot in 1918 by Bolshevik revolutionaries who attempted to destroy the bodies before they were dumped in pits in Yekatarinburg.

Russia's Tsar Nicholas II and his family were wiped out when the Bolsheviks seized power nearly a century ago. The Tsar, his wife and all five of his children were shot dead in the dismal basement of a house in Yekaterinburg.

The remains of most of the family were found and reburied a decade ago. Now officials say remains found last year have been confirmed to be those of 13-year-old Prince Alexei and his sister Maria.

Eduard Rossel, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region, saying (Russian): "We really have found the children and all the experts we have asked to examine the remains have confirmed it - the Genetic Laboratory in the United States has confirmed it as well as our own laboratory." The victims were shot at this house shortly before the clock struck midnight on July 17th, 1918.

The remains of the last two children were found close to where the other family members were discovered. The bullets that ended the children's lives were found with them. Confirmation that the remains are those of the Tsar's last two children could lay to rest decades of speculation that they might have survived and carried on their lives in secret elsewhere.

Paul Chapman, Reuters

Blind cricket arrives in Bangladesh

Blind cricket arrives in Bangladesh

Cricket fans in Bangladesh are preparing for the first competitive match between two teams of blind players.

More than 30 players have been attending a two-week training course run by the National Association of Sports for Persons with Disability.

Invented in Melbourne in 1922, blind cricket spread to England, the home of cricket, in the 1940s.

Almost a dozen countries around the world now play the slightly-adapted game.

Sonia Legg reports.

Giant Squid Has World's Largest Eye

Giant Squid Has World's Largest Eye

Marine biologists in New Zealand studying the carcass of a colossal squid say they've measured its intact eye at eleven inches across, making it the largest animal eye on earth.

Raw Video: Arizona Students Strip for Charity

Raw Video: Arizona Students Strip for Charity

Students at Arizona State University literally gave the clothes off their backs to charity the annual "Undie Run" event is designed to help a local charity.

Respirators: Get a good fit

Respirators: Get a good fit

It only make sense that a respirator with a tight fitting face piece has to fit properly.

Without a good seal contaminated air can leak in between your face and the respirator.

Respirators protect your health

Respirators protect your health

OSHA sets limits of how much of an air contaminants employees can be exposed to safely.

Respirators are required when other controls can not be used to reduce contaminate levels.