601 children have got the status of an orphan in Kharkiv region for the eight months of this year. While there are 659 already of those adopted. This is by far by 30% more than last year.

Pop star Michael Jackson had a strong heart and was a "fairly healthy" 50-year-old, according to an autopsy report obtained in the US.

A remarkable view of our Galaxy has been obtained by Europe's billion-euro Herschel Space Observatory.

The People's Republic of China celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding on Thursday with a vast display of the country's military might on Tiananmen Square.

Not an accused, not a convict, not a criminal. Thai prisoner, Kharkovian Maksym Shynkarenko, has been staying at prison of Bangkok for 10 months. But it's not the verdict that he is expecting on, but al least the explanations of

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 has hit Sumatra, a day after another powerful quake devastated parts of the Indonesian island.

Eurovision-2009 contest winner Alexander Rybak began his first tour about Ukraine from Kharkiv. There were so many of those willing to speak to him that MediaPort reporters had literally to wait in line. And during breaks he managed to take

At least 128 people were killed when Guinean troops opened fire on opposition protesters on Monday, rights groups and opposition figures claim.

The Philippines government says 240 people are now known to have died in severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana.