1. Gas leak shuts down atom smasher

The world's largest particle collider, situated on the Swiss-French border, will be down for at least two months after a helium leak into the tunnel, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has said.

21/09/2008

2. Gustav strikes Cuban mainland

Monster Hurricane Gustav has slammed into mainland western Cuba near the town of Carraguao, 100km southwest of the Cuban capital Havana, and began crossing the island towards the Gulf of Mexico, the weather service said.

31/08/2008