1. Sri Lanka hit by heavy floods

At least four people have been killed and more than 71,000 others displaced by floods caused by heavy rains in northern Sri Lanka, an official said.

29/11/2008

2. Search on for meteor bits in Canada

Scientists have been combing the prairies for fragments of a 10-tonne meteor that burned across the sky on November 20 over western Canada.

26/11/2008

3. Spain windpipe transplant success

Doctors have given a woman a windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs.

19/11/2008

4. Second Haiti school collapses

Nine people have been injured after parts of a school in Haiti caved-in, less than a week after a school collapse in the same region killed at least 89 people.

13/11/2008

5. Strong quake hits northwest China

A strong earthquake has hit the northwestern Chinese province of Qinghai.

10/11/2008

6. Scores dead in Pakistan quake

More than 150 people have been killed after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan, a senior official said.

29/10/2008