Eight students drown as boat capsizes in Kerala

" Eight school students drowned when a country boat in which they were returning home capsized in Chaliyar river on Wednesday, a month after Kerala's worst tourism tragedy at Thekkady which claimed 45 lives. The...

Mom Accused in River Drowning of Child

PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon mother was arrested Saturday in the drowning of her 4 year old son after the boy and his 7 year old sister ended up in the chilly Williamette River. Residents heard screams on the...

10 Haitian Boat People Killed off Boyton Beach on Florida Coast

At least 10 would be illegal immigrants fleeing Haiti to the United States were killed May 13, 2009 when the boat they were on capsized off the Florida coast.  The boat was carrying 28 Haitian refugees when it flipped over in the waters outside of Boyton Beach, 100 kms...

Today my friend and family nearly drowned - Danger in the third world

This evening my friend Louis Haar a fellow English man that lives not to far from my residence in Dumaguete City Negros Oriental  sent me an email with a true and thankfully not a tragic story to publish on...

Kosi river inundates Indian state of Bihar; 2 million homeless;gravest devast...

" Kosi river inundates Bihar; 2 million homeless"This is India's Katrina, only the challenges could be bigger. Like the Mississippi breached the levee to drown an unsuspecting New Orleans in the US,...

Maldivian student missing in a water stream in Mysore

India - 21:18 - A first year Maldivian student in Mysore is reportedly missing after being dragged by high current in a water stream whilst out with friends today. Ahmed Yamin, 21, joined Majanas College in...

Tragic accident on Sava River in Slovenia

Tragic accident happened yesterday on Sava River in Slovenia. So far eight bodies have been found and 5 are still missing. Rescue teams are still working in hard conditions to find the rest of missing people."LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) -- Divers pulled seven bodies out of the...

Death Now Comes In More Exotic Flavours

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCigarette Manufacturers in their quest to get more of a market share of youth, have now started flavouring their smokes, with alcohol in many popular Flavours, favoured...

Victims: Brothers not responsible for hate crime attacks

 "One of the suspects involved in alleged hate crime says he is innocent and the victims agree with him. Officials say there is still a sixth suspect at large.Police have charged four teenagers with a hate...

Teens arrested for hate crime on FIU student

 "Police have charged four teenagers with a hate crime and one adult with attempted murder after they allegedly beat and attempted to drown a black Florida International University student at Haulover Beach...

Four Teens Beat Black FIU Student with Bat

"Four teenagers have been charged with a hate crime, accused of the beating and attempted drowning of a black college student at Haulover Beach Park Marina over the weekend. After calling him the N-word, the teens...

Mumbai nearly drowned!! and what has still been done? - Excuses!!!!

I am tired of writing about what is wrong with the civic administration here. Yes I agree its hard to manage the most populated city in the country that has the world's second highest population, and is soon...

Smugglers Throw Migrants to Sharks

The headline above is not just sensationalism, but the results of a human smuggling operation gone awry. It seems as if the smugglers forced their "cargo" overboard in order to save themselves as their ship hit rough waters. "At least 29 migrants have died after smugglers...

Sydney man drowns at Qld beach

A reminder to all that swimming at a beach can be a dangerous event. I am a member of a Surf Club (not the one mentioned) and unfortunately drownings occur easily - don't swim beyond your capabilities. A 45-year-old Sydney man has drowned on Queensland's Gold Coast. Police...

Polar bears drown, islands appear in Arctic thaw (Reuters)

" OSLO (Reuters) - Polar bears are drowning and receding Arctic glaciers have uncovered previously unknown islands in a drastic 2006 summer thaw widely blamed on global warming. Signs of wrenching changes are apparent around the Arctic region due to unusual warmth -- the...

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