Sri Lanka - Parliament approves extension of State Emergency

Sri Lankan parliament voted for extension of the state emregency by another month , that gives sweeping powers to police and military to detain terror suspects (or remnants of LTTE terrorists ). The extension passed  with the support of 103 votes in a 225 seat...

Operation still on to trace Andhra CM: Govt

Andhra Pradesh, Cheif Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, is still missing. Pradesh's helicopter was last heard from air traffic control around 9:35 am, he was supposed to land in Chitoor district at 10:30 am. ...

71% Pakistanis want Musharraf punished for violating constitution

In a latest survey, a huge majority (71%) of Pakistanis said they want former military ruler Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf tried for violating constitution and imposing emergency on November 3, 2007 -- the action that entailed sacking of around 60 judges of superior...

Multiple Myeloma Risk For 9/11 Responders

Emergency personnel that responded to the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers may be at higher risk for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Occupational and...

DC: Red Line & Connecticut Ave Emergencies

Washington, DC: This was a busy afternoon for emergency workers. The Red Line Station at Woodley Park was the scene of an apparent elevator rescue by firefighters in shorts carrying pry bars.  Later on, 2...

TEA Party Patriots: July 17 Simultaneous Health Care Freedom Tea

"TEA PARTY PATRIOTS HEALTH CARE EVENTS! STAND UP! STOP THE FEDERAL POWER-GRAB! WE ARE HOLDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS FEET TO THE FIRE! On July 17th, 2009 patriots all over the country will be holding protest rallies...

Air France Passenger Dies On Board, Prompts Emergency Stop

Air France flight heading for Paris, France, from Montreal, Canada, had to make an emergency stop late at night today in St. John, Newfoundland, Canada after one of the passengers on board passed away. The body of the man was unloaded from the plane at the airport. It is not...

American Teen's Wild Night on Australian Ghan Train

An American visitor to the Australian Outback has experienced the ride of his life and lived to tell of it. Chad Vance, aged 19, of Alaska, was about to miss the Ghan, their trans-continental train, and clung onto...

Popular Indian Chief Minister creates controversy

  An already popular Chief Minister of Indian eastern state of Bihar seems to have generated a storm by announcing sops for those who participated in the country’s biggest movement since its...

Oklahoma Highway Trooper faulted for ambulance incident and fight

Update: June 16th 2009Maurice White Jr., the ambulance driver who confronted an Oklahoma Highway Trooper for stopping his ambulance on the way to the hospital had this to say on the The Early Show this morning."White...

14,200 people evacuated from New South Wales due to flooding

14,200 people have been evacuated from coastal New South Wales due to severe flooding as wild weather continues to batter the area and it has also disrupted the world's largest coal-export harbor located in the...

US administration makes urgent aid plea for IDPs in Pakistan

As reported by Dawn, US administration on Tuesday made urgent aid plea for IDPs (Internally displaced persons) in Pakistan. As a consequence of recent Swat operation against Taliban, more than a million people have...

Myrtle Beach wildfires cause state of emergency in South Carolina

The Myrtle Beach wildfires in Horry County, South Carolina has caused a state of emergency as the bush fire has destroyed thousands of hectares of land - in the state's busiest tourist area. Much of the damage is...

Emergency, constitution supsended in Fiji. No elections till 2014

Fiji’s President enforced state emergency on Friday with immediate effect. The first causality of this development will be the media because as per the Presidential decree any news that "destabilizes" law and...

Glenn Beck FINALLY admits "FEMA Concentration Camps Do Not Exist"

" On his Fox show, Glenn Beck enlisted the help of Popular Mechanics to debunk an internet rumor (which Beck helped spread) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operates concentration camps in the...

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