Storm lashes Bangladesh, thousands of houses damaged

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal  has created a cyclonic storm and roar into the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast by Monday afternoon. The tropical storm with winds of up to 80 kph (50 mph) lashed southern Bangladesh early on Monday, damaging thousands of...

What jaxport is not telling you?

In the last decade, cargo tonnage at JAXPORT has increased by more than 40 percent, with more than eight million tons of cargo shipped through the port in 2007, including nearly 800,000 containers (measured in 20...

Hurricane death toll in Haiti passes 500 as floods recede

On Friday, one of our financial coordinators passed away. Her husband John Rigdon have been diligently translating the Bible to Creo for the Haitian people. Lorianne Rigdon was an essential part of Lakemont...

US warship reaches Georgian port

"A US warship has arrived in the Georgian port of Batumi carrying the first delivery of aid supplies by sea. Russian forces are still in control of the military port of Poti, to the north of Batumi, after Moscow withdrew most of its combat troops from the country. French...

Insurgents 'take key port' in Somalia

Without a functioning government since 1991, Somalia slides further into a Humanitarian crisis."Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of the southern port of Kismayo amid fighting that has left dozens of people dead. A spokesman for al-Shabab, Mukhtar...

Port's Problems Echo Troubles in Georgia

"POTI, Georgia — When Alan Middleton became CEO of the Poti Sea Port Corporation this spring, he thought he was moving to a position in a promising emerging market and not to what would soon be a war zone.But a Russian bombing raid on the night of Aug. 8-9, following an...

Russian Troops Seize Georgian Port

The Georgian port of Poti, an extreemly strategic and economically important city on the Black Sea, has been seized by Russian forces, according to reports. Although Moscow had said it was pulling its forces out...

US plans aid to Georgia as Russia rolls into city

"Georgia - Russian troops and paramilitaries rolled into the strategic Georgian city of Gori on Wednesday, apparently violating a truce designed to end the conflict that has uprooted tens of thousands and scarred the Georgian landscape.In Washington, President Bush said the...

Man charged in rape, slaying of Florida girl, 6

"TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A man already in prison for burglary and stealing a car was charged Tuesday in the rape and slaying of a 6-year-old southwest Florida girl nearly two years ago, police said. ...

100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo

"100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in...

Five Arrested After Karachi Bombings

Five men were arrested and accused in a conspiracy to destabilize the government and terrify people after seven bombs went off in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday.One person was killed and over 40 others were injured after a series of explosions went off within the space of an...

Remember the shipload of Chinese weapons bound for Zimbabwe?

The "Ship of Shame" loaded with Chinese weapons bound for Zimbabwe at the height of the March election drama captured a huge amount of international attention. But what ever happened to those weapons? Press...

Cape town Afrique du sud

Cape town South Africa, table mountain from the Cape town port, waht a nice city!

Lacrosse fans in one B.C. community ordered to stay silent during games

Having been to one of these games in Port Coquitlam, I can understand the reasoning behind this, although it may seem a little strange to tell people to be quiet during a sporting event.The Metro Vancouver...

Horror after two bodies discovered in hold of Ayr cargo ship

Two people who were attempting to sneak into Britain as stowaways on a cargo ship filled with manure have been found dead in the ship's holding."TWO stowaways were found dead on a cargo ship docked in a Scottish port yesterday. The gruesome discovery was made by crew members...

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