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'Body sold' to Russia kebab shop

Please finish your meal before reading this and if its a kebab feel free to chuck it in the waste bin. Now make sure your sitting down...  Seemingly times are hard in Russia and some of its citizens prefer a...

Indian Air Force Officers Wives Enjoy President Aircrafts

Information and confirmation to this effect has come from government official documents, i.e. from auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General of India that Indian Air Force which had spent million USD to convert...

Drug-driving campaign is launched

" An advertising campaign warning of the risks of driving after taking drugs is being launched in England and Wales. A TV ad will warn motorists that police can spot signs someone is under the influence of...

Suspicious Package, Closes Atlanta Transit Station, Evacuation

A Buckhead MARTA train station in Atlanta, Georgia is being evacuated due to a suspicious package.  More information as story developsUpdate 12:14 p.m. - "MARTA spokeswoman Andrea Coleman said the package was...

'Transport patients to governor's office'

" CEBU CITY -- Patients from Cebu Province who are not in an emergency situation will not be served at the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC). They will instead be sent to the governor's office. Cebu City Mayor...

Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations

Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....

Beer Bike tour of Amsterdam increases accidents, may be cancelled

The famous way to sightsee around the Dutch captial is on a beer bike, where ten people sit around a central bar and pedal through the city, but Amsterdam officials have said due to an increase of accidents, they...

Transport Minister apologizes for cussing at Toronto

Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on...

Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists

How green are you when you travel? Travelling by car uses valuable resources (petrol/oil) that will run out in the future, causes congestion and creates pollution that contributes to global...

Another Inconvenient Truth: Bottled Water - its killing the world

Drinking from plastic bottled water is  not only damaging to yourself, to the enviornment, but you are also contributing to less water in the world. Recently in Australia, it was bought to our attention how...

Philippine tourist traffic up despite global crisis-- DOT

With DOT's target of 3.5 million tourist arrivals this year and five million by 2010, the industry must expand total capacity in terms of physical infrastructure, room accommodations and manpower... "Local...

Major deal on electric cars

" Car manufacturer Renault-Nissan is to sign a deal with the Irish Government this month, on bringing its electric vehicles to the Irish market. The Government wants 250,000 cars and vans, or 10% of vehicles, to be...

More snow forecast for Britain in the next 24 hours

More snow is expected to fall on Britain in the next 24 hours, despite initial reports that the storm was moving away from the island. This will bring another wave of transport chaos and school closures, and some...

UK set for more heavy snow, businesses count the cost

More snow is due to hit parts of the UK, prompting further fears of disruption after the heaviest snowfall in 18 years. Transport in the south-east of England was severely disrupted on Monday, with some airports...

France faces ‘Black Thursday’ of strikes, protests

Parisians woke up to a difficult day ahead as commuters across France face transportation disruptions as government and transport workers stage walkouts in a major test for French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his...

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