Volcano erupts near Tokyo

A Volcano near Japan's capital Tokyo has erupted on Monday morning and white smoke is billowing and volcanic ash, carried by winds, are falling on the Tokyo. "Mt Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures,...

Gunfight erupts in Mexican capital, 2 killed

Mexico is in severe grip of the drug dealers and gang fights often leads to of killing members from rivals gang. Warring gangs are involved in gun fights. There is this news coming from Mexican capital...

Volcano on Alaskan Island Erupts

On Saturday, ten people were rescued off the Aleutian Islands of Alska after an unexpected volcanic eruption. They were taken to Ductch Harbor 65 miles away were they stayed in a hotel. Fortunately, there were no...

Gunfire erupts at Baptist Medical Centre in Florida - Updated

UPDATED: 4:10PM EST - June 20"A woman shot in a triple shooting in the parking garage of Baptist Medical Center late Thursday afternoon died overnight and her 11-year-old son is in serious condition.Police said...

Fight erupts over sale of Scottish fishing quotas

The UK's fisheries minister, Jonathan Shaw, has formally warned theScottish executive that in his opinion the moratorium on fishing quotes is illegal and not allowed under devolution rules. The Scottish Parliament...

Renewed fighting erupts in crisis-torn Lebanon

The Lebanese army is doing it's best to keep the country from erupting into an all-out civil war, but it's proving to be an uphill battle."BEIRUT (AFP) — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday,...

Heavy fighting erupts in Basra

The US military death toll in Iraq has passed another milestone. 4,000 US troops have now been killed in the conflict."Heavy fighting erupted in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra on Tuesday, and a military official...

Scientists: Global Warming Cure

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Though fine in theory, perhaps it is best left as a theory. Somehow I don't think the world is ready for worldwide famine, drought and summer blizzards which may...

Kenyan Olympic Athletes in Hiding after 15 People Killed, Hundreds Injured in...

Even after agreeing to be prime minister under the opposition leader, violence and protests continued across Kenya, killing at least 15 people and injuring hundreds.Previous NowPublic Kenya coverage here.The...

Volcano erupts in Chile; about 700 flee

A different type of fireworks ring in the New Year in Chile. "About 700 people were evacuated as a volcano erupted Wednesday in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash.""But...

Gas tanker blows up in Boston

If anyone witnessed this event, coverage would be greatly appreciated."(CNN) -- At least 200 people were evacuated from their homes, including 84 residents of an apartment building for the elderly, after a tanker...

Child of Krakatoa growls again

"MOUNT KELUD Clouds of hot gas, molten lava and red-hot rocks spew out of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa), as the volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts again. Meanwhile, at...

Indonesia lowers alert level on Mount Kelud volcano

"Kelud, also known as Kelut, means "sweeper" in Javanese, a reference to the fact that when it erupts, it sweeps away everything in its path. When it last erupted in 1990 at least 30 people were killed, while about 5,000 died in 1919 when it spewed scalding water from its...

BREAKING VIDEO: Major Volcanic Eruption Near Yemen

"A volcanic eruption off the Red Sea coast of Yemen spewed lava hundreds of yards into the air Sunday evening and at least 9 people were missing at sea. The eruption occurred on Jazirt Mount al-Tair, an island...

Troops missing from earthquake & volcano eruption in Yemen / Red Sea area

The Volcano "Jebel at Tair" (also an island known as Bird's Mountain) Erupted on 9.30.2007 in the Red Sea, in a fury of fire while a NATO fleet was sailing toward the Suez Canal when it spotted the eruption....

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