Powerful earthquake rocks Taiwan
"A powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan on Tuesday but there were no immediate reports of damage, casualties or tsunamis, the Seismology Centre said. The undersea tremor, which could be felt in the capital Taipei, struck at 11:16 am (0316 GMT) about 31...
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...
Hurricane Ike: Grand Turk "Flattened" - British Red Cross Launches Emergency...
Grand Turk has been left utterly devastated in this scenic island. 90% of buildings are said to have suffered structural damage. British naval helicoptors have brought in relief supplies, as the...
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Swiss Solar taxi takes to the road
VIDEO The solar taxi did the job during UN Bali meeting " A Swiss schoolteacher has embarked on world tour in a taxi cab powered with the help of the sun to spread the word about green power. Louis Palmer has...Chennai to have world’s biggest stadium
Plans are in place to build the world’s largest cricket stadium near Chennai, a state of the art facility that will have a retractable roof to ensure no match is washed out. The stadium will be built in...
Russia armour seen pulling back from Georgia
Russian armoured vehicles have been reported to be pulling back from the buffer zone around South Ossetia today, after the country said it would pull back but not out of Georgia. "Russia declared it would pull its...
Looting...it's what binds Canadians!
OPINION Looting...it's what binds Canadians! Is it looting season in Central and eastern Canada? I guess some of the citizenry of the fine city of Toronto are just looking for an excuse (opportunity)... Two 'serial blasts' suspects arrested in Chennai today
"The Chennai Police today arrested two suspected terrorists believed to be involved in serial bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad during the weekend. The suspects, Qazi Rahim, 31, and K Abdul Kader, 27, were named...38 dead after ferry sinks in Burmese delta
About 38 people are dead after a ferry sank in a river in Burma yesterday afternoon.It sank in Burma's cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta."The motorized ship sank in the Yway river in Burma, also known as Myanmar, Tuesday after water entered its stern section, the New Light of...Fires could go 'pyro'
This sounds pretty scary."NASA field campaign gives scientists up-close look at Sask. fires Margaret Munro, Canwest News Service Published: Friday, July 04, 2008 Scientists say wildfires in northern...Over 1,100 People Evacuated by Forest Fire in Sask.
Over 1,100 people in Saskatchewan have been or are in the process of being evacuated after a fast-moving forest fire blew towards yet another small Northern community.At least 200 residents were evacuated from...Smoke from wildfires in California threatening people's health
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be assured California Celebs are off to exotic places unknown while their poorer neighbours are suffering the consequences of not being as flush with the bucks...
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Ontario man dies after being hit by Taser
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA report released recently about the R.C.M.P. recommended officers with less than 5 years experience should not be given a taser. One assumes the Ontario...
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Gianyar - The Mother of Ubud
"Gianyar Regency is located at central Bali , with Ubud as one of the district in Gianyar regency became a famoust tourist destination in the world. Until the fourteen century Bali was ruled Bali by the Warmadewa...
Fire pushes 3,000 people out of homes near Halifax
New Update, Halifax: 3,000 Nova Scotia residents evacuated their homes as 6 major fires are currently underway in Nova Scotia. Power outage affecting another 8,100 homes where the blaze damaged a transmission...
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