Tag: nearby
Rugby striptease video hits the web
It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Five die in Sydney harbour crash
Five people have been killed in a collision between a fishing trawler and a small cabin crusier in Australia's Sydney harbour."Nine others were injured as all 14 people aboard the smaller boat were thrown into Sydney...
Texas pounded by hail, 70 mph winds
Parts of Texas was pounded by baseball-sized hail, 70-mph winds, and possible tornadoes yesterday, knocking down power lines and trees and damaging some buildings.So far, there are no reports of injuries." In...
Couple receive 13-year-old council tax bill - for...
The price for sending a Second Class Letter is now 27p for stamps..."An elderly Northamptonshire couple were shocked to receive a 13-year-old council tax bill - for 2p. Peggy and William Everson, from Kettering, got...
Homes evacuated amid flats fire Edinburgh Scotland
"About 50 residents had to be evacuated from their homes in Edinburgh when fire broke out at a nearby block of flats under construction.Six fire crews were called to the five storey structure in Hawkhill Close, off...
Small plane crashes into houses, UK
"Five people are believed to have been on board a private plane that has crashed into residential properties in north Kent, England.Officers were called to the scene in Broadwater Gardens, Farnborough, at around 2.30pm, the Metropolitan Police said.A spokesman said five...
Suicide car bomb kills Afghan civilian
Another explosion in Afghanistan, which continues to rattle daily life." KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 12 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber hit a NATO-led convoy on Wednesday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing one Afghan civilian, but causing no casualties...
Frozen remains of WWII airman identified
In a story that sounds like it comes straight out of a comic book, the frozen remains of a training flight crewman, missing since 1942, was found in the Sierra mountains."Ernest G. Munn had been missing since his training flight disappeared over the Sierra Nevada mountain...
MI6 admit keeping a dossier on Mohamed Al Fayed
"After their brief trip to Paris, Diana spent virtually every free moment with Dodi at his apartment in London’s Park Lane or together at Kensington Palace, which rankled the royals greatly. Prince Philip was...
DNA, Cyber Sleuthing Used in Tracking Deadly Dayt...
Collecting DNA from "persons of interest" during traffic stops and prostitution stings, a special task force in Daytona Beach is hunting a serial killer who's murdered four women and is suspected in the death of...
When Sirens Failed, A Brother's Warning Saves TN ...
This amazing story is from one of my best friends. For more photos and videos, click here."A brother's warning may have saved the lives of his sister and her family in Huntersville, Tennessee as tornadoes raked...
Kenya Burns, Death Toll Soars
Protests turned to violence between political and ethnic groups in Kenya on monday after scores of people were killed. In just one town, at least 64 bodies were found after four days of fighting.Gangs 400 and 500...
Snakes on an actual plane
Last month, 1,550 pounds of reptiles seized aboard Thai Airways flight"HANOI - Vietnam has seized more than a ton of rat snakes found aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight from Bangkok, the second time in about a month such snakes were found in air cargo to Vietnam, state media...
"Bully" black hole blasts nearby galaxy - NASA
"A "death star" galaxy is sending out a powerful jet of particles and magnetic radiation that is likely obliterating any possible life in its broad path, notably in a nearby galaxy, astronomers said on Monday.
They...
