Tag: officials
Flooding continues in Louisiana
Rain, rain and more rain. Shreveport Louisiana got drenched with rain over the last few days and remains under a flood watch. So far at least 125 have been flooded."A third day of drenching storms loomed...
Bangladesh allows its diplomats to marry foreigners
Bangladesh government has ended a very old law banning marriage with foreigners. Under the existing law, the government employees can marry foreign nationals only with the assent of president and...
Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia re...
"Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border. The documents - more than a dozen internal rebel messages - detail several...
Man Survives Mauling by 16-Foot Shark in Australia
An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a16-foot shark and survived said Sunday he saw a shadow in the waterseconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin."The shark, believed to be a great white, seized...
Gunmen Kill Chief of Mexico’s Police
Mexico's police chief Edgar Millán Gómez has been assassinated. NowPublic will continue to follow this story, please post your comments, photos, and video responses below. "MEXICO CITY — Gunmen assassinated the acting chief of Mexico’s federal police early...
Olympic torch lit on Everest summit
UPDATE: 8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled...
China child virus spreads, 15,000 affected
Total number of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have gone up drastically and now more than 15 thousand childrens are suffering. according to China's official Xinhua news agency...
Kobe Bryant named NBA's Most Valuable Player
Kobe Bryant has been named the NBA’s MVP this year. This marks the first time Kobe has been given the award. He is the first Laker to win the MVP award since Shaquille O'Neal. Last years award...
1,000 to be rescued from stranded cruise ship
Passengers aboard the stranded cruise ship Mona Lisa have been rescued. They were rescued off Latvia. " The Mona Lisa's captain had agreed to evacuate the ship after unsuccessful efforts to free it from a sand bank off Latvia's coast,...
Twelve killed, dozens missing as boat sinks in Am...
At least 12 people are reported dead when a boat capsized in the northwestern Brazil. " Twelve killed, dozens missing as boat sinks in AmazonMon-May 05, 2008Rio de Janeiro / Indo-Asian News ServiceAt least 12...
China mounts cyber attacks on Indian sites
In perhaps what could be detrimental to Indo-China Peace talks, the growing number of Internet related threats through the forms of BOT attacks, key logging software and Mapping networks.Although there seems to be...
Federal Disaster Assistance Tops $8.3 Million For...
"BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Federal disaster assistance totals for eligible Iroquois and Livingston County residents topped $8.3 million last night with just a few days left until the May 6 registration deadline.This total includes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants...
Honduran jail riots kill 18
At least 18 prisoners have been killed in another round of riots in a Honduras jail."Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa.It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent...
Irregularities and Violence Mar Nigerian Elections
UPDATE:The stakes are high: this election could see Nigeria's first fully democratic transition of power."
Police inspector general Sunday Ehindero told state television that
a preliminary tally showed 21 dead,...
Nanny Rips Baby Girl From Jaws of Coyote in Calif...
"CHINO HILLS, Calif. — A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the jaws of a coyote when the animal attacked the toddler and tried to carry her away in its mouth, officials said. The girl was playing Friday in a sandbox at Alterra Park in Chino Hills in San...
