Moderate quake hits southwestern Pakistan

An earthquake has been reported from mountainous southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. More details are expected . "A moderate 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck mountainous southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday,...

Sanlu Group May Be Sold to Competitors

Rival companies in the massive dairy market in the People's Republic may buy out the disgraced Sanlu Company.  The melamine milk scandal has damaged the reputation of the New Zealand based company beyond...

Plane crashes into Wis. resort cabins; 2 injured

A small plane has crashed into a resort in Wisconsin. Reportedly the planes were being flown by two students from a nearby school. They reportedly have severe burns."A light plane carrying two student aviators from the University of Dubuque crashed into a tree and cabins at a...

6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 22 in southwestern China

Opinion Barry Artiste China's 5th largest province suffered another earthquake, this is two in one year, which is not even over yet, and perhaps this area still has not recovered fully from the last quake in...

Scientists Learn How Nemo Finds His Way Home

How does the orange clownfish - aka Nemo from the movie "Finding Nemo" - really find its way home? "It turns out the colorful saltwater fish can sniff for leaves that fall into the sea from rainforests growing on...

Top US diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan

The top US doplomat in Pakistan narrowly escaped an ambush this morning, at the same tiem that a bomb exploded at a political rally in the Southwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan is increasing as that country looks to replace outgoing president Pervez Musharraf....

Tropical Storm Fay Does Florida - and Does Florida Again!

Here we go again! And people in New Orleans are REALLY getting nervous!Thursday: Fay turns and is still dumping floods of rain. Already 18 inches in some areas and up to 30 inches, more heavy rains...

China detains 100 for riot in southwestern town

 There are thousands of events like this that happen every year in China. "BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwest China have detained 100 people, including 39 gang members, for their roles in a riot last month that saw the torching of government buildings and...

90-year-old accepts high school diploma in Mich.

Five thumbs up for this old man....it's one in a million i guess..." DETROIT - John Lawrence Locher has accomplished many things in his 90 years, including living through the Great Depression, fighting in the Pacific during World War II and a long career with General...

Tennis Ball Sized Hail Pounds Germany in Series of Storms

"Strong storms in North Rhine-Westphalia and parts of southwestern Germany flooded cellars and caused mudslides on Friday morning. Tennis-ball sized hail destroyed cars in Krefeld. Police reported that countless car windows and rooftops had been demolished in the city in the...

China plans mass exodus from quake zone

My prayers go out to all involved in this tragedy, We are all brother and sister"MIANYANG, China (CNN) -- Authorities are expanding plans to evacuate people in southwestern China as water piles up behind a dam...

Parents try to sell baby on eBay

"BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Authorities in southern Germany said Saturday that they have taken custody of a 7-month-old boy after his parents posted an ad on eBay offering to sell him for one euro, the equivalent of $1.57. Peter Hieber, a spokesman for police in the Bavarian...

World's most earthquake-vulnerable cities

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBurma's horrific situation, followed by China's recent disaster in such short order, has certainly let the world take notice and not be as complacent in that it couldn't...

China tries to restore calm after new quake report

Aftershock warnings spooked understandably frayed nerves Monday, spurring many to panic in the streets of southwestern Chengdu. Chinese government is now attempting to restore peace."CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - China tried to restore calm in its southwestern city of Chengdu on...

Massive SnowStorm Hits Ontario, 50cm Expected

Hold on to your hats Toronto, we're in for another storm, this one is expected to last at least 36 hours and dump 50cm of snow between Friday and Sunday.You can see what happened the last time we had even a...

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