Israel comes to a standstill for Holocaust Remembrance Day

op/edHow can I describe the feeling of standing on a street in silence with hundreds of "strangers" at attention listening to the 2 minutes of sirens blaring throughout the city. All cars and buses emptied as the...

Over 80 flights affected by fog in Delhi

Winter continues to ditch Delhi and fog has disrupted the air and train services badly. Even as it is about to end, it is affecting the air services. " "No flights were taking off or landing at the airport as the visibility reduced to below 50 metres due to the dense fog...

Rare So Cal Snow Causes Major Traffic and Accidents

So I wake up this morning and see there is snow from Palmdale to Malibu.  Plus a helicopter accident and traffic backed up for hours.  Is this global warming, or global cooling?"December 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) Car accident lawyers in Los Angeles, California have...

Body Dumped on Toronto Highway After Deadly High Speed Shootout

A man was shot dead and his body dumped on one of Canada's busiest highway after a high speed carchase Tuesday afternoon. Someone driving a gold lexus drove off after the shooting, and dozens of police and emergency personnel have blocked off the eastbound side of the...

Outbreak (updated)

Update 2:  8/29/08 --  It may be encephalitisUpdate 8/27/08 -- 35 more have died""“We really don’t know what exactly it is; we are depending on the finding of a team of specialists from New Delhi.”...

Knife and gun crime march

"THOUSANDS of young people brought parts of central London to a standstill today with a noisy and colourful demonstration against knife and gun crime. Waving banners and singing, the protesters called for an end to the violence that has already claimed the lives of 16...

Manchester England - Bikers plan city fuel protest

Manchester Evening News Reports"A MASSIVE 'go-slow' protest against high fuel prices is set to bring roads across Greater Manchester to a standstill. More than a thousand bikers are expected to join forces...

Nepal capital brought to standstill over Maoist murder

Normal life has been disrupted after the killing of a businessmen by maoists group. Maoist cadre had abducted and killed Ram Hari Shrestha, a Kathmandu businessman and supporter of the former rebels, late...

Up to 5,000 cars stuck overnight on Austrian highways after heavy snow

"VIENNA, Nov 16 (AFP) Nov 16, 2007 Hundreds of vehicles were still at a standstill outside Vienna Friday after unseasonably heavy snowfall blocked highways overnight, authorities said.  At least two highways...

General Motors paralysed by strike

"Disgruntled staff streamed out of General Motors factories across the US yesterday as the country's main car workers' union called a nationwide strike in a protest over healthcare benefits and job security. The...

Police braced for climate protests

"Police and climate change campaigners are preparing for a day of civil disobedience across London which both sides accept may bring parts of the world's busiest airport to a standstill tomorrow afternoon. With...

Mass UFO Sightings in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Something about Shakespeare we don't know? The Bard's birthplace was the scene of a reported mass UFO sighting last Saturday night -- five mysterious objects were reportedly hovering in the sky for half an hour."The strange episode started just after 10.30pm, when the lights...

Flash floods hit east coast town

"Houses were evacuated in the east coast resort of Filey after flash flooding left 3ft (0.91m) of water in homes. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service received about 60 calls from residents and businesses relating to flooding. Meanwhile, the RNLI were called to help a...

Strikes and Protests across Peru

What began as a strike (huelga) by teachers in protest of a new system of proficiency testing that some believe will lead to arbitrary firings has grown into a nationwide series of strikes and protests against...

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