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90 feared dead in NATO air-strike in Kunduz northern Afghanistan

Several News services are reporting a tragic event in Kunduz which is in Northern Afghanistan.  A NATO air strike was targeting Taliban insurgents who stole two fuel tankers.  Early estimates...

Oil tanker on fire off Dubai port after collision

A major fire off the coast of Dubai on Tuesday was caused by a possible collision between a tanker carrying petroleum products and container vessel, port and rescue sources said. A thick plume of black smoke was...

Suicide bomber Attack U.S. Soldiers Convoy in Afghanistan

Today two attempts of resistance over the U.S Soldiers has been covered by International media. one of the attempts of resistance over the U.S soldiers Convoy has been took place in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar...

Plans for naval blockade of Somali coast to stop pirates

The naval blockade of Somali coast is in the works to prevent pirate ships from heading out to the sea and hijacking vessels. This measure was suggested in the wake of escalated pirate attacks on foreign ships off...

Ship owners want military to stop Somali pirates

Making $150 million per year 5 crewmembers just relieved, the international tanker Association wants the military to control Somali coast . First time attention draws from Terrorists to Pirates. Or finance the...

Many killed in Pakistan bus crash

More than 60 bus passengers were killed when  the bus they were travelling collided with a milk tanker and caught fire in central Pakistan. Eyewtinesses said that The bus, travelling from Karachi,  was speeding when it struck the other vehicle on a...

A Sri Lanka Rice Cargo Ship Sinks Near Chittagong Harbor – 16 Crew Men Resc...

"A Sri Lankan cargo vessel carrying 3609 tons of rice was sunk off Banglades’s Chiitagong harbor after colliding with a Panamanian empty tanker , the harbor authorities said. Radio Controller of Chittagong Port Authoritiy,Wahidur Rahman said, “After receiving an SOS from...

Tanker accident in Tokyo kills one and injures four.

"One person was killed and four others injured after a tanker careered into the opposite lane of a Tokyo street, rolled over and hit four oncoming vehicles Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred at...

Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish."The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early...

Crews keeping watch over Tennessee tanker spill

A tanker crashed in Cumberland County a few hours, and is leaking a volatile compound. Reports are just describing it as a 'hazardous material'. Police and emergency crews on on scene and waiting for a replacement truck to collect the remaining cargo.Authorities say that 9...

The World Uncovered Daylight Robbery in US

When the US goes to war Wall Street and corporate America goes too. More than seventy whistleblower cases threaten to reveal the scandals behind billions of dollars worth of waste, theft and corruption during the last five years of war"Panorama investigates claims that as...

Exxon $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The...

Int`l network suspected behind hijacking of CPO-carrying tanker

"Navy Col Hadi Susilo, commander of the Tarakan naval base, said nine of the 11 suspects were nabbed last Saturday (June 21) in a hotel in Tarakan and the remaining two on Sunday (June 22) also in Tarakan.Five of the arrested men were members of the tanker`s crew who might or...

Oil tanker drivers agree 14 per cent pay deal

Tanker drivers in the UK have agreed to a 14 per cent pay deal over two years. Their strike disrupted fuel supplies last weekend."The rise, which will see basic pay increased to £36,000, will be introduced over...

Big Rigs Targeted in Florida

Several tractor-trailer rigs have come under gunfire while traveling on I-95 in Florida. So far the shootings have not resulted in personal injury or death, but have caused a fuel spill and damage to three different trucks."According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at least...

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