World
Japan rains causes death
By Takehiko Kambayashi Tokyo (dpa) – Heavy rains have killed three people in western Japan and left seven missing, news reports said Friday, while the weather was forecast to remain unstable in many parts […]
Month: July 2010
World
Five dead in ferry accident on the Nile
Cairo (dpa) – Five people died Thursday in Egypt when a ferry capsized on the Nile River, according to security authorities. Four bodies had been recovered from the river by late Thursday, and a […]
USA
Prison medical care upgraded
By Ashley Powers LAS VEGAS _ A Nevada prison’s medical care _ once described as displaying a “shocking and callous disregard for human life” _ would be upgraded and monitored under a proposed court […]
Uncategorized
BP oil spill finally stopped
By Curtis Morgan Finally, perhaps only temporarily, BP on Thursday managed to corral a raging gusher that for 85 days pumped a monstrous, shifting stain of crude across the Gulf of Mexico, cost coastal communities […]
Uncategorized
Malaysian woman caught with drugs
By Julia Yeow Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – A Malaysian woman on her way to court to answer a drug charge was caught with heroin hidden in her panties, a news report said Thursday. The 22-year-old […]
World
Indonesian man mauled by tiger
Jakarta (dpa) – A tiger mauled a man to death in Aceh province on Indonesia’s northern island of Sumatra, state media said Thursday. The victim, Cut Hasan, 48, is believed to have been attacked Tuesday […]
World
China’s economy grows
By Bill Smith Beijing (dpa) – China’s economic growth slowed to 10.3 per cent in the second quarter of this year, suggesting that policies designed to rebalance the economy and prevent overheating were working, the […]
New Zealand
Hijacker to be sentenced next month
Wellington (dpa) – Somali refugee Asha Ali Abdille, 36, pleaded guilty Wednesday to New Zealand’s first plane hijacking charge. She admitted trying to hijack a 19-seat Air New Zealand Jetstream aircraft flying from Blenheim to […]
World
Thousands evacuated
By Bill Smith Beijing (dpa) – China evacuated thousands more people and broke a dyke to release floodwater Wednesday as several southern regions fought to control some of the worst floods for decades. Relief workers […]
World
Iranian arrested on drugs charges
Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – Malaysian police have detained an Iranian man on suspicion of trying to smuggle drugs worth 1 million ringgit (312,500 dollars) into the country inside a microwave oven, news reports said Wednesday. […]
World
Cuba to free 52 political prisoners, allow them to leave island
By Juan O. Tamayo McClatchy Newspapers MIAMI – Cuba will free 52 political prisoners and allow them to leave the island, Roman Catholic church officials announced Wednesday in a surprising concession that would be the […]