Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 people, gunmen kill soldier in Baghdad

Roadside bomb, gunmen kill 4 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb and a gun attack have killed four people and wounded seven others in Baghdad.

The officials say the roadside bomb went off Friday morning near a market in Baghdad’s teeming Shiite district of Sadr City. The explosion killed three people and wounded … Read : Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 people, gunmen kill soldier in Baghdad.

Farmers near Fargo worry about back-to-back crop, livestock losses as floods submerge fields

Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes

KRAGNES, Minn. – For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D.
He wades through shallow rapids cascading across his driveway, then drives a mud-spattered pickup on … Read more »».

Three killed in West Bengal accident

KOLKATA – Three people were killed when a bus overturned on Grand Trunk Road in West Bengal’s Hooghly district early Friday, police said.

Fifteen others were injured when the bus, bound for Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district, met with the accident at Mogra as the driver lost control of the vehicle.
…. Original source  : Three killed in West Bengal accident.

9,000 tonnes of iron ore seized in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – More than 9,000 tonnes of iron ore were seized in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district in a crackdown on illegal mining, officials said Friday.

Police and forest officials made the seizure from a forested area in Bhoshrakacha Thursday. Over 20 trucks and dumpers engaged in mining and loading the iron ore were also seized.
In another … Read more »».

Boy who fell into borewell dead

BHOPAL – A six-year-old boy who fell into a 400-foot deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh is dead. Rescuers have pulled out Suraj’s body, 56 hours after the accident, officials said Friday.

The boy fell into the open borewell while playing in a field in Malvasa village in Ratlam district, 350 km from here, Tuesday evening. His …. Read the original article  : Boy who fell into borewell dead.

Bareilly now has only night curfew

BAREILLY – Day curfew was Friday lifted in Uttar Pradesh’s riot-hit Bareilly district but it will be clamped at night, the authorities said Friday.

With no fresh trouble, the curfew was lifted at 5 in the morning. It will be reinforced only at 10 p.m, District Magistrate Anil Garg told a news conference here.
This is … Original article on : Bareilly now has only night curfew.

Gujarat hope to get terror suspect in London

GANDHINAGAR – A Gujarat police team will fly to London for Hanif Umarji Patel alias Tiger Hanif’s extradition hearing March 25 hoping to get custody of the 1993 Surat bombings alleged mastermind.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Subhash Trivedi and inspectors J.M. Patel and R.H. Hadea will leave for London soon.
“He is wanted in the Surat …. Source  : Gujarat hope to get terror suspect in London.

Yelp under fire as local businesses allege it manipulates reviews for ad sales

Review site Yelp under fire in business’ lawsuits

SAN FRANCISCO – Yelp, one of the most popular Web sites that let people post opinions about restaurants, shops and local services, is being sued by several small businesses that claim they’ve been pressured to advertise on the site in exchange for getting negative reviews squashed.
Yelp denies the …. Original source  : Yelp under fire as local businesses allege it manipulates reviews for ad sales.

Japanese man claiming brake failure may face criminal charges in Prius accident

Japan police seek criminal charges in Prius crash

TOKYO – Japanese police are recommending criminal charges against a driver who says his Toyota Prius crashed because of brake failure after an analysis of “black box” data showed no defects.
The 37-year-old driver, whose identity is withheld because no charges have been filed, has told police he pressed …. Read the original article  : here.

Japanese man claiming brake failure may face charges in Prius accident

Japan police recommend charges in Prius crash

TOKYO – Japanese police are recommending charges against a driver who says his Toyota Prius crashed because of brake failure after an analysis of “black box” data showed no defects.
The 37-year-old driver, whose identity is withheld because no charges have been filed, has told police he pressed on the …. Original article  : Japanese man claiming brake failure may face charges in Prius accident.

NTSB: Better communication needed after Northwest flight overshoots airport by 100 miles

NTSB seeks better communications after NWA mishap

MINNEAPOLIS – Federal safety officials recommended Thursday that better communications procedures be adopted in the wake of a fatal Montana plane crash and a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by more than 100 miles last year.
The National Transportation Safety Board issued its recommendations to the Federal … Read more >>.

Body of second victim of Fiji cyclone found, as clean up gets under way

Second death in Fiji storm
SUVA, Fiji – Fijians cleaning up after a devastating cyclone discovered the body of a second victim on Friday, as military forces from three nations worked to find out the extent of damage to outlying islands and deliver aid.

Cyclone Tomas battered the north and east of the multi-island nation for several … Original source on Gaea Times at : Body of second victim of Fiji cyclone found, as clean up gets under way.

General says turbines would blowing ill wind for military radar, calls for better planning

Wind farm plans stir up storm over military radar

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military is growing increasingly concerned that proposed wind farms can disrupt or block radar designed to detect threats and protect America’s skies, a problem that is stalling the alternative energy projects around the country.
A top U.S. general told Congress on Thursday that federal [..] Read the original article: here.

Japan refuses to compensate victims of colonial rule

SEOUL – Japan has refused compensation for South Koreans who suffered during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula 1910-1945, Prensa Latina reported.

The Japanese foreign ministry has ignored the contents of a 1965 bilateral treaty. The document, declassified recently, sets the payment of what Tokyo calls payment of unpaid wages for forced labour and recognises …. Original article  : Japan refuses to compensate victims of colonial rule.

USGS seismologist says powerful aftershocks from Chile quake to continue, possibly reach 7.0

USGS seismologist warns of more Chile aftershocks

SANTIAGO, Chile – A U.S. seismologist says Chileans will continue to feel aftershocks from last month’s megaquake for a year or longer.
Walter Mooney of the U.S. Geological Survey predicts that in the coming month there will be 25 to 45 temblors topping magnitude 5.0. Already, dozens of powerful aftershocks …. Original source  : USGS seismologist says powerful aftershocks from Chile quake to continue, possibly reach 7.0.

US regulators say data from crashed New York Prius show throttle open, brakes not applied

Feds: brakes weren’t applied on crashed NY Prius

HARRISON, N.Y. – Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.
The disclosure prompted an angry response from the … Original article on : US regulators say data from crashed New York Prius show throttle open, brakes not applied.

From chopping down trees to torching ice, Fargo residents use new methods in their flood fight

Fargo residents learn from mistakes in flood fight

FARGO, N.D. – Before this flood season, officials in Fargo asked homeowners to clear paths in their yards so that firm and straight walls of sandbags could be placed to protect their homes. One resident cut down his tree. Another went so far to use a torch to … Read more »»».

Robbers loot Rs.five lakh from petrol vend employees

GHAZIABAD – Armed robbers looted cash worth Rs.5 lakh from the manager of a petrol retail outlet here, police said Thursday.

The incident occurred Wednesday in Kavi Nagar’s Shastri Nagar locality.
According to police, manager Subhash Jha and Brij Mohan, an employee of Auto-Care, were robbed at 10 a.m. while they were going on … Read more »».

Will new traffic management bill reduce road accidents?

NEW DELHI – Anupama Mehta, 48, cannot forget the day her 17-year-old son left home to go to a friend’s place two kilometres away. Rammed by a speeding motorbike, the boy, Vinod, lost his life for no fault of his and the biker went scot-free.

“I lost my son and no one can bring him back …. Original article  : Will new traffic management bill reduce road accidents?.

Two killed in Mumbai apartment shootout

MUMBAI – A 14-year-old girl was shot dead after being taken hostage by her neighbour following an altercation over repair and renovation in an apartment complex here Thursday morning. The man was gunned down and two policemen injured in an effort to save the girl, police said.

Additional Police Commissioner (West) Amitabh Gupta said 65-year-old retired … Read more >>>.