At least 3 crew members dead after Navy plane crashes in north Georgia woods

At least 3 dead in north Ga. Navy plane crash

MORGANTON, Ga. – Navy investigators are expected to arrive Tuesday in north Georgia at the scene of a Navy plane that crashed in dense woods, killing at least three crew members.
Officials say the Florida-based plane just missed a house when it crashed Monday and authorities were …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Body of Polish First Lady being returned from Russia; Parliament holds special session

Body of Poland’s First Lady returned home
WARSAW, Poland – The body of Polish First Lady Maria Kaczynska is being flown back from Russia as members of parliament prepare to hold a special observance in memory of their president and numerous lawmakers.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 other officials were killed in a … Read more >>.

3 vehicle crash kills 5 people, 4 of them children, during heavy rain north of Los Angeles

5 people killed in crash during heavy rain near LA

LOS ANGELES – Authorities are investigating a crash on a rain-slicked freeway north of Los Angeles that left five people dead – four of them children – and injured six others, the California Highway Patrol said.
A pickup truck spun out of control on southbound Interstate 5 …. Source  : 3 vehicle crash kills 5 people, 4 of them children, during heavy rain north of Los Angeles.

Suspected Muslim rebels attack southern Philippine town; 9 killed

9 dead as suspected rebels attack Philippine town

MANILA, Philippines – Suspected Muslim rebels wearing police and military uniforms detonated bombs and opened fire Tuesday in a southern Philippine city, triggering clashes that killed at least nine people, officials said.
The attack began with a series of simultaneous bomb blasts that hit a sports center, near a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

FDNY: Body of elderly man found in fire-ravaged NYC Chinatown apartment building

FDNY: Body found in fire-ravaged NY Chinatown bldg

NEW YORK – Authorities say the body of an elderly man has been pulled from a Chinatown apartment building where a fast-moving fire injured about 30 firefighters and four others and left 200 people temporarily homeless.
Fire Department spokesman Jim Long says the man was found on the top …. Source article  : FDNY: Body of elderly man found in fire-ravaged NYC Chinatown apartment building.

27 injured in Delhi fire

NEW DELHI – A fire broke out Tuesday in a tea stall in Shalimar Bagh area here injuring 27 people, including 20 children and four women, a fire official said.

Four fire tenders brought the fire under control, the official said.
–Indo Asian News Service
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Childless couple ’sacrifice’ three-year-old to get son

LUCKNOW – A man and his wife have been arrested on charges of ’sacrificing’ a three-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanshiram Nagar district so that a son is born to them, police said Tuesday.

The childless couple beheaded their neighbour’s son Ompal Monday at a temple in Shahpur village in Kanshiram Nagar, 250 km from Lucknow. …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Childless couple ’sacrifice’ three-year-old to get son.

4 Afghan policemen killed in roadside bombing, 3 civilians die in mortar attack

4 Afghan policemen killed in roadside bombing

KABUL – Four Afghan policemen were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the country’s northwest, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
Two others were injured and their vehicle destroyed in the attack Monday in Faryab province’s Ghormach district, the ministry said.
Elsewhere, three women were killed and … Read more »».

Indonesian plane falls into river

JAKARTA – A commercial plane operated by Merpati Airline Tuesday skidded off the runway and plunged into a river near an airport in Indonesia’s Papua province, injuring 20 people on board, police said.

The head of the plane sank in the water and its body broke into two parts, Papua police spokesman Agus Rianto told Xinhua. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Indonesian plane falls into river.

Great Barrier Reef scientist says ship that ran aground on reef caused ’severe’ damage

Barrier Reef damage ’severe’ from ship grounding

SYDNEY – A coal carrier that ran aground and leaked about 3 tons of oil on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef completely pulverized parts of a shoal and caused damage so severe it could take marine life 20 years to recover, the reef’s chief scientist said Tuesday.
Initial assessments by the … Read : Great Barrier Reef scientist says ship that ran aground on reef caused ’severe’ damage.

Bicyclist killed by N-summit security vehicle

WASHINGTON – A female bicyclist was struck and killed here by a security vehicle deployed with the Nuclear Security Summit, authorities said.

The accident occurred around 6 p.m. Monday at the intersection of 12th Street and New York Avenue NW, a few blocks away from the summit venue and within the restricted area, Xinhua reported.
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Three die in US plane crash

WASHINGTON – Three US Navy personnel were killed when their aircraft crashed in Georgia state, Xinhua reported Tuesday.

The accident occurred Monday. The plane was on a routine mission.
…. Source  : Three die in US plane crash.

Six die on road, mob attacks hospital

KOLKATA – Hundreds overran a hospital here Tuesday causing widespread destruction alleging doctors did not take enough care of the victims of a road accident that killed six people, police said.

A speeding truck collided head on with a van at Patuli in the adjoining district of 24-Parganas earlier in the day, killing six people and … Read more : Six die on road, mob attacks hospital.

500 Malaysian Indians jailed abroad for crime

KUALA LUMPUR – About 500 ethnic Indians have been detained abroad for involvement in drugs and credit cards rackets, a Malaysian minister has said.

Tamil newspaper Malaysia Nanban quoted Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay, an ethnic Indian, as saying that there were about 1,500 Malaysians in the jails of foreign countries.
The ethnic Indians were …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 500 Malaysian Indians jailed abroad for crime.

Youth dies as shop catches fire

GHAZIABAD – A 23-year-old salesman was burnt to death after a fire broke out in a liquor shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district, police said Tuesday.

The incident took place Monday night in Lohia Nagar. The victim was identified as Anuj. “The cause of fire is yet to be investigated,” Ghaziabad police circle officer Kalyan …. Original source  : Youth dies as shop catches fire.

Passenger plane in Indonesia skids off runway in heavy rain, injuring some 20 people

20 injured as Indonesian airplane skids off runway

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A passenger plane with about 100 people on board skidded off the end of an airport runway while landing in heavy rain Tuesday on Indonesia’s remote Papua province, injuring some 20 people, officials said.
The Boeing 737, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airline, was landing at Manokwari … Read : Passenger plane in Indonesia skids off runway in heavy rain, injuring some 20 people.

Tragic plane crash brings ‘emotional breakthrough’ to Polish-Russian relations haunted by past

Russians’ outpouring of emotion touches Poles
MOSCOW – The plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president and a long list of notable Poles has brought a sudden rush of warm feelings between two nations whose relations have been fraught with historical hatreds.
In Russia, the normally stoic Vladimir Putin has set the tone … Read more : Tragic plane crash brings ‘emotional breakthrough’ to Polish-Russian relations haunted by past.

40 years on, cops face heat for killing Maoist

KOCHI – Forty years after a Maoist leader was shot dead in an alleged shootout, a Kerala court is examining witnesses to ascertain the truth. At the centre of it lies the statement of a trooper that he shot the rebel – who was blindfolded and tied to a tree – at the behest of … Read : 40 years on, cops face heat for killing Maoist.

Los Angeles police say nurse who ran from car to help accident victim had her car stolen

Police: Nurse helps crash victim, gets carjacked

LOS ANGELES – A nurse who left her vehicle at a gas station to help a nearby accident victim was the victim of a carjacking and dragged about 20 yards after she tried to grab the keys, Los Angeles police said Monday.
The nurse, who police didn’t identify, was filling … Original article on : Los Angeles police say nurse who ran from car to help accident victim had her car stolen.

3 crew members dead in Navy plane crash in north Georgia; search on for 4th person aboard

3 crew dead in north Ga. Navy plane crash
MORGANTON, Ga. – A Florida-based Navy plane just missed a house and crashed in dense woods in north Georgia on Monday, killing three crew members, and authorities were looking for a fourth person believed to be aboard, officials said.

Naval Air Station Pensacola spokesman Harry White said authorities …. Source article  : 3 crew members dead in Navy plane crash in north Georgia; search on for 4th person aboard.