Air Pocket Ruins Return Flight

KOCHI, INDIA, (GaeaTimes.com)- Emirates Flight services witnessed its passengers in a panic stricken phase when the airplane got trapped inside an air pocket of 15000 feet. The air pocket made the airplane lose its balance in the higher altitudes which ultimately made it steep down all the way in its flight from Dubai to Kerala.

The … Read more »».

Suicide attack kills 4 in southeastern Afghanistan; crowd protests civilian deaths

Suicide attack kills 4 in southeastern Afghanistan

KABUL – A suicide bomber attacked private security guards while they were at a bazaar in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing four Afghans and wounding 12, the government said.
Two of the dead and five of the wounded worked for the U.S. Protection and Investigations security firm, an Interior Ministry …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Suicide attack kills 4 in southeastern Afghanistan; crowd protests civilian deaths.

Porn star saves man from prison term

NEW YORK – A porn star helped a US national escape a prison sentence in Puerto Rico for possessing underage pornography by testifying in court that she was actually 19 when the film was shot.

Carlos Simon-Timmerman, who is from Brooklyn, was put on trial in Puerto Rico for allegedly carrying child pornography, New York …. Original source  : Porn star saves man from prison term.

Coast Guard says oil leaking from damaged well after La. rig explosion; weather delays cleanup

Weather delays oil cleanup at Gulf rig blast site

NEW ORLEANS – Stormy weather delayed weekend efforts to mop up leaking oil from a damaged undersea well after the explosion and sinking of a massive rig off Louisiana’s Gulf Coast that left 11 workers missing, authorities said.
The leak was a new discovery Saturday and could have …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Authorities: 10 dead after Miss. tornado obliterates homes; severe thunderstorms hit the South

10 dead in Miss. after tornado, storms hit South

YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Rescuers combed neighborhoods of splintered homes in Mississippi, ferrying the injured on all-terrain vehicles where roads were impassable after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed at least 10 people, including three children.
The high winds on Saturday tore roofs off buildings …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Fire in Chandigarh office complex

CHANDIGARH – A major fire broke out Sunday in a shopping-cum-office complex here, gutting a restaurant of a leading chain and badly damaging some offices in the area, officials said.

The restaurant, Barbeque Nation, located on Madhya Marg in Sector 26 was gutted in the blaze.
According to officials, the fire was first noticed by people …. Source article  : Fire in Chandigarh office complex.

SKorea defense minister says torpedo likely tore apart warship near sea border with NKorea

SKorean minister: Torpedo likely sank warship

SEOUL, South Korea – An explosion from a torpedo likely sank a South Korean warship that went down near the tense border with North Korea last month, the South’s defense minister said Sunday amid growing speculation Pyongyang may be behind the blast.
Defense Minister Kim Tae-young said the most likely cause …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : SKorea defense minister says torpedo likely tore apart warship near sea border with NKorea.

‘I saw death from close quarters on Emirates flight’

KOCHI – A passenger, who was onboard the Emirates flight which fell almost 15,000 feet in an air pocket Sunday morning, said he was shocked at “seeing death from close quarters”.

The passengers suffered anxious moments when the aircraft from Dubai to this Kerala city fell sharply from 20,000 feet to 5,000 feet around 7 a.m. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Poachers kill elephant for ivory in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – Poachers shot dead an elephant and brutally hacked around its tusks to extract ivory in the Redhakhol Forest Range in Sambalpur district of Orissa, forest officials said Sunday.

The tusker’s mutilated body was found Sunday by officials during the ongoing elephant census in Rampur area of the forest range, over 300 km from here. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Assam storm kills two, damages 1,500 homes

GUWAHATI – A devastating thunderstorm in Assam overnight has claimed two lives and injured up to 100 people, besides damaging over 1,500 homes, officials said Sunday.

“It was a real devastating storm with the damage quite extensive. We are assessing the damage and doing our best to provide relief to those affected,” state Relief and Rehabilitation … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Assam storm kills two, damages 1,500 homes.

Emirates aircraft suffers air pocket fall

KOCHI – The passengers of an Emirates flight from Dubai to this Kerala city suffered anxious moments Sunday morning when their aircraft fell almost 15,000 feet in an air pocket, an official said.

The official said the incident took place when the aircraft fell sharply from 20,000 feet to 5,000 feet before the pilot could bring …. Original article  : Emirates aircraft suffers air pocket fall.

Mississippi Tornado Kills 10

JACKSON (GaeaTimes.com)- A massive tornado on Saturday reaped the central Mississippi. As per the reports, the estimated 1.6 km tornado had lashed through at least 13 counties and had affected badly at least three counties. 10 people that include three children died on Saturday due to the Mississippi tornado and dozen more have been … Read : Mississippi Tornado Kills 10.

Facebook users’ details on sale in New Zealand

AUCKLAND – A Russian computer hacker is suspected to have set up an underground nexus in New Zealand for selling secret details of people using online social networking site Facebook.

Police are hunting the hacker who may have set up shop in New Zealand, selling the account details of millions of Facebook users, tvnz.co.nz reported.
Detectives …. Read the original article  : Facebook users’ details on sale in New Zealand.

China says quake relief efforts shift from search to reconstruction

China says quake relief will shift to rebuilding

BEIJING – A senior government official said earthquake relief efforts in a Tibetan region will shift from searching for possible survivors to reconstruction and the resettlement of those who lost homes after the temblor flattened tens of thousands of houses, state media reported Sunday.
Saturday was the final day … Original article on : China says quake relief efforts shift from search to reconstruction.

Jason Bohn has 3-stroke lead in suspended third round of Zurich Classic

Bohn leads weather-plagued Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La. – Jason Bohn had a three-stroke lead Saturday when third-round play in the weather-plagued Zurich Classic was suspended because of darkness.

Bohn, celebrating his 37th birthday, shot a 5-under 67 in the completion of the second round and was even par through six holes in the third.
“What I’m most excited … Read more »».

Meteorologist: Deadly storm likely started in La. before hitting multiple Miss. cities

Deadly Miss. tornado likely started in Louisiana

JACKSON, Miss. – The National Weather Service says it appears the deadly tornado that swept across Mississippi formed to the west in Louisiana before hitting a string of cities.
Meteorologist Mark McCallister says it appears the storm started in Tallulah, La., and went on to Yazoo City, Miss. There was … Original source on Gaea Times at : Meteorologist: Deadly storm likely started in La. before hitting multiple Miss. cities.

Oil spill looms in Gulf of Mexico after rig disaster

WASHINGTON – A major environmental disaster was looming in the Gulf of Mexico as US Coast Guard officials confirmed Saturday that the well under the site of an oil rig disaster was leaking.

Petty Officer John Edwards told CNN that 1,000 barrels of oil – about 168,000 litres – were seeping from at least two places … Original source on Gaea Times at : Oil spill looms in Gulf of Mexico after rig disaster.

Rain, storm leave thousands homeless in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Incessant rain and a powerful storm have battered southern Brazil, leaving thousands of people homeless, officials said.

In Parana, the most affected state, close to 6,000 residents had to leave their flooded houses and are living in public shelters or at the homes of their relatives, regional civil defence agency … Read more »»».

Emergency official: 10 killed by Miss. tornado that also obliterated homes, businesses

10 killed as tornado strikes Miss.; others injured

YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Tornadoes ripped through four states in the South on Saturday, leaving broken crosses in front of a flattened church, splintering houses and overturning vehicles as they killed 10 people, including three children.
One of the hardest hit areas was Mississippi’s Yazoo County, where Gov. Haley …. Source article  : Emergency official: 10 killed by Miss. tornado that also obliterated homes, businesses.

Seven killed in US tornado

WASHINGTON – Seven people died Saturday when a huge tornado scrubbed Louisiana and Mississippi with 240-km-an-hour winds, Mississippi officials said.

“There’s untold damage,” Greg Flynn of Mississippi Emergency Management services told CNN.
The storm system that delivered the twister spawned at least another 40 tornadoes across a broad swath of the US south and mid-west, including … Read more »».