Congo: Red Cross says 204 dead in oil tanker truck explosion

Congo: Red Cross says 204 dead in oil explosion

KINSHASA, Congo – At least 204 people were killed in Congo when a tanker truck transporting oil flipped over and exploded overnight in the east of the country, a Red Cross official said Saturday.
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200 killed in Congo explosion

KINSHASA – At least 200 people, including five UN peacekeepers, were killed Friday night when an oil tanker exploded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, media reports said Saturday.

According to the France 24 television, the deaths took place when the tanker overturned and exploded, Xinhua reported. The UN said Saturday that five peacekeepers were … Original source on Gaea Times at : 200 killed in Congo explosion.

Pacheco surrenders in court

PANAJI – Former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco surrendered before a court in Margao Saturday in connection with the mysterious death of his alleged lover,

Pacheco’s interim bail plea was being heard in the court of Margao district and sessions judge U.V. Bakre, with a Crime Branch contingent waiting outside the court premises to arrest him. …. Read the original article  : here.

Congo: UN radio says 190 dead in oil truck explosion

Congo: UN radio says 190 dead in oil explosion

KINSHASA, Congo – A U.N.-funded radio station in Congo says 190 people have been killed when a truck carrying oil flipped over and exploded overnight in the east of the country.
Radio Okapi reported that the truck was carrying fuel from neighboring Tanzania when it overturned at high … Read : Congo: UN radio says 190 dead in oil truck explosion.

Lecturer poses as Maoist, held

RAIPUR – A lecturer has been arrested in Chhattisgarh for pretending to be a Maoist and seeking Rs.10 crore from the director of an engineering college where he works, police said Saturday.

Premshankar Sharma, 25, was arrested in Durg late Friday after he demanded the money in four instalments from Sourabh Rungta, director of the Rungta … Original source on Gaea Times at : Lecturer poses as Maoist, held.

100 killed in Congo explosion

KINSHASA – At least 100 people were killed Friday night when an oil tanker exploded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Xinhua reported Saturday.
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Sulfuric Acid Endangers Sudbury Residents

Sudbury, Canada, (GaeaTimes.com)- The city of Sudbury in the Ontario region of Canada experienced one of the worst material leaks the past Thursday, a leak which could have caused immense harm to the inhabitants of the city. What is more scary is the fact that the leak in one of the city’s chemical plants …. Original source  : Sulfuric Acid Endangers Sudbury Residents.

Diver dies in possible underwater explosion while working on Gulf rig, unrelated to oil spill

Diver dies while working on rig unrelated to spill

CHICAGO – A waste services company says a diver performing maintenance on a client’s rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unrelated to the massive oil spill, has died after an underwater accident.
A statement from Chicago-based Veolia Environmental Services North America says the diver was working at a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Diver dies in possible underwater explosion while working on Gulf rig, unrelated to oil spill.

13 killed in Pakistan accident

ISLAMABAD – At least 13 people were killed and five injured when a van packed with tourists fell into a ravine in northern Pakistan Saturday.

The accident occurred at Nousehri in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistani Kashmir, Xinhua said.
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Former Goa minister surrenders

PANAJI – Former Goa Minister Mickky Pacheco Saturday surrendered to a court here in connection with the death of his alleged lover.

Pacheco, charged with culpable homicide following the death in Chennai of 28-year-old woman Nadia Torrado, was underground for nearly a month as the police began to look for him.
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Search to resume Saturday for climber missing near Mount Rainier summit

Climber missing near Mount Rainier summit
ASHFORD, Wash. – A day of searching for a 57-year-old climber who unclipped his rope and vanished near Mount Rainier’s summit has ended without locating the man, a National Park Service spokeswoman said Friday night.

The search for Eric Lewis of Duvall, Wash., involved teams of Park Service climbing rangers and … Read more >>>.

Man arrested in fatal boat crash near Statue of Liberty; his 3 young kids emerge unscathed

Dad arrested in fatal crash near Statue of Liberty

NEW YORK – A boater has been arrested in a fatal crash near the Statue of Liberty that left his wife and three young children unscathed.
Police say that charges against the 39-year-old man are still pending, and they haven’t yet released his name. He was out on … Original source on Gaea Times at : Man arrested in fatal boat crash near Statue of Liberty; his 3 young kids emerge unscathed.

Eight killed in Colombia shooting

BOGOTA – At least eight people were killed and nine seriously injured when a group of armed men opened fire at a bar in Colombia, officials said.

The armed men arrived Friday morning at a bar in Envigado in northwest Colombia and shot at the people inside, police official Edgar Munoz said.
Antioquia district governor Luis … Original article on : Eight killed in Colombia shooting.

Los Angeles City Council approves $2.5M payment to fire captains in racial discrimination case

City approves $2.5M payout to fire captains

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $2.5 million payment to two white fire captains who won a racial discrimination case in 2008 involving a black firefighter who was fed dog food.
The City Council approved the payment Friday for fire Capt. Chris Burton and Capt. … Read more »».

Bureau of Land Management revises size estimates of wildfire northeast of Las Vegas

BLM officials revise estimates of Moapa wildfire

LAS VEGAS – A spark from a wood chipper started a wildfire that destroyed 15 buildings in a ranch community northeast of Las Vegas, and an illegal campfire was blamed for another blaze that forced the evacuation of mountain hamlets northwest of the city, officials said Friday.
No serious injuries …. Read the original article  : here.

Boat collision kills 1, injures 2 near Statue of Liberty; NYPD investigating

Boat collision kills 1 near Statue of Liberty

NEW YORK – Two pleasure boats have collided near the Statue of Liberty, killing one person and injuring two others.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Thomas McKenzie says the Friday evening crash in New York Harbor near Liberty Island killed a boater. Two other boaters have been taken to …. Original article  : Boat collision kills 1, injures 2 near Statue of Liberty; NYPD investigating.

Death toll in Mexico flooding from former Hurricane Alex rises to 6

6 dead in Mexico in floods caused by Alex
MEXICO CITY – The death toll in Mexico from flooding caused by former Hurricane Alex has risen to six, authorities said Friday.

Nuevo Leon state Civil Defense Director Jorge Camacho said the victims died in and around the northern city of Monterrey.
President Felipe Calderon toured damaged areas of … Read more >>>.

2 pleasure boats collide near Liberty Island in NYC, at least 2 injured but conditions unknown

2 boats collide near Liberty Island in NYC

NEW YORK – New York City police say two pleasure boats have collided in the waters near the Statue of Liberty, and at least two people were injured.
Police and U.S. Coast Guard emergency crews transported two patients to hospitals in New Jersey on Friday. Their conditions weren’t immediately …. Original source  : 2 pleasure boats collide near Liberty Island in NYC, at least 2 injured but conditions unknown.

Serbian state TV website hacked

BELGRADE – Suspected Kosovo Albanian hackers attacked the website of Serbia’s state-run Radio Television Serbia (RTS) and uploaded headlines and bylines related to Kosovo, a media report said.

The hackers gained access to the website thrice Friday evening, twice during news reports pertaining to Kosovo and a third time when the recent diplomatic activities of Serbian …. Original source  : Serbian state TV website hacked.

Chavez says Salvadoran man detained in Venezuela is suspect in Cuba bombings

Chavez: Detained Salvadoran wanted in Cuba

CARACAS, Venezuela – A Salvadoran man wanted by Cuba as a suspect in a series of bombings was arrested with a false passport at Caracas’ airport, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday.
Chavez said the suspect, Francisco Chavez Abarca, was detained upon arrival Thursday by Venezuelan intelligence agents and is accused … Read : Chavez says Salvadoran man detained in Venezuela is suspect in Cuba bombings.