Explosion hits NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, no casualties

Explosion hits NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – An explosion tore through a NATO convoy traveling in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest attack targeting international forces. No troops were killed.
Local government spokesman Mubarez Zadran said a suicide car bomber struck the convoy as it rolled through Khost province’s Mando Zayi district. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Moderate earthquake hits in Guam and Northern Marianas area, no reports of injury or damage

Moderate earthquake hits in Guam region
SAIPAN, Northern Marianas – A moderate earthquake has hit near U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Marianas islands, but there were no reports of injury or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.5 temblor struck at 3:39 p.m. Saturday local time. It was centered 40 miles northeast of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Moderate earthquake hits in Guam and Northern Marianas area, no reports of injury or damage.

Relief work stepped up in flood-hit Haryana, Punjab

CHANDIGARH – With no rains in flood-affected areas of Haryana and Punjab in the last two days, authorities have stepped up efforts to provide relief to the marooned people in both states.

District authorities and voluntary organisations are reaching out to people after mounting criticism from residents of flood-affected villages and towns over the slow response …. Original article  : Relief work stepped up in flood-hit Haryana, Punjab.

Explosion hits NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, no word on casualties

Explosion hits NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – An explosion tore through a NATO convoy traveling on a road in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest attack targeting international forces. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Local government spokesman Mubarez Zadran said a suicide car bomber struck the convoy as it rolled …. Original article  : Explosion hits NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, no word on casualties.

Brain Fever Paralyzes Nagpur

NAGPUR, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The death toll from brain fever is on the rise and according to the latest unofficial figures obtained from the eastern part of Vidarbha in Nagpur as many as 14 children have died after being affected by the disease. However, when the issue should have been dealt with the utmost importance, …. Original source  : Brain Fever Paralyzes Nagpur.

Death toll from twin suicide bombings in Pakistan jumps to 102 with 115 wounded

Pakistan suicide bombing death toll jumps to 102

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The death toll from twin suicide bombings in Pakistan jumped to 102 with 115 people wounded on Saturday, making it the deadliest attack this year in the country.
Authorities continued to remove debris from the site of the attack in the village of Yakaghund in a … Read more »»».

Death toll from twin suicide bombing in Pakistan jumps to 102 with 115 wounded

Pakistan bombing death toll jumps to 102
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A government official says the death toll from twin suicide bombing in Pakistan has jumped to 102 with 115 people wounded.

Meraj Din says authorities are still removing debris in the village of Yakaghund in a northwest tribal region a day after two bombers struck seconds apart … Original source on Gaea Times at : Death toll from twin suicide bombing in Pakistan jumps to 102 with 115 wounded.

ALL BUSINESS: BP goes from ideal to despised corporate citizen in wake of oil spill

ALL BUSINESS: Once lauded, BP no corporate citizen

NEW YORK – Milton Friedman once said companies can’t be socially responsible because they only exist to make as much money as possible.
The late Nobel laureate economist would appreciate what’s going on now: A historic environmental disaster caused by a company that went out of its way to …. Source article  : ALL BUSINESS: BP goes from ideal to despised corporate citizen in wake of oil spill.

Romance costs another Canadian commander his job

TORONTO – Just a month after it sacked its top commander in Afghanistan for having a romantic affair with a female trooper, Canada has kicked out its top military man in Haiti for his involvement in ‘inappropriate’ sexual relations.

Colonel Bernard Ouellette, who is the chief of staff to the United Nations mission in the earthquake-hit …. Read the original article  : Romance costs another Canadian commander his job.

Online consultant groomed teenagers for sex

LONDON – An online consultant whose job was to advise young people on their sexual development groomed teenagers for sex and was caught red-handed while arranging to meet a “trained” girl.

Simon Beard, 56, a consultant at the National Youth Agency, was caught red-handed in an undercover investigation by Sky News reporters who were looking into …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Online consultant groomed teenagers for sex.

Fugitive ‘Barefoot Bandit’ may have fled 1 island in Bahamas for another, police say

Police: ‘Barefoot Bandit’ may have fled Bahamas

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas – A fugitive U.S. teenager who has successfully eluded teams of local police and FBI agents may have slipped off the island where he allegedly crash-landed a stolen plane nearly a week ago, police said Friday.
Authorities are investigating a report that Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the “Barefoot … Read : Fugitive ‘Barefoot Bandit’ may have fled 1 island in Bahamas for another, police say.

Australian soldier killed by bomb blast in Afghanistan; 6th Aussie killed in 1 month

Australian soldier killed by blast in Afghanistan

DARWIN, Australia – An Australian soldier has been killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the head of the Australian Defense Force, announced Saturday the 23-year-old soldier was killed just before midnight Friday.
Houston says authorities will not release his name, but his family has … Read more »».

At least 1,079 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001

US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,079

As of Friday, July 9, 2010, at least 1,079 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
The AP count is eight more than the Defense Department’s … Read : At least 1,079 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001.

Engineer: Crane in NYC collapse wasn’t anchored as usual, but design was ’sound and safe’

Engineer: Crane in NYC collapse had unusual base

NEW YORK – A construction crane that collapsed and killed seven people didn’t have a customary anchor to the ground, the engineer who designed it told a court Friday.
But “the design was sound and safe,” Peter Stroh testified at crane rigger William Rapetti’s manslaughter trial.
Rapetti wasn’t involved in …. Original article  : Engineer: Crane in NYC collapse wasn’t anchored as usual, but design was ’sound and safe’.

FAA tells airlines to fix window heaters responsible for dozens of fire, smoke incidents

FAA tells airlines to fix cockpit window heaters

WASHINGTON – Airlines will have to inspect the cockpit window heaters on 1,212 Boeing airliners and perhaps replace the windows under a safety order the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to issue next week.
The window heaters have been tied to dozens of incidents involving in-flight fires, …. Read the original article  : FAA tells airlines to fix window heaters responsible for dozens of fire, smoke incidents.

NAACP alleges in letter to BP that minorities helping with oil spill cleanup get tougher jobs

NAACP: Minorities assigned tougher oil spill jobs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAACP has sent a letter to BP expressing concerns that minorities helping to clean up after the massive oil spill tend to be assigned tougher, lower paying jobs than whites.
NAACP president, Ben Jealous, says in the letter dated Friday that he wants to meet …. Original article  : NAACP alleges in letter to BP that minorities helping with oil spill cleanup get tougher jobs.

IRS phone number set up for taxpayers affected by Gulf oil spill

IRS phone number set up for Gulf oil spill victims

WASHINGTON – Taxpayers affected by the oil spill can call a special IRS phone number for questions about BP payments or if they have problems filing taxes.
The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday that Gulf oil spill victims can call 866-562-5227 on weekdays between 7 a.m. and … Read more >>.

Federal official says Gulf oil leak could be contained Monday using new, tighter-fitting cap

Feds say new cap could contain Gulf leak by Monday

NEW ORLEANS – Undersea robots manipulated by engineers a mile above will begin work Saturday removing the containment cap over the gushing well head in the Gulf of Mexico, the first part of a plan that could lead to the containment of all the oil as … Original article on : Federal official says Gulf oil leak could be contained Monday using new, tighter-fitting cap.

Plane crash in Colorado park leaves Wisconsin man, daughter with minor injuries

2 injured when small plane crashes in Colo. park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. – A Wisconsin man and his daughter survived a single-engine plane crash in a remote part of Rocky Mountain National park, using trees and debris from the aircraft to build a shelter while they waited to be rescued, park officials said Friday.
Jim … Read more : Plane crash in Colorado park leaves Wisconsin man, daughter with minor injuries.

NATO accepts blame for accidentally killing 6 Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan

NATO accepts blame for killing 6 Afghan civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO took the blame on Friday for accidentally killing six civilians and wounding several others in eastern Afghanistan – just a day after five Afghan soldiers died in a botched coalition airstrike.
The back-to-back incidents come as international troops are trying … Original article on : NATO accepts blame for accidentally killing 6 Afghan civilians in eastern Afghanistan.