Official: Workers found ‘black box’ data recorder from Pakistan plane crash that killed 152

Official: Pakistan plane crash ‘black box’ found

ISLAMABAD – An official says recovery workers have found the “black box” flight data recorder from the wreckage of the worst-ever plane in Pakistan.
The crash in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killed all 152 people aboard the Airblue flight on Wednesday.
Ramzan Sajid of the Capital Development Authority, a government agency, … Read more : Official: Workers found ‘black box’ data recorder from Pakistan plane crash that killed 152.

Briton sues prison after fellow inmate slashes throat

LONDON – A British prisoner has sued the prison service for a sum of 100,000 pounds after his throat was allegedly slashed by a fellow inmate.

Ian Huntley, 36, is serving a life sentence for the 2002 murders of two 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Cambridgeshire, 70 km from London.
Huntley, a former school …. Read the original article  : Briton sues prison after fellow inmate slashes throat.

Briton’s murder in Dharamsala: Police to seek Interpol help

DHARAMSALA – The Himachal Pradesh Police will approach Interpol to crack the 2006 murder case of a British charity worker in this town and seek extradition of the prime suspect from Scotland, an official said Saturday.

Michael Blakey’s battered body was found in November 2006 pinned beneath boulders in a shallow stream running through an old … Read : Briton’s murder in Dharamsala: Police to seek Interpol help.

Russia begins to localize fires, others rage as country wilts in hottest summer on record

Russia begins to localize fires, others rage
VORONEZH, Russia – About 30 people have died in the last three days alone as Russia’s massive forest fires have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland, state television reported Saturday. Officials insist some of the worst blazes are under control.
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Drunk man enters school, hacks to death Class 1 boy

RAIPUR – A drunk 40-year-old man stormed into a government school brandishing a cleaver and brutally hacked to death a Class 1 student in a remote area of Chhattisgarh, police said Saturday.

The incident took place Friday in Bakna Khurd village in Surguja district, some 380 km from state capital Raipur.
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Debris linked to tropical storm found in relief well, setting back work on stopping gusher

Debris in relief well sets back work on gusher
NEW ORLEANS – Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.
Crews found debris in the bottom of the relief well that ultimately will be used to plug … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Debris linked to tropical storm found in relief well, setting back work on stopping gusher.

Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows blaze’s march toward homes in high desert outside LA

Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows LA wildfire

PALMDALE, Calif. – Water-dropping aircraft slowed the progress of a wildfire that was bearing down on hundreds of homes in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
The blaze had consumed 20 square miles of brush, jumped an aqueduct and menaced power lines that deliver electricity to Southern California.
Winds …. Source  : Air tanker drops fire retardant, slows blaze’s march toward homes in high desert outside LA.

House approves offshore drilling bill, but Senate dispute could delay final action until fall

House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate

WASHINGTON – The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : House approves offshore drilling bill, but Senate dispute could delay final action until fall.

Uttar Pradesh BJP leader’s wife murdered

LUCKNOW – The wife of a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator was found strangled to death inside her house in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district Saturday, police said.

The body of Revti Singh, wife of Hukum Singh, was found in the morning in the legislator’s residence in the posh Gandhi Colony in Nai Basti area, some …. Source  : Uttar Pradesh BJP leader’s wife murdered.

Broken bridges, washed-out roads: Rescuers struggle to reach flood victims in Pakistan

UN says deadly floods affect 1 million Pakistanis

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Rescuers trying to reach thousands of Pakistani flood victims were hampered by deluged roads and damaged bridges Saturday, though there were signs that waters were receding in parts of the country.
Floods killed more than 430 people in one week, left some 400,000 people stranded in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Broken bridges, washed-out roads: Rescuers struggle to reach flood victims in Pakistan.

Women torture friend for having sex with ex

LONDON – Two women in Britain allegedly kidnapped and tortured a friend, scalding her with boiling water and kicking her, after they found out she had sex with one of their ex-boyfriends.

Lucy Viner-Mood, 22, and Lois Gibson, 18, locked Georgia Fenn in a flat in Langton Green in Kent March 28, and assaulted her for … Read : Women torture friend for having sex with ex.

Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill to take months, damage to wildlife to last much longer

Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill will take months

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to clean up the mess, and damage to wetlands and wildlife may last considerably longer.
Enbridge Inc., the Canadian owner of the ruptured …. Source article  : Cleanup of Mich. river oil spill to take months, damage to wildlife to last much longer.

United Nations says devastating floods affect 1 million people in Pakistan; 430 people killed

UN says floods affect 1 million Pakistanis

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The United Nations says devastating floods have affected 1 million people in Pakistan.
Officials say floods have killed 430 people in the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says the cost of damage from floods was … Original article on : United Nations says devastating floods affect 1 million people in Pakistan; 430 people killed.

Four-year-old boy shoots three-year-old girl

NEW YORK – A four-year-old boy in US’ Indianapolis city picked up a gun lying on a kitchen table and fired a shot that killed the three-year-old daughter of his father’s girlfriend.

After finding the .45-calibre handgun, the boy pointed it at the girl’s head and fired, police officer Jeff Duhamell of the Indianapolis metropolitan police …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Student commits suicide for Telangana, Osmania University tense

HYDERABAD – Osmania University here was tense Saturday as yet another student committed suicide in the campus, demanding the formation of separate Telangana state.

The charred body of Ishan Reddy, an engineering student, was found near the university library. In his hand-written suicide note found near the body, the student said he was fulfilling his “wish” … Read : Student commits suicide for Telangana, Osmania University tense.

Three killed in Thane road accident

THANE – Three people from Rajasthan, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed when a passenger bus rammed into a stationery truck on the outskirts of Maharashtra’s Thane district early Saturday, officials said.

The luxury bus was on a trip from Rajasthan to Mumbai when the accident took place on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway around 5.30 a.m., said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Three killed in Thane road accident.

Huge fire in plywood factory in Kanpur

LUCKNOW – A massive fire broke out in a plywood factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district Saturday morning, destroying goods worth lakhs of rupees, police said. No casualties were reported.

The blaze engulfed the plywood factory in Jhakarkati area, which houses a series of commercial establishments.
“Twelve fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the … Read more : Huge fire in plywood factory in Kanpur.

Toll in Kashmir violence rises to four

SRINAGAR – The toll in Friday’s violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to four after another youth succumbed to his injuries here, police said Saturday.

“Nazir Ahmad Mir, 23, who was critically injured in yesterday’s (Friday’s) violence in north Kashmir’s Pattan town died in hospital late at night,” a senior police officer here said.
“A large … Read more : Toll in Kashmir violence rises to four.

Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in northern China known for mining disasters

Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in China

BEIJING – An explosion ripped through a workers’ dormitory area and killed at least 15 people Saturday at a coal mine in a city in northern China notorious for mining disasters.
The cause of the 2 a.m. blast at the Liugou mine in Linfen city in the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Explosion at coal mine kills at least 15 in northern China known for mining disasters.

15 die in China coalmine blast

BEIJING – Fifteen people were killed in a blast at a coalmine in northern China Saturday, Xinhua reported.

The blast took place around 2.40 a.m. at the Liugou coalmine in Shanxi province’s Yicheng county, an official of the provincial government said. The rescue work is currently underway.
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