Police: 50 killed over weekend after boat capsizes on Uganda’s Lake Albert

50 die after boat capsizes in Uganda’s Lake Albert

KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan police say more than 50 people have died after a boat they were traveling in capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda.
Zura Ganyana, a police spokesman, says the boat was carrying between 70 and 80 people, but only five survivors have been found and …. Original source  : Police: 50 killed over weekend after boat capsizes on Uganda’s Lake Albert.

Man lynched in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD – A 47-year-old man was lynched in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district on suspicion of taking a cow for slaughter, police said Monday.

The incident took place Sunday night in Chitaura locality of this city.
“The man, a Dalit, was from the same locality,” Superintendent of Police Rural M.M. Beg said.
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3 killed in Alaska freight company cargo plane crash at Denali National Park; fire contained

3 killed in Alaska cargo plane crash on Denali

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A big cargo airplane that crashed Sunday in Denali National Park was registered to an Alaskan freight company and had three people onboard who are presumed dead, the National Park Service said.
The Fairchild C-123 was registered to All West Freight Inc. of Delta Junction, … Original article on : 3 killed in Alaska freight company cargo plane crash at Denali National Park; fire contained.

Compensation for Uttarakhand accident victims

CHANDIGARH – Compensation of Rs.200,000 will be given to the kin of each of the 23 Hindu pilgrims who died in a road accident in Uttarakhand, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Monday.

He also expressed grief over the death of the ‘Kanwarias’ (Shiv devotees), residents of Baghanki and Khedki villages in Haryana’s Gurgaon district. …. Original source  : Compensation for Uttarakhand accident victims.

Win for Jack: Biffle snaps 64-race drought and wins for injured owner Roush at Pocono Raceway

Win for Jack: Biffle wins one for Roush at Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. – Always wearing his trademark Panama hat, Jack Roush is as much a fixture in the garage during race weekend as the drivers and crew members.
He’s at every race and involved in every decision for all of his cars.
Roush’s drivers spoke the last …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Win for Jack: Biffle snaps 64-race drought and wins for injured owner Roush at Pocono Raceway.

Bangladesh garment workers continue stir against new wages

DHAKA – Bangladesh’s garment factory workers Monday continued their protests against a new wage structure announced by the government. The industrial violence has forced suspension of production in at least 350 units.

The workers held a demonstration in Narayanganj industrial suburb Monday, although their representatives had agreed Sunday to the newly announced pay structure and … Read more >>>.

Dhaka Islamist leaders jailed for 1971 `war crimes’

DHAKA – A tribunal Monday ordered that four top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) be jailed in connection with the “war crimes” committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 freedom movement.

This was the first ruling given by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal that is trying Islamist militants accused of rape, loot and murder of thousands of unarmed civilians in the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Chechen rebel leader who claimed Moscow subway bombings purportedly resigns in video

Video announces resignation of Chechen rebel

MOSCOW – The leader of Chechnya’s separatist militants, who claimed responsbility for the Moscow subway bombings that killed 40 people in March, has purportedly announced in a video posted on YouTube that he is stepping down.
Doku Umarov, regarded in the United States and Russia as a terrorist, says in the … Read more >>>.

‘Smell tests’ leave bad taste in mouths of Louisiana fishermen who harbor contamination fears

La. fishermen wrinkle their noses at ’smell tests’

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Even the people who make their living off the seafood-rich waters of Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish have a hard time swallowing the government’s assurances that fish harvested in the shallow, muddy waters just offshore must be safe to eat because they don’t … Read more »».

Amid their grief, mothers of 2 children who drowned champion pool and hot tub safety

Mothers of 2 kids who drowned champion pool safety

GREENWICH, Conn. – Karen Cohn and Nancy Baker share a tragic experience few mothers could fathom: They watched their children die after they were entrapped by powerful suction in a swimming pool and hot tub.
Cohn, of Greenwich, Conn., and Baker, who lives in Maine, have united in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Despite their grief, parents of Conn. boy who drowned become champions of pool safety

Amid grief, Conn. parents champion pool safety

GREENWICH, Conn. – A Connecticut couple whose son drowned in their swimming pool three years ago have become champions of pool safety.
Karen and Brian Cohn of Greenwich are campaigning for tougher laws and to raise awareness about the dangers that surround pools. Their 6-year-old son, Zachary, drowned on July … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Despite their grief, parents of Conn. boy who drowned become champions of pool safety.

We’re being persecuted: Sobhraj lawyer

KATHMANDU – Once respected as a scrupulous researcher and human rights activist, Nepali lawyer Shakuntala Thapa is today persecuted in her own country, she says, thanks to her decision to defend Charles Sobhraj, the sensational “Bikini Killer” of yesteryears.

“I have been living in fear of my daughter’s and my life,” says the single mother of … Read : We’re being persecuted: Sobhraj lawyer.

CBI to seek seven-day custody of Amit Shah

AHMEDABAD – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to seek seven-day custody of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, arrested in connection with the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged shootout in 2005, sources said Monday.

The CBI’s demand for remand and Shah’s bail plea is expected to come up in court …. Original article  : CBI to seek seven-day custody of Amit Shah.

UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by losses in Pakistan floods

UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has been “deeply saddened” by the loss of lives and livelihoods in Pakistan due to floods, the worst in eight decades, in which more than 1,400 people have been killed.

“The secretary-general is deeply saddened by the significant loss of lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure in Pakistan, following the …. Read the original article  : UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by losses in Pakistan floods.

Official: Death toll from Russian wildfires reaches 34, but blazes shrinking by the day

Death toll from Russian wildfires reaches 34

MOSCOW – Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says 34 people are known to have died in the recent wave of wildfires, which have destroyed hundreds of homes but are thought to be slowly dying down.
Vladimir Stepanov, who heads the Emergencies Ministry’s crisis response center, said in televised comments that nationwide 500 … Read more »».

Rockets fired at southern Israeli city of Eilat; one hits Jordan injuring 4

Rockets fired at Israeli city Eilat
JERUSALEM – A string of rockets was fired early Monday toward the Israeli resort city Eilat, and one hit in neighboring Jordan, injuring four people, officials in both countries said.

It was the second such attack this year, following a similar volley in April that Israeli authorities say was fired from [..] Read the original article: here.

Bridge collapse death toll rises to 51 in central China as more heavy rains expected

Bridge collapse death toll rises to 51 in China

BEIJING – The death toll from a bridge collapse triggered by intense flooding in central China has risen to 51 people as China’s worst flooding in decades wreaks havoc across the country.
Rescuers continued to search for 15 people still missing in Henan province’s Yi River after a … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Bridge collapse death toll rises to 51 in central China as more heavy rains expected.

18 killed in South African retirement home inferno

JOHANNESBURG – Eighteen people were killed and 84 left homeless when a fire gutted a retirement home in South Africa, emergency services officials said Monday.

The fire at the home in Nigel, around 50 km east of Johannesburg, broke out around 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) Sunday, a spokesman for Netcare 911 emergency service said.
Security guards …. Source article  : 18 killed in South African retirement home inferno.

Suicide car bomb apparently aimed at Afghan official kills 5 children; official unharmed

Suicide car bomb kills 5 kids in south Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomber blew himself up next to a police truck bringing a southern Afghan official to work early Monday, killing five children nearby, officials said.
The blast struck about 9 a.m. local time near a market area in Dand district to the west … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Suicide car bomb apparently aimed at Afghan official kills 5 children; official unharmed.

300,000 without water as floods damage pipelines in China city

BEIJING – Floods caused by torrential rains damaged pipelines leaving 300,000 people without water in Tonghua city in China’s Jilin province, an official said Monday.

Wang Ruimin, head of the public utility bureau in Tonghua, said four water pipelines had been damaged since Sunday, cutting water supply to the whole city.
Wang said the bureau … Original source on Gaea Times at : 300,000 without water as floods damage pipelines in China city.