Russian firefighters score success in battling wildfires, cold front expected to cool Moscow

Russian wildfires shrink as cold front advances

MOSCOW – Russian officials say firefighters have had success pushing back wildfires while an advancing cold front is expected to finally put an end to a two-month heat wave.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday that the area covered by wildfires has shrunk by 15 percent in the last 24 [..] Read the original article: here.

Family, friends mourn 8 killed when truck in Calif. race hit fans who lined up alongside track

Family, friends mourn 8 killed in off-road wreck

LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. – Zachary Freeman loved to fish, dirt bike and camp – but most of all, he loved to watch off-road truck racing in the vast Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles.
That love would cost the 24-year-old pipe welder and seven other off-road enthusiasts their lives … Read more »».

15 die of waterborne disease in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least 15 people were killed due to breakout of gastroenteritis disease Monday at a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan of Pakistan’s Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province which has been severely hit by floods, hospital sources said.

The waterborne gastroenteritis killed several dozen people last week as more cases have also been reported elsewhere across the …. Source article  : 15 die of waterborne disease in Pakistan.

Flood victims go on rampage in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Enraged flood victims burned tyres, blocked roads and exchanged blows with police as the deluge continued to cause devastation in Pakistan’s southern, Sindh province.

The protesters got angry Sunday after one of the flood-affected men died in a relief camp at Sukkur-Shikarpur Road, Geo TV reported Monday.
The flood water is now feared …. Read the original article  : here.

More flood warnings for Pakistan, Jacobabab threatened

ISLAMABAD – Authorities Monday warned of more floods as efforts were under way to save a major city in southern Pakistan.

Meteorological department chief Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry said a second wave of floods on the Indus river has reached the southern province of Sindh and threatened to swamp more areas.
“This second wave is around one million … Read this article on Gaea Times at : More flood warnings for Pakistan, Jacobabab threatened.

Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as survivors block roads in protest at slow aid

Pakistan flood survivors protest slow aid
SUKKUR, Pakistan – Angry flood survivors in Pakistan blocked a highway to protest slow delivery of aid and heavy rain lashed makeshift housing Monday as a forecast of more flooding increased the urgency of the massive international relief effort.

Pakistan’s worst floods in recorded history began more than two weeks ago … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as survivors block roads in protest at slow aid.

Sex predator admits impregnating victims

SYDNEY – A sex predator in Australia has admitted abusing 18 children over a 25-year period, including a mentally-challenged seven-year-old girl who he later impregnated.

Dennis Alfred Goudge, 57, formerly of Bendigo city in Victoria, pleaded guilty to 58 sex charges including one count of rape and 28 of indecent assault, The Age reported Monday.
A … Read : Sex predator admits impregnating victims.

Four mutilated bodies found in Uttar Pradesh town

LUCKNOW – Four mutilated bodies were found lying near a railway track in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad district Monday morning, police said.

The bodies were recovered from near the railway track in Faizabad’s Rudauli town, about 150 km from here.
“We are yet to establish whether it’s the case of murder, suicide or accidental … Read more »»».

Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as more monsoon rain adds to relief urgency

Pakistan warns of more floods as heavy rains fall

SUKKUR, Pakistan – Heavy rain lashed the makeshift camps housing Pakistan’s flood survivors Monday and authorities warned of more flooding this week, adding to the urgency of the massive international relief effort.
Pakistan’s worst floods in recorded history began more than two weeks ago in the mountainous northwest …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as more monsoon rain adds to relief urgency.

New season for La. shrimpers; worry about low prices, unseen oil and if consumers are buying

La. shrimpers worry about prices for new season

NEW ORLEANS – Shrimpers trawling Louisiana waters Monday in the first commercial season since the Gulf disaster don’t know what dangers from the massive BP oil spill still lurk and what market there will be for their catch if consumers don’t believe the seafood is safe.
Perhaps the biggest … Original article on : New season for La. shrimpers; worry about low prices, unseen oil and if consumers are buying.

HEALTHBEAT: Intense testing under way to assure safety of Gulf seafood following oil spill

Gulf seafood gets intense safety testing
WASHINGTON – Seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is being put under the microscope like no other kind on the market, with fish, shrimp and other catches ground up to hunt for minute traces of oil – far more reassuring than that sniff test that made all the headlines.

And while … Original source on Gaea Times at : HEALTHBEAT: Intense testing under way to assure safety of Gulf seafood following oil spill.

Pumpkins in August? Warm spring, hot summer have many fruits, vegetables ahead of schedule

Heat brings early harvest in New England, Midwest

BOSTON – Warm weather has many fruits and vegetables ripening early this year, and on some farms, fall crops will be ready well before Labor Day.
Early apples are already ripe for picking in the Northeast and Midwest. Sweet corn was a couple of weeks ahead of schedule, as …. Original source  : Pumpkins in August? Warm spring, hot summer have many fruits, vegetables ahead of schedule.

Lucerne Valley Crash Claims 8, Injures 17

LUCERNE VALLEY (GaeaTimes.com)- There is no denying the fact that desert car racing is one of the most exciting sports and its fans will vouch that it is the only one which takes the breath away, but this time the sports near Lucerne Valley took a tragic turn. On Saturday night, eight people were … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lucerne Valley Crash Claims 8, Injures 17.

Bangladesh seeks extradition of Mujib killers

DHAKA – The Bangladesh government has asked countries, including India, where it suspects the killers of its founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are hiding to track down and arrest the absconding men.

Dhaka suspects that at least two of them, former captain Abdul Majed and Risaldar Moslehuddin, are hiding in India and has written to New … Read more >>.

40 dead in Nigeria accident

NAIROBI/LAGOS – At least 40 people have died in a flaming multi-car pile-up near the Nigerian city of Lagos, reports said Monday.

An articulated lorry smashed into a queue of vehicles waiting to navigate a police
checkpoint Sunday, the Nigerian Tribune, quoting witnesses, said.
At least 15 vehicles were engulfed in flames, including two mini-buses, in …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as rain adds to relief urgency

Pakistan warns of more floods as millions affected

SUKKUR, Pakistan – Authorities warned of more flooding this week in Pakistan and heavy rain lashed victims living in makeshift camps Monday, adding to the urgency of a massive international relief effort under way.
Pakistan’s worst floods in recorded history began more than two weeks ago in the mountainous …. Source article  : Pakistan authorities warn of more floods as rain adds to relief urgency.

Woman survives ninth-floor fall

Buenos Aires, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) A 21-year-old woman survived a fall from the ninth floor of a building in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires.

The woman, who hails from South Africa, broke an ankle and sustained a facial injury in the fall, but she is out of danger, doctors said.
The accident occurred Saturday, when the woman, … Read more »».

Rouvanjit’s death hasn’t deterred beatings in Bengal schools

KOLKATA – Six months after Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla hanged himself following a humiliating caning by the principal, teachers in West Bengal have not stopped thrashing students, with some even causing serious injuries.

La Martiniere for Boys was in the eye of a storm for days after Rouvanjit’s suicide Feb 12. The incident triggered sharp … Read more »»».

Australian women’s jail to have full-body scanner

MELBOURNE – A high-security women’s prison in Australia will have a full-body scanner for checking visitors and inmates in order to stop infiltration of drugs and weapons inside the jail.

The special X-ray machine will be shipped from The Netherlands to the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Deer Park, Victoria’s only maximum-security women’s prison, to help … Read : Australian women’s jail to have full-body scanner.

Ten dead in Mexico’s drug wars

MEXICO CITY – Another ten deaths were credited to Mexico’s drug wars over the weekend, including four drug gang suspects killed in a chase by security forces in northern Mexico, according to media reports Sunday.

In Acapulco, the coastal holiday resort on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, police found the bodies of six young men at what they …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Ten dead in Mexico’s drug wars.