Probe finds UPS cargo plane had smoke in cockpit, trouble holding altitude before Dubai crash

UAE: UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Emirati investigators say a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday had smoke in the cockpit and was struggling to maintain altitude before the accident.
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority said in a preliminary report Sunday the Boeing …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Probe finds UPS cargo plane had smoke in cockpit, trouble holding altitude before Dubai crash.

Telangana students ransack exam centre at Osmania

HYDERABAD – Students protesting the conduct of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) exam ransacked an exam centre at the Osmania University campus here Sunday, leaving three injured.

Tension prevailed at the B.Ed college as protesters broke the security cordon and barged into the exam centre. Some students writing the test came out with question …. Original article  : Telangana students ransack exam centre at Osmania.

Mother who killed kids to elope arrested

JIND – A 35-year-old woman in Haryana who killed her two minor children to elope with her 20-year-old lover has been arrested, police said Sunday.

Police also arrested Kulwanti Devi alias Babli’s lover Ram Meher, also a resident of Julhera village and a cousin of the woman’s husband, Dharamvir Singh.
Police said the couple boarded a …. Original source  : Mother who killed kids to elope arrested.

Nine die in Bengal accident

KOLKATA – At least nine people were killed and six injured Sunday when a truck collided with a smaller vehicle in West Bengal’s Malda district Sunday. All the injured are in critical condition.

The victims were passengers in the smaller vehicle, known locally as trekker.
“Seven people died on the spot. One died in hospital,” Malda … Read more »»».

5 soldiers killed, 40 wounded, in suicide car-bomb attack on Russian base in Dagestan

5 killed in suicide attack on Russian base

MAKHACHKALA, Russia – A suicide car-bomber killed five soldiers and wounded 40 others in an attack on a military base in Russia’s violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said.
The attack took place about 1 a.m. (2100 GMT Saturday) at the base in the city of Buinaksk, said …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 5 soldiers killed, 40 wounded, in suicide car-bomb attack on Russian base in Dagestan.

Two Germans held for taking dead relative on plane

LONDON – Two German women were caught trying to wheel in the corpse of a relative on board an aircraft in Britain. The airport authorities got suspicious about the inert figure, face hidden behind sunglasses, on the wheelchair and decided to check the pulse, officials said.

Gitta Jarant, 66, and her daughter Anke Anusic, 41, were …. Read the original article  : Two Germans held for taking dead relative on plane.

New Zealand investigators hope to find why skydiving plane crashed, killing 9

NZ probes skydiving plane crash that killed 9

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Investigators expressed confidence Sunday that they will learn why an airplane carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing four Europeans and five New Zealanders.
Six investigators from New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission were traveling to …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

5,000 evacuated in Mexico due to heavy rains

Mexico City, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) Over 5,000 people have been evacuated in Mexico’s southern state of Tabasco as torrential rains caused two rivers to overflow their banks.

“The situation is very critical,” Tabasco state Governor Andres Granier said Saturday.
Three years ago, in 2007, the state had seen heavy flooding that displaced around one million people. … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 5,000 evacuated in Mexico due to heavy rains.

Grateful for no deaths, New Zealand cleaning up after quake that ripped open new fault line

NZ cleans up after quake that tore new fault line

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The powerful earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around the New Zealand city of Christchurch also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth’s surface, a geologist said Sunday.
At least 500 buildings, including 90 …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Eight buried alive as mudslide hits bus

Guatemala City, Sep 5 (IANS/EFE) A passenger bus was buried in a mudslide triggered by torrential rains in Guatemala, killing at least eight people and injuring 25.

“It has been pretty difficult to recover the victims because of the tonnes of mud that fell on the bus,” a spokesperson for the volunteer firefighters said Saturday.
Witnesses …. Original source  : Eight buried alive as mudslide hits bus.

Failed blowout preventer, a key piece of evidence in Gulf oil spill probe, secured on boat

Key oil spill evidence secured on boat in the Gulf

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – A key piece of evidence in the oil spill probe has been safely secured on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, and investigators are getting their first chance to personally look at the device up close.
The blowout preventer was …. Read the original article  : here.

Brock Mealer, brother of Michigan lineman, amazingly leads Wolverines on field

Brother of Michigan player takes an amazing walk

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Doctors told Brock Mealer he would be in a wheelchair the rest of his life.
On Saturday, he led the Michigan Wolverines on the field.
“This is the start of a new chapter,” he said. “The next chapter is to getting rid of one cane, and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Skydiving plane crashes near New Zealand glacier, killing 4 European tourists, 5 NZealanders

Skydiving plane crashes near NZ glacier, killing 9

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A plane carrying skydivers crashed in flames near a popular glacier in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing five New Zealanders and four European tourists, police said.
The plane caught fire after takeoff Saturday from an airstrip near Fox Glacier township on South Island, said Ian … Original article on : Skydiving plane crashes near New Zealand glacier, killing 4 European tourists, 5 NZealanders.

2 babies killed, woman critical after gas tanker, vehicles collide on Phoenix freeway

2 babies killed after semi hits vehicles in Ariz.

PHOENIX – Two babies have been killed in a three-vehicle collision involving a gas tanker in Phoenix.
An Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman says a car slowed on Interstate 10 on Saturday afternoon to look at a minor collision and cut off a minivan, which braked to [..] Read the original article: here.

Powerful 7.1 earthquake smashes buildings, rips open new fault, but no deaths reported

N. Zealand quake smashes buildings, rips new fault

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines around a New Zealand city also ripped a new 11-foot- (3.5 meter-) wide fault in the earth’s surface, officials said Sunday.
At least 500 buildings, including 90 properties in downtown Christchurch, have … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Powerful 7.1 earthquake smashes buildings, rips open new fault, but no deaths reported.

Failed blowout preventer, a key piece of evidence in Gulf oil spill probe, raised to surface

Key oil spill evidence raised to Gulf’s surface

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO – Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece evidence is secure aboard a ship.
Engineers took 29?? hours to lift the 50-foot, 300-ton blowout preventer from a …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NYC sanitation pier, trash-filled trailers catch fire, spew smoke, but no injuries reported

NYC sanitation pier, trash trailers catch fire

NEW YORK – The New York City Fire Department says a Manhattan sanitation pier that was the site of a smoky fire will need to be checked for stability.
The pier and trash-filled trailers began burning Saturday afternoon and drew more than 130 firefighters. The Fire Department says the blaze …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : NYC sanitation pier, trash-filled trailers catch fire, spew smoke, but no injuries reported.

UPS identifies men from Kentucky, Florida as 2 crew members killed in Dubai cargo plane crash

UPS identifies American crew killed in Dubai crash

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Crew members from Kentucky and Florida were identified Saturday as the two people killed when a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai.
The crash Friday killed Captain Doug Lampe of Louisville, Ky., 48, and First Officer Matthew Bell, 38, of Sanford, Fla., the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : UPS identifies men from Kentucky, Florida as 2 crew members killed in Dubai cargo plane crash.

Uruguayans who survived 72 days in snow-covered mountains tell Chilean miners’ kin: Be strong

‘Alive’ survivors to Chilean mining kin: Be strong

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – Former rugby players from Uruguay who survived more than two months of isolation in the snow-covered Andes met on Saturday with some of the relatives of 33 trapped miners and urged them to stay strong.
“They will be out soon,” said Jose Inciarte, one …. Source article  : Uruguayans who survived 72 days in snow-covered mountains tell Chilean miners’ kin: Be strong.

Robbers set clothing store ablaze, 6 people killed in normally peaceful Barbados

Robbers burn clothing store, 6 die in Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Robbers set a clothing store ablaze, killing at least six people in the normally peaceful capital of Barbados, police said Saturday.
Two men burst into a clothing store in downtown Bridgetown and demanded money before setting the building on fire Friday evening, police spokesman David Welch … Read : Robbers set clothing store ablaze, 6 people killed in normally peaceful Barbados.