Accidents & Disasters – Newsletter for November 6, 2010

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Cuba Plane Crash: Black Box Recovered

GUASIMAL, CUBA (GaeaTimes.com)- The black box of the ill-fated Aero Caribbean Flight 883 which crashed on Thursday in Cuba killing all 68 people on board, has been recovered by rescue officials. After a vigorous search operation was launched by officials, the cockpit voice recorder as well as the black box was finally found in …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Cuba Plane Crash: Black Box Recovered.

Pakistanis jailed for sexual crimes in Britain

LONDON – Five British-born Pakistanis have been jailed in Britain for sexually abusing girls as young as 12, a media report said Saturday.

The “sexual predators” preyed on their victims over several months and threatened them with violence if they refused their advances, the Daily Mail reported.
The men attacked four girls in play areas, …. Read the original article : Pakistanis jailed for sexual crimes in Britain.

Cyclone Jal To Hit Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Officials in the state of Andhra Pradesh are bracing themselves for unfavorable weather conditions after Cyclone Jal gradually neared the coastline of the state from the southwestern part of Bay of Bengal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a deep depression gained strength and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Cyclone Jal To Hit Andhra Pradesh.

Two Orissa ports on alert over cyclone ‘Jal’

BHUBANESWAR – Storm warning signals were hoisted in two Orissa ports as cyclonic storm ‘Jal over southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, officials said.

The storm warning signals were kept hoisted since Friday at Gopalpur port in Ganjam district and Paradip port in Jagatsinghpur district as part of precautionary measures, an …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Two Orissa ports on alert over cyclone ‘Jal’.

Alert in Andhra as cyclone threatens coast

HYDERABAD – Authorities in Andhra Pradesh were on high alert Saturday as a severe cyclone ‘Jal’ neared the state’s coastline from southwest Bay of Bengal.

In south coastal districts, authorities began evacuating people from areas close to the coast and low-lying villages to minimise loss of life in view of the warning from the India …. Read the original article : Alert in Andhra as cyclone threatens coast.

Mexican drug cartel chief killed in shootout

MEXICO CITY – A leader of the Gulf drug cartel in Mexico was killed in a battle with the military in a town on the US-Mexican border, the government said.

Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, 48, died Friday along with three other cartel members, two soldiers and a local reporter in the battle that lasted several …. Original source : Mexican drug cartel chief killed in shootout.

Man killed on Diwali night in row over crackers

BHUBANESWAR – A man was killed in Orissa’s Sambalpur district when he prevented some boys from bursting firecrackers on a city road Diwali night, police said Saturday.

The man was killed Friday night in Sambalpur town, about 320 km from here. Two boys have been arrested, a police official said.
In separate firecracker-related incidents, over …. Source : Gaea News Network.

Black box of crashed plane found in Cuba

Havana, Nov 6 (IANS/EFE) The black box and cockpit voice recorder of a plane that crashed in Cuba, killing all 68 people on board, have been recovered, a media report said.

Aero Caribbean Flight 883, en route to Havana from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, crashed late Thursday in the central province … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Black box of crashed plane found in Cuba.

19 killed in China mall fire

BEIJING – Nineteen people were killed and 27 injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in China, authorities said Saturday.

The fire broke out Friday at the five-storey shopping centre in northeastern Jilin city, Xinhua reported.
Liu Qizhi, a spokesman with the city government, said 24 of the 27 injured people were … Read more : 19 killed in China mall fire.

BJP leader shot dead in Bihar

PATNA – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Punam Pandey was shot dead by unidentified men in Bihar’s Rohtas district on Diwali night, police said Saturday.

Punam Pandey, BJP vice-president in Rohtas, was killed in front of her residence in Rajapur locality in Sasaram late Friday, when people were busy celebrating Diwali, a police official said.
…. Read the original article : BJP leader shot dead in Bihar.

Pakistan released 560 Indian prisoners since 2009: Minister

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has released a total of 562 Indian nationals from the country’s prisons since 2009, a federal minister told the national assembly.

However, only 157 Pakistani prisoners have been released from Indian jails since 2009, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Imad Khan said Friday, according to Online news agency.
The … Read more >>.

Boards flight as old white man, comes out as a young Chinese!

TORONTO – In a story that reads like a spy thriller, a young Chinese fooled customs and security at Hong Kong airport last week to board an Air Canada flight faking as an elderly white man and land in Vancouver to seek asylum.

But his mask was blown off halfway through the journey when he …. Read the original article : here.

Fire in Rome hospital injures 50

Rome, Nov 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) About 50 people, including several children, were injured after a fire broke out in a children’s hospital in Rome. No casualties have been reported.

The fire broke out Friday in the intensive care unit of the Bambin Gesu hospital, one of the largest children’s clinics in Europe.
Forty-eight people, who …. Original source : Fire in Rome hospital injures 50.

19,000 Colombian kids involved in prostitution: Report

BOGOTA – Nearly two million children are working as child labourers in Colombia and about 19,000 of them are involved in prostitution, a media report said.

Over half of the two million children are also not being paid, Prensa Latina reported citing a statement from the country’s attorney general.
The document was presented at the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 19,000 Colombian kids involved in prostitution: Report.

Australia’s Qantas reeling after second mid-air scare

SINGAPORE – It was coincidence that on consecutive days Qantas passenger jets experienced engine problems that forced them to return to Singapore shortly after take-off, the Australian airline said Saturday.

Qantas spokeswoman Olivia Wirth, commenting on the latest incident, exonerated foreign maintenance facilities over the Boeing 747 that abandoned its flight Friday to Sydney after …. Read the original article : here.

12 killed, house set afire in Russia

MOSCOW – A horrific crime has been reported in Russia in which 12 people, including four children, were murdered and their house set on fire.

The incident occurred in Kushchevskaya village in Krasnodar region, Xinhua reported citing Interfax news agency.
According to officials, 10 people were stabbed to death, one child was strangled and another … Read more >>>.

13 die in China mall blaze

BEIJING – Thirteen people died Friday after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in China, Xinhua reported.

The fire broke out around 9.15 a.m. at the Huichu Street Shopping Mall in northeastern Jilin city, officials said.
Rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies after hours of searching. Two people who were severely burnt died … Original article on : 13 die in China mall blaze.