California brush fire burns 3,800 acres, 25 percent contained
Source: United Press International
Ventura :: IA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 11:54:08 -0700 | travel-news
A brush fire in Ventura and Kern counties, Calif., has burned more than 3,800 acres and is considered 25 percent contained, officials said Friday. The fire, referred to as the Grand fire, has involved more than 1,400 fire fighters since...
Sudans defuse row over rebel support, promise more talks
Source: Reuters
Umm Durmān :: Sudan | updated 2013-05-17 11:52:01 -0700 | travel-news
Topics Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti speaks during a joint news conference with Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby (not in picture) regarding the Syrian conflict, in Cairo August 26, 2012. Sudan's foreign minister said on Friday neighbor...
Fire breaks out in truck at Denver train station
Source: The Denver Post
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 11:46:17 -0700 | travel-news
Firefighters are still investigating the extent of the damage...Construction workers have been evacuated from the station, which was built in 1881 and is being renovated as a hotel. The renovations are part of a project to turn the station and...
Click It or Ticket campaign starts Monday
Source: The Hutchinson News
Garden City :: MI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 11:45:34 -0700 | travel-news
The campaign, which continues through June 2, is supported by a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation. Kansas' Safety Belt Use and Child Passenger Safety Acts require all occupants of a vehicle to be appropriately restrained. Those ages 14...
Safer Strollers
Source: About Pediatrics
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 11:41:02 -0700 | travel-news
And that's good news if you have been affected by one of the many stroller recalls over the last few years...According to a press release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission , they "voted today to approve a notice of...
Mecca Masjid blast anniversary: Hyderabad?s Old City on high alert
Source: The Hindu
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-05-17 11:40:35 -0700 | travel-news
Armed pickets posted at communally sensitive points in connection with the sixth anniversary of the terror attack inside Mecca Masjid Security has been strengthened at all sensitive points in the Old City in connection with the sixth anniversary of the...
U.S. warns of violence in Ivory Coast
Source: United Press International
Abidjan :: Ivory Coast | updated 2013-05-17 11:22:33 -0700 | travel-news
The security situation in Ivory Coast could quickly deteriorate despite recent security gains, the U.S...Ivory Coast was pushed to the brink of civil following contested elections in 2010. Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is awaiting trial at The Hague for...
Suicide bomber wounds police officer in Ingushetia, North Caucasus
Source: United Press International
Ordzhonikidzevskaya :: Russia | updated 2013-05-17 11:22:33 -0700 | travel-news
A suicide bomber killed himself and injured a police officer Friday in the in the Russian North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, officials said. The suspected Islamist militant "blew himself up near the Interior Ministry offices at about 7:10 a.m.
U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission
Source: Reuters
Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-05-17 22:54:40 -0700 | travel-news
Topics Helmets belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian army are seen as part of preparations for deployment to Mali, at the Nigerian Army peacekeeping centre in Jaji, near Kaduna January 17, 2013...Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Dutch development...
Adjectives, in English, are never pluralised
Source: Daily Nation
Nairobi :: Kenya | updated 2013-05-17 11:03:59 -0700 | travel-news
Rating In Summary In short, coup is the independent and controlling noun. The phrase d'etat (of state) is but an adjectival attribution. Literally, the French word coup refers to a kick or a stroke or a blow. It is only...
Protests can be kept peaceful without riot gear and violence
Source: Daily Nation
Ulaanbaatar :: Mongolia | updated 2013-05-17 11:03:54 -0700 | travel-news
Rating In Summary They formed a human chain in front of the protesters keeping them about 50 metres or so from the conference guests. They were in plain uniform without riot gear and did not have visible truncheons or guns...
Mission apartment building fire forces 20 families from their homes
Source: Vancouver Sun
Mission :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 10:43:47 -0700 | travel-news
An apartment building in Mission was badly damaged in an overnight fire, forcing 20 families from their homes. According to Deputy Fire Chief Larry Watkinson, the fire broke out about 3:15 a.m. Friday at a low-rise building in the 33500...
Taliban leader arrested in Afghanistan
Source: United Press International
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 10:33:33 -0700 | travel-news
A top Taliban leader was seized during a military operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province Friday, officials said. The operation was carried out jointly by Afghan and coalition security forces, Khaama Press reported.
Rescuers keep digging to reach Indonesian miners
Source: Chandler Republic
Freeport :: Bahamas | updated 2013-05-17 10:32:38 -0700 | travel-news
Indonesia Rescuers were digging for a fourth day Friday trying to reach 23 workers trapped in a caved-in tunnel at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia. PT Freeport Indonesia, the operator of the Grasberg mine in Papua...
Joint Chiefs Chairman Pretty Sure He Could Pull Off Junta If He Really Wanted To
Source: The Onion
Madison :: WI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 12:39:39 -0700 | travel-news
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey told reporters Friday that if he really wanted to, he could probably carry out a sweeping military junta that would oust President Obama from power. I'm just saying, there are seven joint chiefs,...
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