ANKARA, Turkey (AP): Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rains swept through a town in northern Turkey, killing at least 11 people, officials said Friday.
The landslide hit dozens of homes in Gundogan, in the mainly tea-growing Black Sea province of Rize. The region has become prone to landslides from deforestation to clear way for plantations.
Aug 27, 2010
Permission to laugh at Brazil election - for now
Carlos Ayres Britto, vice president of the country's Supreme Court, late on Thursday suspended a rule banning TV and radio programs from poking fun at candidates in the country's Oct. 3 elections.
The ban hurts constitutional principles of free expression and creates programming restraints, Britto said. His ruling, which came in response to a complaint by an association of TV and radio broadcasters, will ...
Many Nobel peace prizes betray founder's aims - book
OSLO (Reuters) - Guardians of the Nobel Peace Prize have betrayed the original aim of rewarding "champions of peace" by picking laureates such as the Red Cross or U.S. President Barack Obama, according to a book seen by Reuters on Friday.
MIC registers more than 27,000 new Indian voters, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC registered 27,017 new Indian voters under the party's first phase of voter registration on Aug 22, party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said Friday.
Johor topped the list with 6,040 voters registered, followed by Kedah (5,909), Perak (3,872), Selangor (3,393), Negri Sembilan (2,630), Pahang (1,492), Penang (1,488), Malacca (1,049), Kuala Lumpur (928), Sabah (150), Perlis (36) and Terengganu (30).
Johor topped the list with 6,040 voters registered, followed by Kedah (5,909), Perak (3,872), Selangor (3,393), Negri Sembilan (2,630), Pahang (1,492), Penang (1,488), Malacca (1,049), Kuala Lumpur (928), Sabah (150), Perlis (36) and Terengganu (30).
Lorry with contraband cargo explodes on highway, Malacca
MALACCA: A lorry laden with contraband fireworks and cigarettes caught fire and exploded at Km 190 of the North-South Expressway near Jasin here.
Jasin OCPD DSP Che Suza Che Hitam said the lorry was travelling from Johor towards Kuala Lumpur when the blast occurred at about 6.45pm.
“The two-tonne lorry caught fire and exploded before overturning in the middle of the two-lane highway.
Jasin OCPD DSP Che Suza Che Hitam said the lorry was travelling from Johor towards Kuala Lumpur when the blast occurred at about 6.45pm.
“The two-tonne lorry caught fire and exploded before overturning in the middle of the two-lane highway.
Kindie kids embrace Merdeka, Malaysia
Thank you: Rosmah receiving a Hari Raya greeting card from one of the Iris Gloria Children House students when she attended the early 53rd Natio
Gillard to woo Wilkie face to face
British PM was 'at risk of Taliban attack'
Mr Cameron's trip to a forward operating base in the volatile southern province of Helmand in June was called off at the last minute after intelligence suggested a threat, aides to the premier said at the time.
A government source has told The Times that the threat to the prime minister on his first trip to Afghanistan since taking office
A government source has told The Times that the threat to the prime minister on his first trip to Afghanistan since taking office
Putin to conquer Siberia in yellow Lada
Accompanied by television cameras, Mr Putin set out on the grueling drive between the far eastern city of Khabarovsk and Siberia's Chita in one of the world's most-mocked cars.
He took the wheel of a brand-new Lada Kalina Sport, produced by ....
He took the wheel of a brand-new Lada Kalina Sport, produced by ....
Bunnies alive after Eels' demise
South Sydney's finals flame continues to flicker after the Rabbitohs hammered the final nail into the coffin on Parramatta's season of woe with a 24-16 win at ANZ Stadium.
In what amounted to a battle of survival with both sides needing to win to remain in the hunt for a top eight finish, the Rabbitohs jumped Brisbane Broncos into eighth on the ladder with a four-tries-to-three win.
In what amounted to a battle of survival with both sides needing to win to remain in the hunt for a top eight finish, the Rabbitohs jumped Brisbane Broncos into eighth on the ladder with a four-tries-to-three win.
Suriname beëdigt minister met dreadlocks
Minister Misiedjan, met dreadlocks, is net beëdigd. Hennah Draaibaar / NOSDe Surinaamse vice-president Ameerali heeft Martin Misiedjan beëdigd als minister van Justitie en Politie. In een bomvolle zaal met de hele ministerraad, leden van het Hof van Justitie, collega's, vrienden en familieleden,....
Suriname Ex-Dictator Back As An Elected President
A former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker and accused murderer swore to uphold the country's laws at his inauguration Thursday without mentioning concerns in Suriname and abroad about his return to power — this time through the democratic process.
What is this new "Superbug"?
Luke Chen, MD
A new type transferable antibiotic resistance in gram-negative organisms. NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase 1) is named after the city that was visited by the patient in whom the first organism carrying this enzyme was isolated. NDM-1 is a new type of plasmid-mediated resistance that can hydrolyze all beta-lactams, carbapenems but generally not monobactams (e.g. aztreonam). The plasmid can concurrently carry other resistance-conferring genes and can be transferred between types of gram-negative bacteria.
The NDM-1 resistance is detectable using current CLSI recommendations and the modified-Hodge test. Patients suspected or shown to have this type of drug resistance should be isolated with contact precaution and have strict hand hygiene with approved products. So far, this resistance is not widespread.
Mexican troops hunt killers of 72 migrants - Rest of World
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico: Mexican troops fanned out in the remote countryside near the Texas border on Thursday as they hunted the perpetrators of the worst massacre in the country's escalating drug war.
NKorea releases American imprisoned since January
SEOUL: Looking gaunt but relieved, an American freed after nearly seven months jailed in North Korea left Pyongyang on Friday in the company of former US President Jimmy Carter.
Aijalon Gomes, 31, hugged Carter just before they boarded a plane at Pyongyang's airport, footage aired by broadcaster APTN in North Korea showed.
Aug 31 deadline for CWG to be missed: Jaipal Reddy - Commonwealth Games
Reddy blamed the rains and delay in delivery of containers for the missed ....
5 Intriguing Earth-Sized Planets
The announcement today of a newfound group of alien planets orbiting a distant star has added another candidate for the growing list of potential Earth-sized worlds beyond our own solar system.
New Planet System Found—May Have Hidden "Super Earth"
A newly discovered planetary system orbiting a sunlike star may conceal a rare super-Earth, according to data from NASA's Kepler space telescope.
Launched last March, Kepler was designed to look for extrasolar planets, aka exoplanets, via transits—the periodic dimming of light from stars due to planets passing in front them, as seen from the telescope's vantage point. (Read about Kepler's first planet discoveries.)
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