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Clerics cringe as Indonesians flock to doomsday film '2012' Jakarta (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 
Hollywood's latest doomsday offering "2012" has caused a storm in Indonesia, with conservative clerics condemning it Thursday as a "provocation against Islam". Screenings have been sold out across the capital Jakarta following the film's success in North America, where it beat Disney's "A Christmas Carol" to top the box office honours last weekend. It looks likely to repeat its success ... read moreUS Army Corps at fault for New Orleans levee failures: judge 
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Nov 19, 2009The deadly levee failures that led to the 2005 flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina were due to negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers, a federal judge has ruled. The late Wednesday ruling could open the federal government up to billions of dollars in liability for the damage wrecked when levees meant to protect the low-lying city crumbled under the weight of a massive ... more
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Lead US disaster agency reaches out electronically
Washington (AFP) Nov 18, 2009The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), sharply criticized for its slow response to events like the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, is trying to make sure people are better prepared for disasters, said administrator ... more PNG survivors recover in hospital after two months adrift 
Majuro (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Eight Papua New Guineans adrift on the Pacific Ocean for two months ate driftwood bark and coconut husks to stay alive, one of the survivors said Wednesday. One of the five survivors Nick Sales, 29, said the eight men, all members of the same extended family, collected rainwater on their 22 foot (seven metre) runabout during their long ordeal. "When we ran out of food we began to collect ... more UN asks for more funds to help storm-ravaged Philippines 
Manila (AFP) Nov 18, 2009The United Nations on Wednesday nearly doubled its appeal for funds to help the Philippines cope with the effects of back-to-back storms that left over 1,100 people dead and 1.7 million homeless. The office of the UN's resident coordinator in Manila said the agency had revised upward its appeal to 143.7 million dollars, almost twice the 74 million dollars it had initially requested in ... more Volatile Gas Could Turn Lake Kivu Into A Time Bomb 
Troy NY (SPX) Nov 18, 2009A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo. Scientists can't say for sure if the volatile mixture at the bottom of the lake will remain still for another 1,000 years or someday explode without warning. In a region prone to volcanic and seismic activity, the fragility of Lake Kivu is a serious ... more |
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Rescue efforts ramped up as El Salvador landslides kill 157
San Salvador (AFP) Nov 11, 2009The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in El Salvador rose to 157 Wednesday as the Health Ministry launched a massive rescue operation. Government teams are hampered by limited resources, the ministry said, noting in a statement their lack of medical supplies, man power, rescue equipment, and poor infrastructure across the country in the wake of the devastation unleashed by ... more US agencies under scrutiny over shooting suspect 
Washington (AFP) Nov 11, 2009US authorities on Wednesday defended their role in tracking the suspected gunman in the Fort Hood shooting amid fresh concerns that agencies may have botched the case and missed worrying signs. A defense official said the Pentagon was never told by intelligence or law enforcement agencies that the army doctor accused of mowing down his comrades last week had sent emails to a hardline imam ... more War, poverty and now flu blight Afghanistan 
Kabul (AFP) Nov 11, 2009Already suffering from a deadly insurgency and crushing poverty, Afghanistan now faces a new burden -- swine flu, with fear palpable across the country after 11 deaths in less than two weeks. From the bomb-damaged roads of Kabul to rural villages, people are wearing masks and are reluctant to shake hands in an attempt to avoid the illness. Abdul Shukur, a Kabul taxi driver, said he ... more Philippines considers lifting post-storm oil price controls
Manila (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The Philippines said Tuesday it is considering lifting price controls on oil products after energy officials warned the typhoon-ravaged country could end up running out of petrol within weeks. President Gloria Arroyo last month froze petrol prices on the main island of Luzon to their pre-September 26 levels to help the country recover from the deadly storms. Some companies have since ... more |
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