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Radioactive stockpile in Chechen capital under investigation MOSCOW (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Radioactive substances stored in a ruined state company in the Chechen capital Grozny are being investigated because they are a "threat for the population," a Chechen prosecutor said Friday. 27 die in cold wave sweeping north India LUCKNOW, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 The death toll from a cold snap sweeping northern India reached 27 on Friday, as officials reported more deaths among the homeless due to the unseasonably low temperatures. New protest planned over Turin-Lyon rail link MILAN (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Opponents of a new high-speed rail link between the Italian Alps city of Turin and Lyon in France have planned another demonstration for Saturday, organizers said. |
Angry Maasai demand halt to Kenya-Thailand wildlife deal NAROK, Kenya (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 More than 500 angry Maasai warriors, tribal elders, women and children staged a raucous protest here Friday to demand a stop to Kenya's planned gift of 175 wild animals to Thailand. China's toxic slick hits major Russian river, but danger under control: officials VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 A toxic slick that threatened the water supply of millions of people in China entered Russia's far eastern Amur River on Friday, but officials said the danger was under control -- at least for now. Toxic slick enters Russia from China VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 A toxic slick that threatened the water supply of several large Chinese cities along the Songhua river has reached Russian territory, Russia's emergencies minister said Friday. |
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Twennty-two dead, three missing in Vietnam floods HANOI (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Floods sparked by torrential rains battering central Vietnam have left 22 people dead and three others missing this week, officials said Friday. Indian state plugs into "green" bamboo power GUWAHATI, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 A state in northeast India plans to set up a pioneering environmentally-friendly power stations that run on bamboo to help meet the region's energy needs, officials said. White House vows to reinforce New Orleans levees WASHINGTON (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 The United States will rebuild and reinforce the levees of New Orleans, the White House said Thursday, requesting an additional 1.5 billion dollars from Congress to get the job done. |
Sunk chemicals ship leaks oil near Portugal's Azores islands LISBON (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 A ship carrying hazardous chemicals spilled 150 tonnes of oil after sinking last week off Portugal's Azores islands, Portuguese shipping authorities said on Thursday. Oil slick on frozen lake in Russian Far East after pipeline leak MOSCOW (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 A burst pipeline has spilled oil onto a frozen lake in Russia's far eastern Sakhalin Island, the natural resources ministry said Thursday, adding that some oil had seeped into the water. Ukraine rules out storing foreign nuclear waste at Chernobyl KIEV (AFP) Dec 15, 2005 Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Thursday that no foreign nuclear waste will be stored at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the world's worst civilian nuclear disaster. |
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