Police in India say they have arrested the crew of a US-owned ship accused of illegally entering Indian waters with a huge cache of weapons on board. Officials say MV Seaman Guard Ohio was detained on 12 October by the Indian Coast Guard and is currently anchored at a port in southern Tamil Nadu state. Its 35-member crew include Indians, Britons, Ukrainians and Estonians. The ship’s owner, AdvanFort, said the […]
London house prices rose 7.1% from a year earlier in August, significantly higher than the 1.3% year-over-year rise in prices across the rest of England and Wales. In a weekend New York Times opinion piece, London-based journalist Michael Goldfarb describes a trend of neighbors relocating from London to other metropolitan areas in Great Britain due to soaring housing prices. “This is what happens when property in your city becomes a […]
Glenda Xiomara Cruz was crippled by abdominal pain and heavy bleeding in the early hours of 30 October 2012. The 19-year-old from Puerto El Triunfo, eastern El Salvador, went to the nearest public hospital where doctors said she had lost her baby. It was the first she knew about the pregnancy as her menstrual cycle was unbroken, her weight practically unchanged, and a pregnancy test in May 2012 had […]
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An oarfish, measuring over 18ft long (5.5m), has been discovered off the south Californian coast. Marine science instructor Jasmine Santana was snorkelling off Santa Catalina island when she spotted the carcass of the enormous sea creature gleaming in the water. She needed the help of 15 people to drag it back to shore. It is believed it died of natural causes. Claire Brennan reports. Please follow and like us:
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Leaders could say “something nice” to soothe markets, Democratic aide says Spokesmen: Sen. Reid and Sen. McConnell resume talks to end the standoff The GOP-led House’s vote to end shutdown, raise debt ceiling called off Obama says House Speaker Boehner can’t control his own caucus After 24 hectic hours, Congress was back where it started Tuesday night — with Republicans and Democrats in the Senate near […]
At least 13 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say. Typhoon Wipha caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, with several houses destroyed. Many people died when their homes collapsed or were buried in mudslides on the island. Two were found dead near a river. In Tokyo, flights were cancelled, bullet train services suspended and schools closed. […]
Workers are battling to rescue tens of thousands of people marooned by rising flood waters in Orissa, after the state was hit by the strongest cyclone in 14 years. Flood waters have left nearly 100,000 people stranded in Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts, officials say. Twenty-seven people were killed in the cyclone and floods – all but one of the deaths were in Orissa. A flood alert has been also […]
World powers are set to begin two days of talks in Geneva with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme, but no major breakthrough is expected. Iran’s foreign minister said he hoped a “roadmap” could be reached, describing the process as “time-consuming”. Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani, who is seen as a relative moderate, has said he wants a deal within six months. The West suspects Iran is seeking to achieve […]
Acapulco was once known as the place Hollywood stars went on holiday. But the area around the resort is now home to violent drugs gangs, and last month, the region was hit by devastating floods and mudslides that killed dozens of people. Normally the high-pitched sound of children playing inside a sports hall would be a happy one. But as we bustled past the armed guards on the door, muttering […]
