Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Flood shuts down Bangkok's second largest airport

Flood shuts down Bangkok's second largest airport

Flood shuts down Bangkok's second largest airport

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 04:06 AM PDT

Floodwaters inched closer to a terminal at the Thai capital's second largest airport Wednesday, leading many who had sought refuge at a shelter there to flee amid warnings that parts of Bangkok could be inundated by up to 5 feet (1.5 metres) of water.

At least five killed in Kabul fuel truck bomb blast

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 03:55 AM PDT

A bomb hidden inside a fuel truck in a central Afghan province exploded as scores of people gathered around the vehicle to collect fuel that was leaking, killing at least five in a blast.

Insider trading case: Rajat Gupta to surrender before FBI

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 02:32 AM PDT

Federal prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges on Wednesday against Rajat K. Gupta, the most prominent business executive ensnared in an aggressive insider trading investigation, according to people briefed on the case.

Miracle baby emerges from Turkish quake rubble

Posted: 26 Oct 2011 01:18 AM PDT

After 48 hours, a miracle emerged from the rubble: a 2-week-old baby girl brought out half-naked but alive from the wreckage of an apartment building toppled by Turkey's devastating earthquake.

How India narrowly missed collision with space junk

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Heavily populated Asian cities avoided a dangerous collision with space junk last weekend as a defunct German satellite crashed into the sea somewhere between India and Myanmar.

Thailand floods: Bangkok in 'crisis mode', second airport shuts down

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Bangkok's second airport shut down today as floodwaters advanced into the Thai capital, forcing authorities in "crisis mode" to declare a five-day public holiday in preparation for the deluge.

Taliban releases video of captured Swiss couple

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 02:04 PM PDT

A video emerged on Tuesday of what is believed to be a Swiss couple, abducted by the Pakistani Taliban in Baluchistan in July this year.

Turkey quake: Two-week-old baby rescued from rubble after 48 hours

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:48 AM PDT

A 2-week-old baby girl on Tuesday was pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building and rescue workers struggled to save her mother, nearly 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey.

Indians worst hit as Australia axes 15,000 student visas

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Immigration authorities in Australia have cancelled 15,066 foreign student visas in the last one year, and the worst hit are Indians.

UK bans nearly 1,900 Indian banks for student visas

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 09:34 AM PDT

Britain today published a list of nearly 1,900 banks in India most of them cooperative whose financial statements will not be accepted for student visa purposes, a move that is set to affect thousands of Indian students wanting to study there. The new list has just 85 banks operating in India whose statements will be accepted for purposes of student visas.

100 killed in explosion in Gaddafi hometown

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:23 AM PDT

A fuel tank exploded in Moammar Gaddafi's hometown Sirte killing more than 100 people less than a week after the deposed despot was captured and killed there, a military commander said on Tuesday.
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