Death toll in Kuwait wedding fire rises to 45; 6 people still in critical conditionAugust 18th, 2009 Death toll in Kuwait wedding fire rises to 45KUWAIT CITY — The death toll in a fire at a Kuwaiti wedding celebration has risen to 45 women and children, an official said Tuesday, as authorities questioned a suspect they say confessed to starting the blaze. Fire department chief Brig.
US Embassy warns Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant against attacks after terror arrestsAugust 18th, 2009 US warns Americans in Kuwait to be vigilantKUWAIT CITY — The U.S. Embassy is warning Americans in Kuwait to be vigilant against possible terror attacks after the arrest of people suspected of planning to attack a U.S.
Kuwait's wedding tent disaster claims 2 more lives as papers speculate on cause of blazeAugust 17th, 2009 Kuwait wedding tent fire claims 2 more livesKUWAIT CITY — The blaze that consumed a wedding tent in Kuwait and claimed 43 lives was a criminal act by a perpetrator motivated by personal reasons, a Kuwaiti spokesman said Monday. The Saturday night incident in the tribal area of al-Jahra, west of Kuwait City, has shocked this small oil-rich nation.
Reports allege groom's ex-wife lit fire in Kuwait wedding tent that killed 41 peopleAugust 17th, 2009 Report: Groom's ex lit fire at Kuwait wedding tentKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities have apprehended the person suspected of setting fire to a wedding tent and killing 41 people and said Monday the motive was personal. Local newspapers reported the groom's ex-wife was the arsonist.
Fire that tore through Kuwait wedding tent killed 41 people in just 3 minutesAugust 16th, 2009 Kuwait wedding fire killed 41 people in 3 minutesKUWAIT CITY — A fire that tore through a wedding tent outside Kuwait's capital killed 41 women and children in just three minutes, leaving behind shoes melted to the ground and bodies so blackened they were unrecognizable, the fire chief said Sunday. Guests likely crushed one another in a desperate attempt to flee through the only exit, he said.
Kuwait wedding fire consumed the tent and killed 41 in just 3 minutes, says fire chiefAugust 16th, 2009 Kuwait wedding fire killed 41 in 3 minutesKUWAIT CITY — The fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait that killed 41 women and children consumed the structure in a blazing inferno lasting just three minutes, the fire department chief said Sunday. "It was a horrific scene with bodies and many shoes stuck to the ground at the only exit, they must have trampled over one another," said Brig.
A wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 41 women and children, toll could riseAugust 16th, 2009 Wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 41 guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent Saturday has killed at least 41 women and children guests and injured 76 others, authorities said. The official Kuwait News Agency quotes the fire department chief, Brig.
Kuwait starts DNA tests to identify bodies of 41 women and children killed in wedding fireAugust 16th, 2009 Kuwait begins identifying wedding fire victimsKUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti authorities are running DNA tests to identify the 41 women and children killed in a wedding tent fire. Fire department chief Brig.
Kuwait in mourning after wedding fire kills over 40 (Second Lead)August 16th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait was in shock and mourning Sunday, a day after a fire ravaged a wedding tent, killing over 40 women and children and injuring some 80. The official Kuwaiti News Agency KUNA put the death toll at 41, including 35 women and six children.
Death toll in Kuwait wedding fire rises to 44August 16th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - The death toll in a fire that broke out during a wedding ceremony in Kuwait has risen to 44, al-Arabiya news channel reported Sunday. Some of the deaths were believed to have resulted because of a stampede that followed the fire in a women's tent at the wedding in the Ayoun area of Jahra, west of Kuwait City, Saturday night.
Fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait kills at least 30 women and children guestsAugust 15th, 2009 Wedding fire in Kuwait kills at least 30 guestsKUWAIT CITY — A fire at a wedding tent in Kuwait has killed at least 30 women and children guests and injured 50 others, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Col.
Appalling increase in Pak crime rate revealed by HRCP dataJuly 9th, 2009 KARACHI - Data released by the Sindh chapter of the Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has revealed shocking details about the increasing crime graph in the country. The data, which has been compiled on the basis of newspaper details, stated that incidents such as ethnic riots and honour killings have shot-up alarmingly by 21.34 percent in the first six months of 2009, as compared to the same period last year.
Official: 27 children killed in fire at day care in northern MexicoJune 6th, 2009 Official: 27 children die in Mexico day care fireMEXICO CITY — A Mexican official says at least 27 children have been killed in a fire that spread from a warehouse to a day care in the northern city of Hermosillo. Prosecutors spokesman Jose Larrinaga told the Televisa television network that dozens more have been hospitalized.
29 children killed in Mexico fire (Lead)June 6th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - At least 29 children were killed Friday in a fire at a day care centre in Mexico's northwest city of Hermosillo, officials said. The victims, aged three months to two years, had been staying in a day care centre next to a tire dealership that had caught on fire.
Ansari welcomes investment by Kuwait in petroleum sectorApril 7th, 2009 KUWAIT CITY - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, who is on a three-day visit to Kuwait, addressed the members of Chamber of Commerce here on Tuesday. Foreign direct investment in petroleum and fertilizer sector from Kuwait formed the core of discussions in the meeting.
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