Four killed in Iraq twin car bombingOctober 25th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least four people were killed and eight injured in two car bomb explosions which rocked central Baghdad Sunday, an interior ministry source said. "Our reports said that at least four people were killed and more than eight injured in two car bomb attacks near Baghdad Provincial Council and Mosul Hotel," Xinhua reported quoting the unnamed the source.
Iraq calls three-day national mourning for Baghdad blastsOctober 25th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Iraq announced Sunday a three-day national mourning period for the victims of the twin terror blasts in central Baghdad which killed at least 50 people and injured 260. Head of the rescue team, Abdel Rasoul al-Zaidi, said that his men were able to put out the fire in the buildings and that they are now looking for survivors or bodies under the rubble.
Blasts in IslamabadOctober 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least nine people were injured Tuesday when twin blasts rocked this Pakistan capital.
The twin blasts occurred in the Islamic University, Geo TV reported.
Twin blasts kill 15, injure 10 at Islamabad university campusOctober 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Two bomb explosions on a university campus in Islamabad have reportedly killed 15 persons and left 10 injured. "It was a bomb blast.
Fresh flooding hits northern Philippines, inundating towns as dams release excess waterOctober 8th, 2009 Fresh flooding hits Philippines after days of rainMANILA, Philippines — Officials say fresh flooding has hit about 30 towns in the northern Philippines, sending residents fleeing to rooftops and scrambling for safety. The floods came after dams released excess water from recent heavy rains.
Official: 1 US soldier killed, 1 wounded in a landmine explosion in southern PhilippinesSeptember 30th, 2009 Official: Mine kills US soldier in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military says one U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion in the country's insurgent-plagued south.
Explosions shake BaghdadAugust 19th, 2009 BAGHDAD - A series of explosions shook central Baghdad Wednesday morning, witnesses said. Heavy black smoke filled the air over the city centre and emergency vehicles rushed to the scene.
Philippines president declares 10-days of national mourning to honor AquinoAugust 1st, 2009 Philippines president remembers AquinoWASHINGTON — Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (uh-ROY'-oh) is remembering former President Corazon Aquino as a "national treasure" who led the country at a time of great peril. Arroyo, on an official visit to Washington, says the Philippines will observe 10 days of official mourning following Aquino's death early Saturday in Manila.
Four killed in blasts at two Indonesian hotelsJuly 17th, 2009 JAKARTA - At least four people were killed and several injured in explosions at Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels here Friday morning, a media report said. The first blast took place at 7.55 a.m.
Philippines' most active volcano Mayon shows signs of unrest; volcanic earthquakes increasingJuly 10th, 2009 Philippines' most active volcano restive againMANILA, Philippines — Scientists say the Philippines' most active volcano is rumbling again while emitting steam and a strong glow at the summit crater that can be seen with the naked eye. State volcanologists say the frequency of volcanic earthquakes has increased on Mayon signifying the possible movement of magma below the surface that could lead to ash explosions and eventually eruption.
Twin blasts in Peshawar kill five, hurt 100 othersMay 28th, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least five persons were killed and 100 others were injured when two explosions rocked the northwestern Pakistani city of Pakistan on Thursday evening. The blasts were reported from Qisa Khwani and Kabari Bazar within minutes of each other.
Landslides kill 26 people in PhilippinesMay 19th, 2009 MANILA - Twenty-six people have died in landslides caused by the incessant rains in southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday. The authorities have urged the residents in the affected areas to move to safer places.
36 dead, 12 missing in Philippines typhoonMay 10th, 2009 MANILA - The death toll in a typhoon that pummelled northern Philippines has reached 36, with 12 still missing, the government said Sunday. More than 140,000 people were affected by typhoon Chan-Hom in 11 provinces in the northern Philippines, including Manila.
Plumber gives birth to embryonic remains of twinMay 9th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit plumber, who has given birth to the embryonic remains of his twin, recalls the agony he went through when his stomach ruptured as the lumpy mass forced its way out. Former fire fighter Gavin Hyatt, of Witney, Oxfordshire, had been carrying the embryo inside his abdomen since he was born 30 years ago.
Plane with seven people on board missing in PhilippinesApril 2nd, 2009 MANILA - A small plane with five passengers and two crew members on board went missing shortly after take-off in northern Philippines Thursday, the country's civil aviation authority reported. The European-made twin-engine Islander plane RP-C764 lost contact after it left the airport of Tuguegarao in northern Cagayan province at around 8.55 a.m.
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