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Four 6.0 Magnitude Earthquakes Registered Near Japan In Past 24 Hours PDF Print E-mail

April 22, 2011 13:44 PM 

VLADIVOSTOK, April 22 (Bernama) -- Four earthquakes with a 6.0 magnitude
and higher were registered at the eastern coast of the Japanese Island
of Honshu over the past 24 hours, reported Russian news agency Itar-Tass
on Friday.



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'Good Friday massacre' in Syria leaves at least 50 dead PDF Print E-mail

Syria's security forces stand accused of carrying out a "Good Friday
massacre" of more than 50 protesters on one of the bloodiest days yet in
the five-week uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent 6:14PM BST 22 Apr 2011
The Telegraph UK

Yesterday, Mr Assad responded to growing popular pressure by lifting
Syria's draconian 1962 emergency laws. But the president's apparently
conciliatory gesture failed to signal a softening of the regime's
determination to crush dissent.

 

Syria's security forces stand accused of carrying out a "Good Friday
massacre" of more than 50 protesters on one of the bloodiest days yet in
the five-week uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent 6:14PM BST 22 Apr 2011
The Telegraph UK

Yesterday, Mr Assad responded to growing popular pressure by lifting
Syria's draconian 1962 emergency laws. But the president's apparently
conciliatory gesture failed to signal a softening of the regime's
determination to crush dissent.



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Massive tornado destroys St. Louis airport PDF Print E-mail

By the CNN Wire Staff
April 23, 2011 6:51 a.m. EDT

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

     * NEW: The airport's director says operations will not resume
"until we know it's safe"
     * "The airport looks like a war zone," one witness says
     * Four people are transported to hospitals with apparently minor
injuries
     * Witnesses say winds twist metal, break windows and blow off doors

(CNN) -- A major airport in St. Louis remained closed Saturday morning
after a severe storm and a massive tornado touchdown caused significant
damage, shattering windows and sending debris raining down on passengers.



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Two Firefighters killed in Texas wildfires, over 400 homes destroyed, 750,000 hectares burnt PDF Print E-mail


 * From correspondents in Fort Worth 
 * From: AFP 
 * April 22, 2011 4:58AM

MASSIVE wildfires ripping across the bone-dry state of Texas have
claimed the lives of two firefighters and consumed more than 750,000
hectares and over 400 homes.



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Muslim north stricken by rioting, violence as Christian wins Nigerian presidential vote PDF Print E-mail

By JON GAMBRELL The Associated Press
Tue, Apr 19 - 4:54 AM

ABUJA, Nigeria --- Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan won the oil-rich
country's presidential election Monday, as severe rioting sweeping
across the Muslim north demonstrated the religious and ethnic tensions
still dividing Africa's most populous nation.



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