Asia Pacific War, Hurricanes, Earthquakes & Natural Disasters

Vice mayor had told of death threats

Source: Inquirer.net

Cotabato :: Philippines | about 17 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Police in Sultan Kudarat province said the slain vice mayor of President Quirino town had been receiving death threats before he was murdered Monday night...Isabelo Rufino, President Quirino police chief, said Vice Mayor Froilan Rufino once told police that he...

Four children dead after house fire in Mangere

Source: Newstalk ZB

Auckland :: New Zealand | about 11 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Middlemore Hospital says one adult is in the emergency department while the other is in a stable condition in the burns unit. Two other members of the family of ten were in a sleepout when the fire broke out shortly...

Crime › 2 taxi drivers assaulted in Osaka; 19-yr-old held for ...

Source: Japan Today

Ōsaka :: Japan | about 3 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Two taxi drivers were assaulted early Tuesday in Osaka Prefecture but the cases are not believed to be related to two recent fatal taxi holdups in the prefecture, police said. Police arrested a 23-year-old temp worker, Masahito Sawamura, for slightly...

Workers find unexploded bomb in central Hanoi

Source: China Post

Hanoi :: Vietnam | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

The bomb was transported to Hoa Thach Rifle Range on Saturday.

Manhunt for eighth rape suspect

Source: Fiji Live

Suva :: Fiji Islands | about 8 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Police have stepped up the manhunt for the eighth suspect in the gang rape of a 12-year-old girl last week. Police spokesperson North Atunaisa Sokomuri said the man is suspected to be hiding in forests in the interior of Dreketi...The...

Angkasawan probe to be finished in 2wks

Source: The Star

Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | about 17 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry hopes to conclude its investigation into allegations against Angkasawan Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha within two weeks. Its minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili said Dr Sheikh Muszaphar had yet to give his...

Chinese shipmen escape from pirates in Gulf of Aden

Source: Xinhuanet.com

Beijing :: China | about 14 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

A Sierra Leone cargo ship with 32 Chinese onboard threw off the pursuit of four pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center said on Monday. The ship was carrying more than...

Australia has 'moral responsibility' to take Guantanamo inmates

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney :: Australia | about 17 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

The Government on Friday rejected a formal request from the US to accept detainees, after rejecting an earlier request in early 2008. Incoming president Barack Obama has made the closure of the military prison a priority, and the US has...

Rapist fails in parole challenge

Source: Wellington Dominion

Wellington :: New Zealand | about 16 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

A notorious repeat rapist serving an open-ended prison sentence has failed in a wide-ranging attack on the parole system. Michael Carroll was sentenced to preventive detention in March 1988 for his third rape. His release from prison in February 2003...

Part of a mountain collapsed,at least 22 people dead.

Posted by: aarana

Singapore :: Singapore | about 21 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Landslides, while common in Guatemala, more normally occur during the rainy season between June and November. Part of a mountain has collapsed onto a road in northern Guatemala, leaving at least 22 people dead. Guatemalan vice-president,is in touch with rescuers,...