16/09/2004 AFP BERLIN (AFP)- Syria tested chemical weapons on civilians in Sudan’s troubled western Darfur region in June and killed dozens of people. The German daily Die Welt newspaper, in an advance release of its Wednesday edition, citing unnamed western security sources, said that injuries apparently caused by chemical arms were found on the bodies [...]
According to the press release, China supports the Arab countries’ legitimate rights and national interests. Meanwhile, the Arab countries reaffirmed commitment to the one-China policy. The two sides will adopt positive steps to activate the Arab-Chinese cooperation and in economy, trade, investment, electricity, culture, mass media and human resources sectors with a view to achieving [...]
Suspect Later Dies In AccidentA baby tossed out of a car during a police chase was not injured Monday. Police said, a man running from Wisconsin police slowed down and threw his girlfriend’s baby, who was still in a car seat, onto the road. The car seat rolled on the pavement but police stopped in [...]
Stevenson JacobsCanadian Press September 11, 2004 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Hurricane Ivan strengthened to 265 kilometres per hour Friday afternoon, as it left Jamaica and aimed for the Cayman Islands, a rare Category 5 storm capable of catastrophic damage, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported. More from National Post…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles International Airport was shut down on Saturday after an apparent security breach, an airport spokesman said. Officials evacuated five terminals after the apparent breach on Labor Day weekend, one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, said spokesman Harold Johnson. Officials said reports of a ‘loud sound’ could [...]
Frances is going north! Meanwhile all that rush yesterday seems for not, but hey it always better to be safe than sorry. That’s what they tell me. UPDATE: How wrong I was. DOH! Take care central FL…
Hurricane Frances Advisory Number 37…CorrectedStatement as of 11:00 PM EDT on September 02, 2004 Corrected initial intensity to 125 mph …Frances weakens slightly…still a dangerous category threehurricane moving through the Bahamas…
Alert! It came to my attention that the Mr. Wizard, Alex Penelas, has closed the port of Miami. I guess his pal John (friggin) Kerry will boat down some fossil fuels on his kite board because gas stations are bone dry around here. What is up anyway with Kerry and his friggin xsports adventures? Is [...]
Hurricane Andrew was the most destructive United States hurricane of record. It blasted its way across south Florida on August 24, 1992. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center had a peak gust of 164 mph—measured 130 feet above the ground—while a 177 mph gust was measured at a private home. Andrew caused 23 deaths in the United [...]
Be safe floridians…GET GAS. There are gas lines everywhere though haven’t seen any rowdyness I have seen drivers driving waay too fast. Hurricane Preparedness List
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