Wednesday, March 27, 2013

[World] Strong quake kills one, injures 19 in Taiwan

Strong quake kills one, injures 19 in Taiwan
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-94053-Strong-quake-kills-one,-injures-19-in-Taiwan
TAIPEI: A strong earthquake killed one person and injured 19 others in Taiwan on Wednesday as violent shock waves damaged buildings and triggered a blaze, emergency officials said.

Bristow Gets UK Rescue Helicopter Contract
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bristow-helicopters-win-contract-run-1785628
LONDONâ€"Bristow Group Inc. got a 10-year contract worth £1.6 billion ($2.4 billion) to run the U.K.'s search and rescue helicopter services from 2015, bringing to an end 70 years of U.K.

Russian boy adopted by Americans returns to Russia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/9955548/Russian-teenager-flees-adopted-parents-in-US.html
MOSCOW (AP) - A teenager adopted by an American couple at age 12 has returned to Russia claiming that his parents treated him badly, according to reports from Russian media with close ties to the Kremlin.

More deaths reported as bodies of SA troops return
http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/sandf-denies-troops-killed-by-car-soldiers-1.1492420
The remains of 13 soldiers killed in the Central African Republic have arrived in South Africa in the wake of reports that more SA soldiers have died.

Long Island teenager in New York to celebrate his 18th birthday with two friends
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9042260
A teenager celebrating his 18th birthday was killed by an oncoming subway train as he tried to cross the tracks, police said Tuesday.

Homemade bombs explode in Bangladesh's capital during nationwide general ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21950507
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Suspected opposition supporters have exploded homemade bombs in Bangladesh's capital during a nationwide general strike called by government opponents.

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