India in talks with Indonesia, Australia on tsunami warning Deccan Herald New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI): Friday, September 03, 2010 --> | Aiming to improve the quality of forecasts, India today said it was in talks with Indonesia and Australia to create a tsunami warning system for the entire Indian Ocean region. | "We are in talks with Indonesia and Australia to integrate our t...
Floods in Pakistan worse than tsunami, Haiti Gulf News | Islamabad: The number of people suffering from the massive floods in Pakistan exceeds 13 million — more than the combined total of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the United Nations said yesterday. | The death toll in each of those th...
NZ to spend $3.5m on Pacific tsunami system NZ Herald By Kate Chapman 11:01 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | The Government will spend $3.5 million on improving tsunami preparedness and warning systems across the Pacific in a programme which Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully describes as ...
Tea Party ... Turning Into A "Tidal Wave" Newsvine | A peaceful rebellion is now occurring across the country, and we believe it's a good thing for America. Considering the excesses of this administration and Congress and their abuse of power to the point of ignoring the Constitution itself, it's als...
Summer offers a tsunami of tasty tomatoes Philadelphia Daily News | By Joyce Gemperlein | For The Inquirer RICK NICHOLS / Staff A bounty of tomatoes is offered for sale at Headhouse Famers Market. The bumper crop prompted Tim Mountz of Happy Cat Organics in Kennett Square to call 2010 the year of the "tomato t...
Canadians bracing for health-care system 'silver tsunami' National Post By Meagan Fitzpatrick, Postmedia News August 23, 2010 6:32 AM A new poll of Canadians reveals 51% said they expect health care to get worse in the next two to three years due to the aging Baby Boomer population. | Photograph by: Allen M...
Asylum seekers tortured upon return NZ Herald By Karlis Salna 6:46 PM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | Three asylum seekers forcibly removed to Sri Lanka in 2009 are believed to have been tortured and jailed following an attempt to return to Australia, says Amnesty International. | The human rights group said today it held grave fears for the men who now risk further torture and abuse fr...
Clegg says flood-hit Pak will need long-term aid Newstrack India | London, Sept 2 (ANI): British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will require long-term aid in the wake of it being devastated by floods. Clegg was visiting one of the worst hit regions near Sukkur."It's going to take years and years for normality to come back to Pakistan," he said. | "We have to make a huge effort to provid...