Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Sunday | August 16, 2009
Conflicting reports over vanished ship's location - Speculation has ranged from suspicions that it was carrying secret cargo ...
MOSCOW (AP):A Russian maritime website said the tracking system for a freighter missing since last month was broadcasting signals yesterday from the Bay of Biscay, but French Marines said the signals were coming from Russian warships. Read More...
Fishermen sail home with captive pirates
CAIRO (AP):The crews of two Egyp-tian fishing vessels that overpowered pirates off the Somali coast have sailed into Red Sea waters on their way home along with eight of their former captors, an Egyptian official said yesterday.The 34 fishermen, who... Read More...
Steel workers trap official in 4-day protest
BEIJING (AP):Hundreds of steel workers in central China trapped a government official in their factory's office compound for four days, angry at the official's role in the state-run plant's privatisation, the local government said yesterday.A local... Read More...
Hamas crushes challenge by al-Qaida-inspired group
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP):The leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group in the Gaza Strip blew himself up during a shutout yesterday with Hamas security forces, ending hours of violence sparked by a rebellious sermon at a mosque near the Egyptian border. Read More...
Families mourn hundreds of typhoon victims killed
SHIAO LIN, Taiwan (AP):Family members holding photos of the dead picked their way through the ruins of a landslide-flattened village yesterday where hundreds were killed in Taiwan's worst typhoon in a... Read More...