Archive for April 27th, 2008

60 Filipinos deported from U.S.

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

More than 60 Filipinos were deported last week from the United States for breaking U.S. laws, said the local television network ABS-CBN News on Sunday. The Filipinos, mostly permanent residents with criminal offenses, were all flown ...

Recount indicates opposition lead in parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Zimbabwe's partial vote recount has indicated that the opposition has held on to its lead in the country's controversial parliamentary elections, electoral officials said Saturday. A recount of votes for 18 of the 23 seats required ...

Japanese PM’s visit improves ties with Russia

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda concluded his two-day visit to Russia on Saturday after talks with Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin and president-elect Dmitry Medvedev. As Putin hailed Russian-Japanese political conta ...

Air show plane crash in Germany kills one, injures 10

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

A 45-year-old woman was killed and 10 others were injured Saturday when a plane ploughed into a crowd at an air show in central Germany. The small airplane came off the runway and rolled into a group of people at a snack stand durin ...

Workers caught out by sudden transport strike

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Toronto transit workers went on strike late on Friday night after voting against a tentative contract agreement, a surprise development that paralysed public transportation in Canada's biggest city. Members of the Amalgamated Transi ...

White crosses placed on road in Brazil to remember murder victims

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Some 2,000 white crosses were displayed on the streets of Rio de Janeiro Saturday to pay respect to the victims murdered in the northeastern Brazilian state. The crosses, placed on one of the most crowded stretches of the Aterro de ...

36 prisoners tunnel out of Brazilian jail

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

A group of 36 prisoners tunneled their way out of a prison in northeast Brazil Saturday morning, said Brazilian officials. The escape happened at a jail in Campina Grande, Brazil's northeast state of Paraiba. The prisoners dug a six ...

9 killed in Honduras prison riot

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Nine prisoners were killed during a riot at a prison in northern Honduras Saturday, according to news reaching here from Tegucigalpa. The inmates were killed with knives and machetes at the penitentiary in San Pedro Sula, which is H ...