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6.1-Magnitude Quake Jolts Bushehr in Southern Iran, Kills 33

Iran, which sits astride several fault lines, is prone to frequent earthquakes.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the town of Kaki near the southern Iranian city of Bushehr.

At least 33 people were killed, and more than 850 were injured in the quake that hit the town of Kaki, some 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, at 4:22 pm local time on Tuesday.

AMAZING Aerial Footage of Arkansas Exxon Oil Spill

The government and Exxon are keeping the matter as quiet as possible...

(MAYFLOWER, ARK.) - Exxon does not want people to see this aerial video of the Arkansas tar sands oil spill.

Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have flooded the streets and yards of Mayflower, Arkansas.

A Walk On The River And the Gulf`s New Tourist Mecca

International issue: hands across the toxins...

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - If Jesus could be beamed down to earth, it would not require any divine circumvention as to viscosity, hydraulic principles or gravity.

On the other hand, if He were to attempt to replicate the loaves-and-fishes routine, He just might have a problem. Because the Dead Sea was never like this.

Louisiana Attorney: `Largest Criminal Penalty in U.S. History Still Not Enough`

The Deepwater Horizon rig, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, sank and spewed an estimated 206 million gallons of crude oil.

(LONDON) - British oil company BP said Thursday it is in advanced talks with U.S. agencies about settling criminal and other claims from the Gulf of Mexico well blowout two years ago.

A person familiar with the deal says BP agrees with U.S. to pay billions of dollars in fines related to the spill.

Boat Sinks in Bay With 110 Job-Seekers

Today 2 dead bodies were found at Teknaf sea shore while 49 boat people remain missing. The coast guard filed case against 28 persons including 5 brokers (Dalal).

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - A mechanized fishing boat, with 110 job-seekers on board headed for Malaysia, capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Moheskhalia at Teknaf In Bangladesh early Wednesday.

Fifty-one of the people were rescued and 10 of them are in the custody of Border Guard Bangladesh, officials said.

Sandy Leaves its Ugly Mark

Manpower is needed to search for victims and to provide for food and shelter for those left homeless.

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - We’re okay. Power never went out. The damage in New Jersey and New York is severe, especially along the coastline.

We’re a good 40 miles west of the coast. Whole communities on and near the coast are destroyed. Railroad cars were washed-up on the NJ turnpike.

Stop Hurricanes Sandy

In New York, people streamed into the city as service began to resume on commuter train and subway.

(JHUMRA CITY, Pakistan) - Hurricane Sandy-crippled NYC subway creaks back to life, neighboring New Jersey stunned by destruction.

New York City moved closer to resuming its frenetic pace by getting back its vital subways Thursday, three days after a superstorm...

No Hurricane Warning for What Could Be the Most Expensive Storm in History

"Mayor Bloomberg was confused at one point over the weekend whether Sandy was a hurricane"
- AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers

(STATE COLLEGE,, PA Accuweathter.com) - AccuWeather.com reports Hurricane Sandy may turn out to be the most expensive storm to hit the U.S.

15 states received damage and power outages affected over 8 million people -- yet the National Hurricane Center did not issue hurricane warnings north of North Carolina.

SANDY`S LANDFALL--a negative legacy

The writer has family in both northern N.J. and central Long Island and prays for their safety.

(SALEM) - Hustle, hustle--not so dandy
Coming ill winds of Ms Sandy
May be blowy, quite insane
Spinning every weather vane.

Water torrents, lots of flooding
Fields soaked and roads a-mudding
Broken windows, watch them shatter
Rainfalls more than pitter-patter.

Rescue of HMS Bounty Survivors During Hurricane Sandy

The vessel is reportedly sunk, but the mast is still visible.

(PORTSMOUTH, VA) - The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday.

Sadly, two remain missing.