Monday, March 1
International News Updates
Chile quakedeath toll over 700 as rescue ramps up
Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets
Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescue
The earthquake debris in Chile and the coastal floods Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday's massive earthquake. The 8.8 magnitude quake - one of the most powerful recorded - devastated central parts of the country, killing more than 700 people. Troops are being deployed to help with rescue efforts and prevent looting. A curfew is in force in some areas. Basic supplies are to be distributed as rescuers reach..
Police fired tear gas and imposed an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in this hard-hit city as Chile's earthquake toll surpassed 700. President Michelle Bachelet promised imminent deliveries of food, water and shelter for thousands living on the streets
Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescue
The earthquake debris in Chile and the coastal floods Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday's massive earthquake. The 8.8 magnitude quake - one of the most powerful recorded - devastated central parts of the country, killing more than 700 people. Troops are being deployed to help with rescue efforts and prevent looting. A curfew is in force in some areas. Basic supplies are to be distributed as rescuers reach..
Business Updates
JFK runway closure to rattle nerves
The main runway at New York's John F. Kennedy International will be closed for four months starting March 1. Millions of travelers will experience delays - including some not flying anywhere near the Big Apple. With about one-third of JFK's traffic and half of its departures being diverted to three smaller runways, planes will wait on longer lines on the ground for takeoffs and in the air for landings. Delays at one of the nation's largest airports will ripple to cities across the U.S.
The main runway at New York's John F. Kennedy International will be closed for four months starting March 1. Millions of travelers will experience delays - including some not flying anywhere near the Big Apple. With about one-third of JFK's traffic and half of its departures being diverted to three smaller runways, planes will wait on longer lines on the ground for takeoffs and in the air for landings. Delays at one of the nation's largest airports will ripple to cities across the U.S.
Sports Updates
Rogge brings end to "excellent, very friendly" Games
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge described the Vancouver Winter Games as "excellent and very friendly" before declaring them closed on Sunday. Rogge, speaking at the closing ceremony, paid tribute to Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Georgian luger .
Bopara will join by Wednesday: Kings XI Punjab.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge described the Vancouver Winter Games as "excellent and very friendly" before declaring them closed on Sunday. Rogge, speaking at the closing ceremony, paid tribute to Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Georgian luger .
Bopara will join by Wednesday: Kings XI Punjab.
Crime News
Dubai murder suspects 'hiding in Israel'
Mahmud al-Mabhuh, a founder of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, was found dead in his Dubai hotel room on January 20. Police said he had been drugged then suffocated.
"I am sure that all the suspects are in Israel," police chief Dahi Khalfan told a media conference in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.
"If they stay in Israel, they won't be arrested, but eventually if they leave they will be arrested," the police chief added, referring to a list of suspects passed on to Interpol.
Twelve British, six Irish, four French, three Australian and one German passports were used by 26 named suspects, according to Dubai police, who say they fled the emirate on flights to Europe and Asia.
Robbers leave wounded partner to die
A fatally wounded robber was abandoned by his accomplices after they pushed him from their getaway car while fleeing from a Pretoria business which they had robbed.
The gang of three, who were armed with a toy gun, were in the process of robbing a printing business in Menlo Park on Friday night when they were surprised by one of the employees, who lives on the premises.
As the man, who was at 10th Street premises in Menlo Park with three of his colleagues, went to investigate a noise he came across the suspects stealing computer equipment.
Police said the suspects fled from the house with their loot and sped off in their getaway car which was waiting outside the business.
Police spokesperson, Captain Colette Weilbach said as the robber's getaway driver drove off the car was suddenly stopped and the wounded suspect was pushed out of the vehicle. "The suspects then drove off leaving their fatally wounded accomplice behind," she said, adding that the man died in the street.
Weilbach said the dead suspect's accomplices escaped with several pieces of computer equipment.
She said police, who were investigating a business robbery case, found a 9mm toy gun inside the house, which one of the suspects was believed to have left behind when they escaped.
Mahmud al-Mabhuh, a founder of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, was found dead in his Dubai hotel room on January 20. Police said he had been drugged then suffocated.
"I am sure that all the suspects are in Israel," police chief Dahi Khalfan told a media conference in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi.
"If they stay in Israel, they won't be arrested, but eventually if they leave they will be arrested," the police chief added, referring to a list of suspects passed on to Interpol.
Twelve British, six Irish, four French, three Australian and one German passports were used by 26 named suspects, according to Dubai police, who say they fled the emirate on flights to Europe and Asia.
Robbers leave wounded partner to die
A fatally wounded robber was abandoned by his accomplices after they pushed him from their getaway car while fleeing from a Pretoria business which they had robbed.
The gang of three, who were armed with a toy gun, were in the process of robbing a printing business in Menlo Park on Friday night when they were surprised by one of the employees, who lives on the premises.
As the man, who was at 10th Street premises in Menlo Park with three of his colleagues, went to investigate a noise he came across the suspects stealing computer equipment.
Police said the suspects fled from the house with their loot and sped off in their getaway car which was waiting outside the business.
Police spokesperson, Captain Colette Weilbach said as the robber's getaway driver drove off the car was suddenly stopped and the wounded suspect was pushed out of the vehicle. "The suspects then drove off leaving their fatally wounded accomplice behind," she said, adding that the man died in the street.
Weilbach said the dead suspect's accomplices escaped with several pieces of computer equipment.
She said police, who were investigating a business robbery case, found a 9mm toy gun inside the house, which one of the suspects was believed to have left behind when they escaped.
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