InfoAnda - Fires threaten secret Russian nuclear site

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Nintendo pins hopes on holiday-ready Wii U | | 6 June 2012
Turkey stresses commitment to normalising ties with Armenia | 26 November 2010
Pakistan | 23 February 2011

Capsule reviews: `Shrink' and other films | 21 July 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Fires threaten secret Russian nuclear site

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Fires threaten secret Russian nuclear site AFP - Saturday, August 14 Send IM Story Print MOSCOW (AFP) - – A fire raging dangerously close to Russia's main nuclear research centre expanded Friday as firefighters battled to cut back hundreds of blazes across the country. The emergencies ministry said that over 500 fires covering just under 65,000 hectares (160,000 acres) of land were still ablaze across Russia, down 15,000 hectares from the day earlier, in a crisis that has already left 54 dead. Russian has sent thousands of firefighters to a nature reserve near the country's top nuclear research centre in Sarov, a town still closed to foreigners as in Soviet times, and officials warned a fire was gaining in area. "The fire which appeared in the eastern part of the nature reserve two days ago after lightning struck a pine tree has grown in size and now presents a certain danger," the head of the emergencies ministry for the Mordovia region, Major General Vyacheslav Kormilitsyn, said in a statement. The fire had grown to an area of 1,000 hectares, the local emergencies ministry said in a statement on its website. The fire is in a nature reserve in the district of the village of Popovka, 17 kilometres (10 miles) southeast of Sarov. "At the current time, efforts are being made to contain the fire within its existing limits and contain it," Kormilitsyn added, saying that 2,600 people and 200 pieces of equipment were being used to extinguish the blazes. A second fire in the nature reserve -- in the district of the village of Pushta, 21 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of Sarov -- is smaller at 200 hectares and has been contained, the ministry added. Officials emphasised that no fires had been recorded on the nuclear site itself. In a phone call with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, US President Barack Obama said USAID, the Department of Defence, the Forest Service, and the state of California were mobilising firefighting equipment to help Russia. The first deliveries began Friday of 2.5 million dollars worth of equipment -- including water tanks, pumps, hand tools, fire-protective clothing and medical kits -- the State Department said. After a record heatwave lasting over a month, the first significant rain for weeks poured down on Moscow overnight, with the capital enjoying much lower temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius. There was little sign of the smog from the wildfires that had blighted the Russian capital in the last week but new reports emerged accusing the authorities of hiding the true health toll from the heatwave. Moscow's top health official has already said the mortality rate had doubled in the heatwave, with hundreds more deaths every day than in usual periods. However the federal authorities have refused to confirm these figures. The Interfax news agency quoted Moscow doctors as saying they had been forbidden to give "heatstroke" as a cause of death to keep a lid on the statistics. "We received the order not to use the diagnosis 'heatstroke'. We are told that the statistics for heatstroke were mounting up," one doctor told the news agency. Interfax said the heatwave had also forced Russia to stop producing biometric passports for a week after condensation infiltrated the server at the unit where they are produced when its air conditioning broke down. Production has now resumed and the database was not damaged, it quoted the federal migration agency as saying. With the full impact of the drought and fires becoming clear, Medvedev said one quarter of Russia's crops had been lost and many farms were now on the verge on bankruptcy. Related article: Russia loses quarter of crops in drought As the authorities fight the blazes around Sarov, there have also been fears the fires could stir up particles on land in western Russia still contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The head of Russian nuclear agency Rosatom Sergei Kiriyenko said there was no sign of abnormal radiation anywhere in the country. "The radiation is at the usual background level," he said according to Interfax. Fires have also blazed in neighbouring Ukraine, with the emergency services working to put out a two-hectare peat bog fire 60 kilometres from Chernobyl. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Obama endorses mosque plan near Ground Zero AFP - 29 minutes ago UK-World Summary Reuters - 38 minutes ago Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi policemen and burn two bodies Reuters - 38 minutes ago Rights group fears Iran woman's execution imminent AFP - 44 minutes ago Kurdish rebels kill Iran militiamen: report AFP - 55 minutes ago News Search Top Stories US museum exhibit to focus on endangered plants Obama defends Ground Zero mosque-building plans Ever the revolutionary, a resurgent Fidel Castro turns 84 Fed dissenter slams ultra low rate policy Germany drives record Europe recovery, but experts fear peak More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Belgian man dies of South Asian superbug India threatens to ban Blackberry email, messaging BP to pay 50 mln dlr fine for deadly 2005 Texas blast Germany drives record Europe recovery, but experts fear peak Obama defends Ground Zero mosque-building plans More Most Viewed » Argentine students crack three-decade-old murder mystery 40 US billionaires pledge half wealth to charity Visitors attack Taiwan 'haunted house' actors World's first full face transplant man appears on TV Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

Other News on Saturday, 14 August 2010
Arcade Fire Earn First #1 Album On Billboard With "Suburbs"
Drunk captain charged after ship runs aground in Sweden
Pentagon says new WikiLeaks files 'more damaging'
Early elections in Italy could hamper recovery: president
Ever the revolutionary, a resurgent Fidel Castro turns 84
Contoversy blazes over Putin's rebuilding webcams
Belgian man dies of South Asian superbug
Missiles deployed in Abkhazia two years ago: Kremlin source
Kurdish rebels announce ceasefire to September 20 |
Dutch mother confesses to killing four babies: police |
Lindsay Lohan mom blames "hardball" judge for jail
UN chief to tour Pakistan flood devastation
Diseases intensify risks in Pakistan flood crisis
Scott Pilgrim movie speaks to gamer generation |
Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers land in Canada
A quarter-pounder with statins on the side?
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief convicted by court martial
Indian doctors warned of superbug before Lancet study
S.Korea approves civilian visit to N.Korea
Lindsay Lohan mom blames hardball judge for jail |
Director John Chu steps into Justin Bieber movie |
Economic Indicators Show U.S. Recovery from Recession Jeopardized
Miley Cyrus' "The Last Song" Blu-Ray To Feature Alternate Opening Sequence
Former D.C. Employee Goes To Prison For Fraud Conspiracy
"Toy Story 3" Heads To DVD And Blu-Ray In November
Heartland Payment Systems Suffers Second Purported Security Breach
Suspected Serial Stabber Waives Extradition To Face Charges In Michigan
Ryan Reynolds May Lose Deadpool Character Following News Of Green Lantern Trilogy
"Battleship" Movie Budget At $200 Million
Shakira Wants To Get Closer To Fans On New Tour
Shania Twain May Be New "American Idol" Judge
Britain's Oldest Smoker Dies Just Shy Of 103rd Birthday
Kids Leave Parents Home Alone, Fly On Their Own
Gay Officer Sues Air Force To Block Discharge Before Retirement
Store Clerk Faces Felony Charges After Chasing Down Suspected Theif
Three Women Arrested for Shoplifting, Hitting Pregnant Security Guard
US Warns Pakistan To Avoid Media Intimidation Practices Of Previous Regimes
Man Miraculously Survives 21 Gunshots By Police
Doctors Find Pea Sprout Inside Man’s Lung
U.N. pleads for humanitarian access to Darfur camp
One dead, three injured in Dutch bus accident: officials
Aid agencies struggle to reach Pakistan flood victims |
US-TECH Summary
Iran to fire up first nuclear power plant next week
U.N. pleads for humanitarian access to Darfur camp |
Germany drives record Europe recovery, but experts fear peak
US museum exhibit to focus on endangered plants
Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi policemen and burn two bodies |
BlackBerry assures India on access to services
Obama defends Ground Zero mosque-building plans
Fires threaten secret Russian nuclear site
Pentagon Refuses To Believe WikiLeaks, White House Calls Releases Troubling
US trust of media dwindling
Deadly ethnic clashes erupt in Afghan capital
Update: Heartland Payment Services Not A Target For Hackers
US: No Need For Enrichment Capacity In Iran As Russia Fuels Plant
Guatemala arrests ex-prison head for jail killings |
Ever the revolutionary, a resurgent Fidel Castro turns 84
Clinton prods Netanyahu on Mideast peace talks
White House Refuses To Confirm If Obama Will Swim In The Gulf Or Not
Napolitano Lauds Bipartisan Approach, Calls Relationship With India Robust
Hong Kong player shot in leg at women's baseball championship |
Fed dissenter slams ultra low rate policy
Germany frees alleged Israeli agent
Labor has big poll lead before Australia election |
S. China demolition sparks clashes: report |
3 troops killed in Afghanistan; US nabs militants
US nabs al-Qaida-linked militants in Afghanistan
"Toy Story 3" top-grossing animated film of all time
New landslides in China leave 32 missing: report
Oracle sues Google over Android |
Tamil migrants sail to uncertainty in Canada
Dina Lohan blames "hardball" judge for jail
European right-wing politicians visit Tokyo's war shrine
"Jersey Shore" star Snooki denied name trademark
Aid agencies struggle to reach Pakistan flood victims
Key Pink Floyd albums drop from digital market |
Zsa Zsa Gabor returning to hospital
Hong Kong film-makers aim to be first in 3D porn
Obama signs $600 million U.S. border security bill
Hanoi clamps down on Internet cafes
Minimum and maximum temperatures in Celsius
Cholera confirmed as UN chief to tour Pakistan floods
Clinton prompts Netanyahu on peace talks
Three judges suspended in Taiwan corruption probe
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Australia PM Gillard takes poll lead
"Toy Story 3" top-grossing animated film of all time
IMF asks Malaysia to take 'decisive' action
Key Pink Floyd albums drop from digital market
Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
BlackBerry 'optimistic' it can avert India ban
Authors explore Grateful Dead's marketing vision
Dina Lohan blames "hardball" judge for jail
Turkmens seek $4.1 Bln loan from China
"Jersey Shore" star Snooki denied name trademark
Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized after surgery
Gordon Ramsay in lucrative TV deal
India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdown
Poland to fete Solidarity 30th anniversary with stars
Director John Chu steps into Justin Bieber movie
Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized after surgery |
Jersey Shore star Snooki denied name trademark |
Toy Story 3 top-grossing animated film of all time |
Gordon Ramsay in lucrative TV deal |
Key Pink Floyd albums drop from digital market |
Authors explore Grateful Dead's marketing vision |
Six killed as policemen set ablaze in Baghdad
Tensions flare between Kremlin, Belarus strongman
Karzai asks Obama for review of Afghanistan war |
Last Afghan WikiLeaks out in 'couple of weeks'
Labor has big poll lead before Australia election |
Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi policemen and burn two bodies
India re-imposes curfew in Kashmir after deaths |
Rights group fears Iran woman's execution imminent
China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk |
Lebanon sets up fund to equip army |
Kurdish rebels kill Iran militiamen: report
UAE queries Germany over suspected spy's release |
Afghan, NATO troops pursue Haqqani fighters
Sri Lanka Tamils tell commission about rights abuse |
Obama Promises Pakistan Long Term Commitment
Labor has big poll lead before Australia election
Cambodia seeks help to avoid 'armed conflict' in border spat
Gunmen kill 16 in Pakistan attacks: officials
Three shot dead in Thai restive south
Pastor's return set to deepen inter-Korean rifts
US job visa hike angers India outsourcers
Chawalit wins Mercedes-Benz Masters Singapore
White House Refuses To Confirm If Obama Will Swim In The Gulf Or Not
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01