Chinese Man litigate His Polluted Hometown for Cost of Fighting Smog
A man in northern China filed a lawsuit against his smog-enshrouded city’s environmental protection bureau, saying it owed him for the money he spent on an air filter and a treadmill to exercise indoors. Li Guixin’s lawsuit, which seeks 10,000 yuan ($1,635) in economic damages from officials in... read more »
Bomb blasts as rioters fight police
MANAMA: Two home-made bombs exploded last night as security forces confronted saboteurs who were blocking roads and pelting policemen with Molotov cocktails in Saar. The Northern Police director general said that a patrol vehicle was damaged in the blasts. No-one was injured in the explosions, he... read more »
Over 50 killed on bloody day in Afghanistan and Pakistan
It was a bloody day in Af-Pak region with Taliban insurgents killing soldiers in Afghanistan, Pakistani army pounding militants as important talks were being called off across the border, and a blast killing a score of civilians in Pakistan. Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban insurgents killed 21... read more »
Swine flu cases in Bahrain rise to six
TWO more swine flu cases have been recorded in Bahrain this week, bringing the total to six. The GDN yesterday obtained the Health Ministry’s Weekly Feedback Reports circulated to health professionals around the country, which showed that five cases of the H1N1 virus were registered in just... read more »
