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Indian workers win $20 mn settlement against US company

Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015, 14:11

The Alabama-based company will also issue an apology to the Indian workers, who brought to the US to be employed as welders, pipefitters and in other positions.

Indian workers win $14 million in US labor trafficking case

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 08:58

A New Orleans jury on Wednesday awarded $14 million to five Indian men who were lured to the United States and forced to work under inhumane conditions after Hurricane Katrina by a U.S. ship repair firm and its codefendants.

Grand Canyon took its present form around 6 mn years ago

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:20

A new research has suggested that the world famous Grand Canyon took its present form relatively recently, and most of it was put in place just five to six million years ago.

Brad Pitt`s charity houses begin to rot

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 15:21

Over two dozen houses which were built by Hollywood star Brad Pitt`s charity for the victims of 2005 Hurricane Katrina have started to rot from the inside out.

Deadly storm sweeps Europe, 3 killed

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 19:07

At least three people have been killed -- two in Britain -- as hurricane-force winds blowing at over 200 km an hour hit northern Europe, media reported Friday.

Fight leaves seven inmates dead at Mexico prison

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 10:11

Local media dubbed the storm "St. Jude", after the patron saint of lost causes who is traditionally celebrated on October 28, and made comparisons to 1987 when a storm killed 18 people in Britain and felled some 15 million trees.

Fierce storm hits Britain cutting power lines, four killed

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 10:11

Local media dubbed the storm "St. Jude", after the patron saint of lost causes who is traditionally celebrated on October 28, and made comparisons to 1987 when a storm killed 18 people in Britain and felled some 15 million trees.

Hurricane Raymond weakens off Mexico coast

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 08:57

Hurricane Raymond weakened and crawled near Mexico`s Pacific coast on Tuesday after authorities urged tourists to stay indoors and evacuated some residents to prevent a new disaster in the storm-battered region.

Sultan of Brunei introduces tough Islamic punishments

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 09:17

The Sultan of Brunei on Tuesday announced the phased introduction of tough Islamic punishments including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, in the monarchy`s latest step towards conservatism.

Raymond becomes major hurricane as it nears Mexico

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 09:17

Hurricane Raymond gained more strength as it remained nearly stationary off Mexico`s southern Pacific coast, though it threatened to hurl heavy rains onto a sodden region already devastated by last month`s Tropical Storm Manuel.

Mexico on hurricane alert

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 12:33

Mexico`s Civil Protection Department has issued an alert for Hurricane Raymond, as it approached the Guerrero and Michoacan states, authorities said.

Cyclone Phailin `may be worse than Katrina` that hit US in 2005

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 19:22

The weather office may be underestimating the severity of a cyclone which is hurtling towards the east coast, a meteorologist warned on Friday, adding that it could be worse than Hurricane Katrina which devastated parts of the United States in 2005.