Homes were destroyed when the tornado hit Granbury, 70 miles (110km) west of Dallas, late on Wednesday. … Read More
Six killed as tornado sweeps through north Texas – authorities
Fourteen people have been declared missing.Also, authorities indicated that at least 28 people had been injured and were receiving treatment at a local hospital.DETAILS TO FOLLOW … Read More
Six killed, scores injured as tornado sweeps through north Texas
Fourteen people have been declared missing.Authorities also indicated that at least 28 people had been injured and were receiving treatment at a local hospital.More than 90 local residents have been evacuated due to the disaster.Over a hundred homes have been destroyed or badly damaged.Local media pointed out there were three twisters that had swept through the area, and heavy rain carried on during the rescue efforts. Huge hail from storm that produced deadly tornado in Texas tonight: RT@krazyace35: @bradtraviswaff Hail in Granbury: twitter.com/krazyace35/sta…” — Wayne Hart (@Wayne_C_Hart) May 16, 2013 … Read More
Imprisoned by Insanity (RT Documentary)
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UK hospitals report dramatic rise in self-poisonings
Self-poisonings resulting in hospital admissions rose more than 50 precent over the last decade in the U.K., according to new figures from Britain’s National Health Service. The British Red Cross targeted young people in a new campaign warning of the dangers of self-poisoning and offering…
Alleged Boston Bomber’s classmate, accused of ‘lying’ to police, asks for release
Robel Phillipos will go before a judge in the U.S. District Court next week, over police allegations that he visited the younger Tsarnaev brother’s lodgings at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (where he was also a student) three days after the Boston Marathon Bombing, and later denied this on three separate occasions when questioned by the police.The defense is not disputing that Phillipos was present in Tsarnaev’s room, but says the visit and his subsequent statements have to be viewed against the background of mitigating conditions.”This case is about a frightened and confused 19 year old who was subjected to intense questioning and interrogation, without the benefit of counsel, and in the context of one of the worst attacks against the nation,” wrote lawyers Derege Demissie and Susan Church.”The weight of the federal government under such circumstances can have a devastatingly crushing effect on the ability of an adolescent to withstand the enormous pressure and respond rationally.”If convicted of obstruction of justice, Phillipos, a naturalized Ethiopian immigrant, could face up to eight years in jail, as well as a fine of $250,000.Two other classmates of the Dzokhar Tsarnaev, who is currently recuperating in a prison hospital, Kazakhs Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, were also arrested last week for a conspiracy to obstruct the police investigation. Detectives say that in the aftermath of the bombing the two removed Tsarnaev’s laptop and a backpack containing fireworks from his room, and destroyed them. Phillipos was also present, but it is not clear whether he played an important role in hatching the disposal plan (Phillipos previously said that the two were communicating in Russian, which he does not understand).His lawyers say he did not.“Phillipos is not charged with having any knowledge whatsoever of the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013, or with helping the surviving suspect after the incident. Nor is there any allegation that Mr. Phillipos removed, tampered with, or destroyed any potential evidence after the bombing,” say his lawyers.In fact, Phillipos had taken academic leave as of September last year to care of his ill mother, and his team insists that he only came to campus “by coincidence” for a one-off seminar, before encountering Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov.Phillipos’ lawyers have asked the judge to place him under house arrest with a GPS tag and a third-party monitor, as he fights any further charges related to the homemade explosives attack which killed three and injured over 260 people.“We mourned for those who lost their lives and prayed for the injured,” Genet Bekele, Phillipos’ mother, stated in the court filing.“My son wants nothing more than the opportunity to clear his name.” … Read More
Support for Tsarnaev brothers raises controversy
Several petitions calling for the release of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has collected more than 5,000 signatures on the White House’s website, adding more controversy to the case. A petition needs to collect 100,000 signatures in 30 days to be acknowledged by White House officials. Judging by the dynamics of voting since the advent of the petition on April 26, these claims seem to have rather vague chances of an official response from the administration of the US President.Posters expressing support for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – the man charged with last month’s bombings at the Boston Marathon – have appeared in the capital of Russia’s Republic of Chechnya, Grozny, Interfax news agency reports.Police are currently looking for those who glued them on the walls of underpasses in the center of the city.”This is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old lad accused of a terrorist attack in Boston. But as many people now know, that is a groundless accusation, there is absolutely no evidence against him,” the poster in Grozny stated.”Now he is in a serious condition, in a prison hospital, he needs medical and legal help. Dzhokhar’s parents ask you for help, to collect money for their son, whom they cannot lose, as they have already lost the older son, cruelly, unjustly. We will be grateful for any help, in the name of the Almighty do not remain indifferent,” continued the poster.The information also includes a number for the Russian online payment system, Qiwi Wallet, and the Tsarnaev family address in Russian social network, VKontakte.Leaflets with a call to pray for the accused Tsarnaev brother also appeared in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan – former Soviet republic, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was born.”We ask you not to remain indifferent, because the more people will know the truth, the greater the chance to get justice,” the message ran. With the legal process against the 19-year-old suspect commencing, Tsarnaev has also received support from pages created on social networks. A group on Facebook has attracted over 7,000 supporters, who believe he is innocent. A group on Russian social network VKontakte named “For the Tsarnaev brothers” has over 8,000 members.Tsarnaev’s mother, Zubeidat, have repeatedly insisted on her sons’ innocence, adding that they were framed.In the meantime, Dzhokhar told FBI interrogators that he and his brother had planned suicide attacks for the Fourth of July, the United States’ Independence Day, before settling on April 15. Dzhokhar also told investigators on April 21, only two days after being captured by police, that the pair’s plans were accelerated after they finished building explosive devices at their Cambridge, Massachusetts, apartment faster than they anticipated.Tamerlan and his brother Dzhokhar allegedly detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three and injuring more than 260 people. The main suspects in the bombing are the Tsarnaevs brothers. The elder Tamerlan was killed on April 19 during a police operation to arrest him. Dzhokhar was arrested shortly afterwards in a Boston suburb. He was seriously injured and is now in a prison medical center outside Boston. The 19-year-old has been formally charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. … Read More
