Up to 80 people could have been killed by Hurricane Katrina in one Mississippi county alone, local authorities said on Tuesday. Unconfirmed reports said the death toll in Harrison county has reached 80, with that number likely to rise. Earlier on Tuesday, at least 55 people were reported to have been killed by the storm.
Singer Art Garfunkel, who pleaded guilty last year to drug possession, has been charged again after a marijuana cigarette was allegedly found in his car, New York state police said on Tuesday. Garfunkel was pulled over by a trooper on Sunday after failing to halt at a stop sign not far from Woodstock in upstate New York.
The electricity pylons that could mean the difference between life and death for Ennas al-Atrash are dotted a few hundred metres from the little girl’s village in Israel’s Negev desert. But the residents of Sawa are Bedouin Arabs whose village is deemed ”unrecognised” by the state, and so they are deprived of the basic services.
All future advertising from vitamin entrepeneur Matthias Rath’s foundation and its allied organisations have to be vetted by the Association for Communication and Advertising, according to an Advertising Standards Authority ruling. Rath has been lobbying against the use of anti-retroviral medicines, saying that the drugs are toxic.
Zimbabwe’s Parliament on Tuesday approved a widely condemned Bill that stops white farmers from challenging land grabs in court and curtails the travel and voting rights of those without full citizenship. The Bill was passed by 103 votes against 29 in the 150-member house where President Robert Mugabe’s party has 107 parliamentarians.
Western Areas has announced the resignation of Brett Kebble as CEO of the company with effect from August 24, while also unveiling the details of its rights offer. Kebble has also resigned as CEO of fellow mining group JCI, but will remain on the JCI board as a non-executive director.
Genetically modified organisms (GMO) food production is growing worldwide despite vigorous anti-GMO campaigning, according to major agricultural seed and pesticide company Monsanto. South Africa planted 400 000 hectares of GM crops, and a large percentage was grown by smallholder emergent farmers.
Guitars and a touch of politics struck a louder note than urban sounds at the MTV video music awards as Green Day celebrated 16 years in punk rock by winning seven prizes. But the ceremony in Miami was overshadowed by gunfire after the shooting of a rap record company boss shortly before the gala event
Thousands of Arab Sunnis took to the streets of Iraq on Monday to demonstrate against the country’s draft Constitution — but a moderate Sunni group hinted it might back the Constitution in a referendum due in October. Sunnis opposed to the Constitution have found common cause with maverick Shias such as Moqtada al-Sadr, who reject a federal state.
Media group Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers lifted headline earnings per share from 75 cents to 94 cents for the year ended June — an increase of 26%. This was achieved on the back of a 10% growth in turnover from R2,9-billion to R3,2-billion.