Three immigrants drown, about five reported missing after boat sinks

AP Worldstream;  September 3, 2002 ;     198 words ......fishing boat sank off the coast of southwestern Greece, the Merchant Marine Ministry said...police in the Kyparissia area of southwestern Greece. The immigrants, mostly from Pakistan...in the open sea off the coast of southwestern Greece. They were being taken from the...

Two immigrants drown, at least five reported missing after boat sinks

AP Worldstream;  September 3, 2002 ;     191 words ......fishing boat sank off the coast of southwestern Greece, the Merchant Marine Ministry said...police in the Kyparissia area of southwestern Greece. The immigrants, mostly from Pakistan...in the open sea off the coast of southwestern Greece. They were being taken from the...

Six killed in car collision in southwestern Greece

Xinhua News Agency;  November 16, 2007 ;     94 words ...Six killed in car collision in southwestern Greece NICOSIA, Nov.16 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed...crash early Friday in the Peloponnesus Peninsula of southwestern Greece. The accident took place in a treacherous section...

Warnings issued as residents receive scam letters ; West Hull: Police...

Hull Daily Mail (UK);  June 20, 2008 ;     145 words ...West Hull: Police officers have warned residents about hoax letters after a man from Glasgow Street spotted...aware of it." A spokesman for Humberside Police Force warned residents about the letters. He said: "Our advice is for people...

Villagers flee bush inferno.(News)

The Birmingham Post (England);  January 31, 2003 ;     169 words ...Officials warned residents to evacuate nine villages yesterday as bush fires spread across...thousands of acres. New South Wales fire chief Phil Koperberg warned residents in nine villages 125 miles south of Canberra to evacuate to...

Alert over fears of explosion.(News Local)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  August 1, 2003 ;     166 words ...Fire crews warned residents to stay in their homes amid fears of cylinders exploding during...explode at any minute, firefighters moved the gathering crowd and warned residents to stay indoors. Station Officer Ron Carr said the cylinders...

Beware of scam letters

Citizen Gloucestershire, The;  May 19, 2007 ;     100 words ...Police have warned residents to be on their guard against suspected scam letters. A man...his prize. However, PC Kevin Ireland, of Gloucester Police, warned residents to be cautious of giving out their personal information...

Nine villages evacuated as bush fires rampage.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  January 31, 2003 ;     291 words ...OFFICIALS warned residents to evacuate nine alpine villages yesterday as bush fires spread...forests and grasslands. New South Wales fire chief Phil Koperberg warned residents in nine villages 125 miles south of Canberra to evacuate to...

Moderate quake rattles southwestern Greece

AP Worldstream;  June 13, 2003 ;     68 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A moderate earthquake shook southwestern Greece on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, occurred...

Moderate earthquake shakes southwestern Greece, no damages or injuries

AP Worldstream;  May 30, 2004 ;     67 words ...AP Worldstream 05-30-2004 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A moderate earthquake shook southwestern Greece Sunday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. The undersea quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4...

Warning over forged money

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  January 2, 2008 ;     42 words ...Police have warned residents and shopkeepers in South Devon to be on their guard for forged bank notes. It is understood pounds20 counterfeit notes, on which the watermark is not very well done, have been circulating in the Ivybridge and South Brent area since Christmas.

Theft alert.(News)

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  July 2, 2004 ;     27 words ...POLICE warned residents in Wolverhampton to be on their guard against distraction burglars following offences where two young white men claimed they were from the water board.

Moderate earthquake shakes southwestern Greece, no injuries reported

AP Worldstream;  July 25, 2005 ;     97 words ...AP Worldstream 07-25-2005 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A moderate earthquake shook southwestern Greece on Monday, but caused no damage or injuries, authorities said. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the undersea temblor had a...

'Lock out criminals'

Citizen Gloucestershire, The;  February 12, 2008 ;     81 words ...Police have warned residents to keep their doors locked after an elderly person was targeted by thieves. The back door of the house in Coleford was not locked...

Moderate earthquakes shake southwestern Greece, no damages or injuries

AP Worldstream;  May 31, 2004 ;     130 words ...AP Worldstream 05-31-2004 Dateline: ATHENS, Greece A moderate earthquake shook southwestern Greece Monday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries, authorities said. The undersea quake had a preliminary magnitude of 4...