Archive for February 8th, 2009

Deadliest-ever Australian wildfires kill 130 (AP)

Written by on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 in Latest News.

Firefighters are engulfed in smoke as they battle a bush fire approaching the town of Peats Ridge, north of Sydney.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AP – The deadliest wildfires in Australia’s history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials learned Sunday as they reached farther into the fire zone. The death toll rose to 130 by Monday.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Plant, Krauss win 4 Grammys; Brown in custody (AP)

Written by on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 in Latest News.

Robert Plant, left, and Alison Krauss accept the award for best pop collaboration with vocals at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ unorthodox partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five Grammys for their haunting CD “Raising Sand,” including record and album of the year honors.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Australian wildfires rage on after killing 126 (AFP)

Written by on Sunday, February 8th, 2009 in Latest News.

Country Fire Authority volunteers prepare to move to save another house as a barn burns in the background close to Labertouche, west of Melbourne. Troops and firefighters fought raging Australian wildfires on Monday that have left at least 126 people dead amid a landscape of charred bodies, homes and devastated communities.(AFP/William West)AFP – Troops and firefighters battled raging Australian wildfires Monday that have left at least 126 people dead amid a landscape of charred homes, bodies and devastated communities.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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