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On the night of December 2-3, 1984, India woke up to its worst industrial disaster when tonnes of the deadly methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other toxins leaked from a Union Carbide (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, resulting in large-scale exposure, thousands of deaths and maiming many more thousands for life.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Tuesday June 1, marks the official start of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season that runs through the end of November. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spent the day urging American families, businesses and communities to take every possible precaution to prepare for hurricanes and other disasters.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on the early morning of May 28. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the surrounding island countries. There are no reports of injury or property damage at this moment.

A passenger train traveling from Calcutta to Mumbai derailed after an explosion; Maoist rebels are suspected of removing the fasteners securing the tracks. On the early morning of May 28, when the overnight train reached the West Bengal state, 13 of its boxcars suddenly derailed, throwing five of its coaches on the path of an oncoming goods train. The death toll was estimated to be over 65 and at least 200 people were injured, police said.

Veera Musikapong, a leader of Thailand’s Red Shirts, declared in the protest zone that the protesters were waiting for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to announce the exact date of the dissolution of Parliament, and that as soon as the timetable is set, the protest in the downtown of Bangkok would end.

The clashes between the Thai Army and the so-called Red Shirts, supporters of former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, spread to Bangkok’s Silom Road and Rama IV Road on April 15. The Thai government reported that, in three days of clashes, 17 people were killed and 171 people were injured. Bangkok was engulfed in fires and rioting.

Do you believe that the most beautiful jail is located in Norway? The Norwegian government spent a fortune to construct a humanitarian and extremely luxurious prison in an effort to help prisoners boost their confidence. It is hoped that these inmates will be able to fit smoothly into society after leaving prison. The facilities include a church, a field, a studio, etc. It also provides cooking classes. Each prisoner has his/her own individual room just like a small suite.