News April 30th

Russia captures Somalia pirates
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8023951.stm
“Twelve armed pirates in two boats have been captured by the vigilante groups,” regional leaders in Somalia’s northern Puntland reported Tuesday. This is due to a new militia of fishermen which have been put together in order to catch pirates. All this came about after a pirate vessel was seized by a Russian warship. This seizure was made after guns and navigation equipment were found on the vessel by Russians. Russians suspect that these pirates have launched two unsuccessful attacks against Russian tanker crews.

Attacks have a ripple effect on Iran-Irag ties
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-04-28-iraqshrine_N.htm?csp=34
Recent bombings in Baghdad have killed dozens of Iranian pilgrims. “They want to tear the Shiites of Iraq and Iran apart,” said Ridhaei of Tehran. At least 118 people were killed in these back-to-back bombings, most of them Iranians. Hamid al-Mualla, and Iraqi member of parliament, claims that it is clear that al-Qaeda (in Iraq) is responsible for the bombings. He says that they are trying to “restart the sectarian war…break our strong relationship with Iran… and send a message that Iraq is still not safe.”

Florida Pinpoints Cause Of Polo Horse Deaths
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103587493&ft=1&f=1001
Toxic levels of a mix of minerals which help muscles recover from fatigue have been determined as the cause of death in the 21 polo horses. The mix mainly consisted of selenium and was made by a Florida pharmacy in order to copy a name-brand supplement known as Biodyl. It hasn’t been decided yet whether the problem was caused during the mixing done by the veterinarian or if it was a pharmacy error. Either way incorrect amounts of selenium were in the vitamins which were given to the horses. And toxic levels of it were found in the horses, and is being blamed as the cause of death.

At Least Four Dead, Dozens Injured in Central California Tour Bus Crash
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,518301,00.html
A fully loaded tour bus overturned on U.S. 101 in Soledad California. At least four people are dead with four more in critical condition and few others injured. The tour bus was from a company called Orion Pacific, which is described as a luxury charter coach company. Reportedly 26 people were on board when the bus overturned and crashed into the guardrail. They highway was shut down for a few hours after the crash as emergency workers got to the injured. It is not known yet how many have been injured in this crash.