Friday, August 11, 2006

Mass fish death in river puzzles Taiwan

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Up to 15 metric tons of dead fish have surfaced at the Pacific Ocean mouth of a river near Taipei, leaving local officials puzzled. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts assigned to fly on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis later this month climbed into their flight suits and scrambled aboard the shuttle on Thursday for a three-hour dress rehearsal for launch. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The sudden release of large quantities of water from several large dams has contributed to devastating floods in India which have killed over 350 people, and authorities must take some of the blame, critics said on Friday.