http://www.injurywatch.co.uk daily 1 2006-03-15T04:08:24Z http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/employment-law/british-and-american-oil-workers-kidnapped-off-nigeria-2116909 A British and an American oil worker have been kidnapped from an oil ship off the Nigerian coast, security officials have reported. No publisher conradm workplace injuries news international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-11-02T09:17:44Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/workplace-injuries/most-ground-zero-rescue-workers-now-suffer-from-toxic-exposure-1696605 The majority of the 40,000 rescue and recovery workers who responded to the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York could be suffering health problems as a result of toxic exposures. No publisher murdom workplace and environmental illness international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-09-16T05:10:00Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/workplace-injuries/worker-deaths-prompt-calls-to-end-toxic-ship-export-1596833 An international NGO coalition called for a halt to the export of toxic ships for dismantling in developing countries after it emerged that work-related incurable diseases and deadly accidents affect thousands of Indian shipyard workers. No publisher murdom asbestos workplace and environmental illness international news 2006-09-15T07:38:49Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/international-cases/judge-orders-bp-chief-to-testify-in-texas-city-plant-explosion-case-2986539 A Texas judge has ordered BP Group Chief Executive John Browne to give a video deposition and be available to testify at trial in a lawsuit brought by victims of the 2005 Texas City plant explosion that killed 15 people and injured more than 100. No publisher conradm international news 2006-08-29T04:42:32Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/injury-abroad/forty-britons-airlifted-from-lebanon-as-royal-navy-flotilla-assembles-for-largest-evacuation-since-dunkirk-1876506 Forty Britons have been airlifted out of the Lebanese capital Beirut to Cyprus, the Foreign Office said, using helicopters which were used to ferry diplomats and crisis negotiators in. A defence ministry spokeswoman said 3,500 to 4,000 British families comprising 12,000 people and a further 10,000 dual nationals were registered in Lebanon. Many have family ties to the region and it is not known how many wish to leave. No publisher murdom military news international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-07-18T04:31:01Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/injury-abroad/lebanon-evacuation-of-british-nationals-nears-as-carrier-and-assualt-ship-approach-coast-1776718 Two Royal Navy ships, aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and assault ship HMS Bulwark, are sailing across the Mediterranean to undertake the evacuation of British nationals. No publisher murdom military news international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-07-17T06:36:41Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/injury-abroad/holiday-injury-and-illness-holidaymakers-unaware-travel-insurance-invalid-is-without-european-health-insurance-card-8762016 Two thirds of holidaymakers are unaware that travel insurance cards have replaced the traditional E111 forms that covered them for medical treatment on the Continent, says new research. No publisher murdom road traffic accident news international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-07-08T19:24:30Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/injury-abroad/holiday-injury-queensland-multiple-death-hostel-operators-will-not-face-charges-8761505 The father of a backpacker who died in an arson attack at an Australian hostel has criticised the authorities for failing to prosecute its operators. A Queensland coroner has ruled that the hostel operators will not face any charges. No publisher murdom health and safety news international news holidays and injuries abroad 2006-07-08T14:08:52Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/workplace-illness/asbestos/asbestos-indian-authorities-to-inspect-french-liner-for-toxic-materials-prior-to-breaking-6761022 A team of Indian environment officials will inspect a former French ocean liner, the Blue Lady, to discove what toxic material it contains. The liner, which entered Indian waters last week, is anchored off Pipavav port in the western state of Gujarat. No publisher murdom asbestos news health and safety news marine accident international news workplace and environmental illness 2006-07-06T09:39:37Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/international-cases/shell-contests-1-5bn-nigerian-fine Oil giant Shell says it has appealed against a Nigerian court ruling that it pay $1.5bn to residents of the country's oil-producing region. The high court had given Shell until 1200 local time (1100 GMT) on Monday to pay the fine but Shell says it will not comply until the appeal is heard. The ruling against a Shell subsidiary was to compensate the Ijaw community for environmental damage in the region. No publisher murdom international news 2006-05-22T15:49:00Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/international-cases/afghan-hijackers-win-court-challenge Nine Afghan asylum seekers who hijacked a plane to Britain have won a High Court challenge to the government's failure to grant them refugee status. The ruling relates to the Afghan hostage drama at Stansted Airport in 2000 which led to a four day stand-off. A total of 78 people from the plane went on to make formal applications for asylum in the UK. No publisher murdom human rights news international news 2006-05-10T13:29:41Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/international-cases/german-cannibal-guilty-of-murder A German man who killed and ate an apparently willing victim has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of murder. Armin Meiwes, 44, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in 2004 after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Bernd Juergen Brandes. But a judge ordered a retrial after ruling the sentence was too lenient. No publisher murdom international news 2006-05-10T06:22:29Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/international-cases/german-cannibal-verdict-expected A verdict is expected in the retrial of a German man who killed and ate an apparently willing victim. Armin Meiwes, 44, was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in 2004 after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Bernd Juergen Brandes. But a judge ordered a retrial after ruling the sentence was too lenient. State prosecutors argued Meiwes was guilty of murder. If he is found guilty, Meiwes could face a life sentence. No publisher murdom international news 2006-05-09T08:15:41Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/military-cases/minister-to-name-british-basra-casualties The first British servicewoman to die in action in Iraq was among five military personnel killed in Saturday's helicopter crash in Basra. Flt Lt Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, died with Wing Commander John Coxen, Lt Commander Darren Chapman, Captain David Dobson, and Marine Paul Collins. Wing Commander Coxen, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, is the most senior British officer to be killed in Iraq. No publisher murdom military news international news 2006-05-09T05:12:22Z News Item http://www.injurywatch.co.uk/news-and-groups/news/military-cases/ten-die-in-afghan-chopper-crash Ten US soldiers have been killed after their helicopter crashed in Afghanistan late on Friday night, officials from the US-led coalition said. The CH-47 Chinook came down in Kunar province near a "mountaintop landing zone" 240km (150 miles) east of Kabul. The soldiers were reportedly involved in operations against the Taleban, although military officials said the crash was not caused by enemy fire. No publisher conradm military news international news 2006-05-08T05:02:40Z News Item