Accidents linked to bad weather kill 18 in Egypt
December 13, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
CAIRO: Building collapses and road accidents blamed on a mixture of sandstorms, heavy rain and high winds have killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more across Egypt, state media reported on Monday.
One factory building collapsed in the northern port city of Alexandria killing at least seven people and injuring 10, the state news agency MENA reported. It said the toll could rise as others were believed to be under the rubble.
State-owned Al-Ahram newspaper blamed rain damage to the factory structure for the collapse. It said other buildings also collapsed or were damaged by storms, leading to other deaths.
The newspaper, which put the total death toll at 18, also listed fatalities in road accidents related to the weather, including one incident where a street light fell into a road.
Sandstorms, rain and wind have battered swathes of the
Dead body found in rubble of CID building
November 12, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Staff Report
KARACHI: An unidentifiable dead body was found from the rubble of the CID building, which was completely devastated in the truck bomb blast Thursday night.
The powerful blast also damaged several other buildings nearby.
Efforts are underway to find and pull the trapped bodies out of the gutted building.
At least 21 people, including six policemen, were killed and over 100 wounded in the worst terror attack to hit Karachi.
Meanwhile, owners of the other damaged buildings demanded that the government makes early arrangements for reconstructing their houses.
In addition, two mosques were also affected by the bombing. Trend Pk
Blast in CID Building in Red Zone
November 11, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
KARACHI, News Trends: A powerful blast in CID building near PIDC has rocked the buildings in the surrounding area
At least 15 people have been killed and 115 others sustained injuries in a powerful blast at CID building located near Sindh Chief Minister House in a very sensitive area of the metropolis, Geo News reported Thursday.
The powerful blast brought down the complete portion of the front portion of the building of Central Investigation Department (CID) located in the most sensitive area of the metropolis.
Banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan took no time in claiming responsibility of the attack.
Gunshots were reportedly fired just before the occurrence of the blast, sources said.
Ambulances are ferrying the wounded to nearby hospitals where emergency has been declared.
Hospital sources put the number of injured brought in at over 115.
A number of houses located near Civil Lines were also damaged while the powerful shock wave released by the blast also shattered windowpanes of a number of surrounding buildings.
Office of DSP Saddar was also partially damaged as a result of the blast.
Sindh Home Minister, Dr.Zulfiqar Mirza who reached the site of the blast said the attack appears similar to the one that targeted Marriot Hotel in Islamabad. He said two craters have been caused by the blast.
He also said that a vehicle laden with explosives slammed into the CID building causing the blast.
Miscreants blew up 3 schools in Mohmand
The miscreants blew up another three schools in Mohmand Agency pushing the number of damaged schools to 56 on Sunday.
Sources said that the militants blew up two girls primary schools and boys school in Ziarat Kalay and Saeed Khan.
The explosions completely destroyed the buildings of the schools, however no casualty occurred.
Floods kill 13 in China”s northeast
July 29, 2010 by Trend PK
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BEIJING: Thirteen people have been killed and another six are missing after floodwaters swept through northeastern China, state media said Thursday, as the country struggles with its worst floods in a decade.
Torrential rain has cut water, electricity and telecommunications services in parts of Yongji county in Jilin province, the official news agency said, citing local officials.
Agency reported Wednesday that 200 rescue workers had been sent to Kouqian town in Yongji county to reach 30,000 residents thought to be trapped after a nearby reservoir overflowed.
The local train station was also surrounded by water with over 80 people trapped inside, it said.
Factories and houses have been submerged by floods that have reached highs of three metres (10 feet) in some places and residents are trying to escape to higher buildings, the official China News Service reported Wednesday.
Cuts must not put UK at risk: defense chief
July 13, 2010 by Trend PK
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LONDON: Britain’s defense secretary says the government must not put the nation at risk by weakening its armed forces through spending cuts.
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Cuts must not put UK at risk: defense chief
Israeli bulldozers raze 4 Jerusalem buildings
July 13, 2010 by Trend PK
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JERUSALEM: Israeli bulldozers destroyed at least two homes and two other buildings in contested east Jerusalem on Tuesday, resuming the demolition of Palestinian property after a halt aimed at encouraging peace talks.
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Israeli bulldozers raze 4 Jerusalem buildings
abc 7 chicago
June 11, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Da da DADA da da dada dadadada echoes off the buildings in the West Loop. Happy Chicago drivers are testing out their SUV horns. Soaking wet women (why?) are on the shoulders of their companions, to get a better look at the party inside the crowded bar. And television reporters try desperately to rattle off live stand-ups while crowds flock to the camera lights like moths.
There’s nothing like winning championships in Chicago.
Here’s a quick video I put together of ABC 7’s Ben Bradley right before he goes live, as he goes live, and getting the 411 from him on championship reporting.
Rocky Wirtz took over the chairmanship of the Original Six franchise in 2007 upon the death of his father, Bill Wirtz. he proceeded to build on the franchise’s past to win over a new generation of hockey fans, lost, according to many, due to the insensitivities of the father, like not putting games on TV, and trading away star players.
Quake hits western Australian mining town
April 20, 2010 by Trend PK
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PERTH: A powerful earthquake struck Australia”s major gold-mining region in the west Tuesday, collapsing roofs of several buildings and prompting the evacuation of mines, schools and hospitals.
Two people were treated for minor injuries, including a teenage girl who was hit by falling rubble, news reports and police said.
The magnitude 5 quake hit at 8:17 a.m. local time (0017 GMT, 11:17 p.m. Monday EDT) about six miles (10 kilometers) southwest of the town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, according to Geoscience Australia.
The region is used to much lower-level rumbling from massive explosions at the nearby Kalgoorlie Gold Mine, Australia”s largest open-pit mine where blasting is regularly used to deepen the more than 2-mile long, 1-mile wide (3.5 kilometer-long, 1.5-kilometer wide) hole.
More than 50 mines operate in Kalgoorlie, 370 miles (595 kilometers) east of the Western Australia state capital of Perth. The Super Pit, as it is known, was among several mines closed as a precaution after Tuesday”s quake. It produces up to 850,000 ounces of gold every year.
All mines were evacuated and all miners accounted for, said Paul Howes of the Australian Workers Union.
“We know now that at the open cut mine there has been some significant rockfalls, and we expect similar problems in the underground mines,” Howes said. “This incident is a huge reminder of the inherent dangers in our industry.”
The area was founded on gold fields in 1893.
In Kalgoorlie-Boulder, roofs fell in hospitals and other buildings, and balconies fell off some hotels.
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett said the quake had caused some structural damage to schools, which sent students home until safety checks could be carried out.
Geoscience Australia seismologist David Jepsen said the quake was fairly shallow and would have been felt several hundred kilometers (miles) away.
It was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in 50 years, Geoscience Australia said.
Haiti Earthquake Update 2010
January 13, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
TrendPK.com Haiti Earthquake Update 2010:The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died.
Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, wrecking the presidential palace, UN HQ and other buildings.
A “large number” of UN personnel were reported missing [...]
