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
Metrodome Roof Collapse Video
December 13, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Metrodome Roof Collapse Video, Metrodome roof collapse: At approximately 5am on Sunday, the Metrodome roof at Minnesota Vikings’ stadium collapsed. Nearly two feet of snow dumped in the area is to blame for the deflation of the Teflon roof. Sunday’s game between the NY Giants and Minnesota Vikings has been rescheduled to Monday night and will be played at Detroit’s Ford Field.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement photos: The official pictures of the royal couple have been released. Taken by Mario Testino, the photos of William and Kate were taken at St. James’s Palace. The relationship between the newly engaged couple started more than eight years ago while both were attending University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Death toll reaches to 350 in Cambodian stampede
November 23, 2010 by Trend PK
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PHNOM PENH: Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, leaving at least 350 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister described as the country’s biggest tragedy since the collapse of the Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s.
A panic-stricken crowd celebrating the end of the rainy season on an island in a river tried to flee over a bridge and people were crushed underfoot or fell over its sides into the water.
Disoriented victims struggled to find an escape route through the human mass, pushing their way in every direction. After the stampede, bodies were stacked upon bodies on the bridge as rescuers swarmed the area.
The prime minister’s special adviser, Om Yentieng, denied rumours that many of the victims were electrocuted by lighting cables and that the panic was sparked by a mass food
Aamer, Ajmal put Pakistan in command
August 20, 2010 by Trend PK
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LONDON: Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Aamer combined to spark a dramatic England collapse that left Pakistan contemplating victory in the third Test at The Oval here on Friday.
From 194 for three at tea, England lost six wickets for 26 runs to be 221 for nine when bad light forced an early close on the third day.
That left England, looking for a 3-0 lead in this four-match series, just 146 runs ahead with one second innings wicket standing.
Off-spinner Ajmal, who bowled 30 overs unchanged, had four wickets for 71 runs and left-arm quick Aamer four for 51.
Stuart Broad was six not out and Steven Finn nought not out.
Earlier, opener Alastair Cook ended a poor run of scores with an innings of 110 but that was all but eclipsed by England’s final session slump.
Ajmal started the collapse with a clever piece of bowling.
From around the
Cook Fails Again as Asif Strikes Early
England have won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan
Third Test match between Pakistan and England is underway at The Oval while Alastair Cook’s woes continued when he was caught behind off Mohammad Asif for 6 early on the first day of the third Test at The Oval.
The national team made four changes in the side. Muhammad Yousaf and Yasir Hameed have been included in the team in place of Shoaib Malik and Umer Amin while Wahhab Riaz has been successful in making test debut. Team Manager Yawar Saeed told APakistanNews.Com that Kamran Akmal will replace unfit wicket keeper Zulqarnain Haider. After Azhar Ali and Umer Amin, Wahhab Riaz will be third player to make test debut.
MJ Prior And SCJ Broad Rescued England Team After Batting Collapse
In the third match against Pakistan at Oval cricket ground England have won the toss and they elected to bat first. M Asif strike first for Pakistan as he picked AN Cook early in the inning. Test match debutant Wahab Riaz took four wickets for Pakistan and destroy England top batting order. M Aamir took 2 wickets.
MJ Prior and SCJ Broad combined together when England lost seven wickets for just 94 runs. They batted aggressively and took England score to 175 runs. At Tea England were 175 for the loss of 7 wickets. In the morning secession England lost 5 wickets and they scored 70 runs. Second secession brought 105 runs for then for just 2 wickets.
England team continue with winning eleven and consists of AJ Strauss , JM Anderson, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, ST Finn, EJG Morgan, KP Petersen, MJ Prior, GP Swann and IJL Trott.
Pakistan after four changes constitutes a team with Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Azhar Ali, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Yousaf, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, and Yasir Hameed. Pakistan is 2 down in the series and to win this match is necessary for them to stay in series.
Shershah flyover reopened for traffic
ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority Wednesday reopened Shershah flyover for traffic after completion of its reconstruction.
The flyover located on Karachi northern bypass had collapsed in two months after its inauguration during president Pervez Musharraf’s regime. The incident had claimed precious 5 lives.
National Highway Authority (NHA) was entrusted with the task of the flyover’s reconstruction which outsourced the work to a firm named Usmani Associates after passage of 14 moths since the collapse.
Nortern Bypass was built in Shersha at a cost of Rs320 million while Rs270 million more were spent on its reconstruction.
The case of the collapse of Shersha flyover was registered SITE police station on the directive of the Chief Justice of Pakistan. However, no action has so far been taken against the people involved.
murray
May 28, 2010 by Trend PK
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Andy Murray comfortably progressed to the fourth round of the French Open on Friday, despite giving up a set to love against Marcos Baghdatis.
The British number one made a sluggish start but quickly recovered to cruise through the first two sets and seemed to be heading towards a routine straight-sets victory.
But his Cypriot opponent broke early in the third set before Murray dropped his serve twice more to let Baghdatis back into the match.
The number four seed regained his form during the fourth set and looked convincing when rounding out a 6-2 6-3 0-6 6-2 victory.
After finishing late twice in his two-day second-round contest with Juan Ignacio Chela, Murray was back on court before 3.30pm local time on Friday.
And the Scot seemed to be feeling the strain of his disrupted schedule as he had to deal with a break point and several deuces in his opening two service games.
Murray held both and was gifted a break when Baghdatis produced a pair of bad errors in the fifth game.
The 25th seed struggled to settle on his serve and two further mistakes in game seven handed Murray another break and effectively decided the first set.
Baghdatis’ serve did not improve at the start of the second set as Murray broke him at the fifth time of asking in a marathon first game.
But the 23-year-old failed to take advantage and handed the break back to his opponent in the next game.
The 2006 Australian Open finalist always looked vulnerable, however, and after a narrow escape in his previous service game, was broken with a fine forehand winner in game five.
Collapse
This time Murray consolidated the break before another collapse from Baghdatis put him two sets to the good.
The world number four was then expected to race towards victory but immediately fell 0-40 down before netting to give up an early break in the third set.
Baghdatis then held despite facing a break point and easily secured two more breaks as Murray seemed to give up on the set.
The concerns grew at the start of set four as Murray double-faulted to lose his seventh game in a row, with four of those on his own serve.
But his opponent had not overcome his own struggles and allowed Murray to break back immediately.
A rare string of holds then followed before Murray gained the decisive break after a wonderful crosscourt backhand in game six before breaking again in the final game to seal victory.
brussels
May 9, 2010 by Trend PK
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A hung Parliament has left Britain at a huge disadvantage in negotiating the final wording of a controversial EU directive that will clamp down on hedge funds and private equity.
Lisa Cawley, regulatory partner of law firm Kirkland & Ellis, said: “There is a real concern that the UK election result leaves a major part of our financial services industry without a voice at a critical point in the EU legislative process.”
The Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers, which is to be agreed today in Brussels, marks a determined effort by European regulators to crack down on alternative investment companies in the wake of the financial crisis.
The European Parliament is expected to approve strict new rules forcing alternative investment managers to disclose far more about their investment strategies and the way they pay staff.
The currency climbed for a second day after last week completing its biggest drop against the dollar since the collapse of global credit markets in October 2008. European officials declined to disclose the size of the stabilization fund, to be made up of money borrowed by the EU’s central authorities. The mechanism may be worth 500 billion euros, said a government official familiar with the talks in Brussels.
“Markets’ assessment of the effectiveness of the package will be critical to the fortunes of the euro, equity markets and risk appetite early in the week,” Mike Jones, a currency strategist at Bank of New Zealand Ltd. in Wellington, wrote in a note to clients.
Guide to CCIE Lab Locations: Brussels
36 Dead:Minaret Collapse In Morocco
February 20, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
A 400-year-old minaret collapsed Friday in Meknes, Morocco, killing 36 people and injuring 71, officials reported.
The collapse occurred as hundreds of worshipers were gathering in Bab Berdieyinne mosque in Meknes, a town in northern Morocco 140 km (87 miles) southeast of Rabat, for Friday prayers, they said.
King Mohammed ordered that the mosque be rebuilt as soon as possible and that its original architecture be preserved.
36 Dead:Minaret Collapse In Morocco was first posted on February 20, 2010 at 11:46 am.
