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31 Die In Lahore during Shiite procession
31 Die In Lahore during Shiite procession
In Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, three different suicide bombs went off during the progression of the Shiite. At this time 31 deaths have been reported.

The three different blast happened within an area of 2000 feet injuring as many as 340 people. There were 7 that received serious injuries.

It was the work of suicide bombers. One officer saw a bomber just as the progression was coming to an end. He was unable to reach the person soon enough to stop him from detonating the...

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9 Perish in Retirement Home Fire in Russia

Posted by barb On August - 30 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Retirement home fire
Retirement home fire
There were 480 people rescued from the burning home in the early hours on Monday. 9 people didn’t make it out.

A retirement home on the northwest side of Moscow caught fire Monday morning. It was started by a person who lived there trying to kill himself.

A man took gasoline and doused himself with it. Then he set himself on fire. He was 86 years of age and a World War 2 veteran.

The man, Nikolai Dudin, did die from his injuries. There were 8 others who died besides him. The...

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Landslide in Turkey Kills 12

Posted by barb On August - 28 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Landslide in Turkey takes 12 lives
Landslide in Turkey takes 12 lives
The landslide was most likely started by the heavy rainfall that has traversed through a town that is located in the north part of Turkey. The landslide took  the lives of at least 12 people.

Dozens of dwellings were taken down by the landslide in Gundogdu. It is the tea producing Black Sea state located in Rice. With the removal of the trees in the area, landslides are getting very common and dangerous. The trees are being removed in hopes of planting more crops.

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Cholera Is A Threat in Nigeria

Posted by barb On August - 27 - 2010ADD COMMENTS

Getting medical helpSince June of this year, 350 or more people in Nigeria have died from Cholera.

There has been over 6400 people that have been sick and 352 others that have died.

Cholera becomes a threat when there is no good clean source of drinking water. The flooding after the heavy rainfall has help distribute the disease.

At this time, the occurrence of Cholera has been in the north west and northeastern parts of a Nigeria, the entire country is at risk.

There is 2/3rd’s of the Nigerian population that do...

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Plane crash in DR of Congo
Plane crash in DR of Congo
There were 21 people on board the Flair airliner as it wrecked in Bandundu which is about 125 miles on the west side of the capital.

It has been reported that the airliner hit a house. No on ground casualties are known of at this time.

The accident happened about 2km from the airport. The plane was to make one stop in Bandundu before it continued on to the capital.

Most of the passengers and the pilots died in the crash. The pilots are thought to have been...

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