Posts Tagged ‘World’
Guatemala Sinkhole
June 1st, 2010 • Headlines
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Guatemala Sinkhole. Villagers have been buried alive in Guatemala. Residents, caked in mud, have searched in the wreckage of their homes for loved ones. Aerial photos show entire swaths of the nation’s coffee crop under water. Then, there’s the giant Guatemala City sinkhole. The Atlantic hurricane seasons opens today, preceded by the Pacific one just weeks earlier, but already seasonal weather – coupled with volcano eruptions and other freak accidents – has battered Central American nations. Read more »
Volcano erupts in Guatemala
May 29th, 2010 • Headlines, World
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Volcano erupts in Guatemala
Volcanoes erupt in Ecuador, Guatemala. Guatemala’s capital was under a state of emergency and its airport closed Friday after the Pacaya volcano spewed black ash for miles in the southern part of the country.
Television reporter Anibal Archila who had been covering the eruption was found dead by colleagues after being caught in a blizzard of rocks and debris. Read more »
Pakistan Mosque Attack
May 28th, 2010 • Technology, World
Tags: Pakistan, Pakistan Mosque, World
At least 20 people have been killed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore as gunmen armed with grenades attacked two mosques of a minority sect during prayers.
Some worshippers are believed to have been held hostage while gunmen battled with police after seizing control of one mosque, officials and witnesses said.
20 killed in Pakistan mosque attack. The attacks by suspected Islamist militants targeted the Ahmadi sect, which has experienced years of state-sanctioned discrimination and occasional attacks by radical Sunnis. It has never before been hit on such a large scale or co-ordinated fashion. Read more »
Doodle 4 Google
May 27th, 2010 • Online, World
Tags: Google, News, World
Doodle 4 Google. Your millions of online votes helped us pick the winners of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition. Today, we’re pleased to announce the results. Read more »
Thad Allen Tells NPR
May 27th, 2010 • Headlines, World
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Thad Allen Tells NPR. There are signs that the “top kill” operations may be effective, Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told NPR. He is in Houma, Louisiana, meeting with local officials and residents. Read more »