Published time: 7 Oct, 2017 22:05 Edited time: 7 Oct, 2017 23:56 A gas station has exploded in Ghana’s capital, Accra, sending an enormous fireball into the night sky and sending thousands of people fleeing the scene. Videos and photographs posted on social media showed giant flames and a nuclear-like mushroom cloud rising at the […]
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Soft spots: 1,000s of California’s buildings earthquake-prone
Thousands of buildings, many on Los Angeles’ most famous streets from Sunset to Hollywood Boulevard, are highly prone to earthquake damage. Retrofitting for seismic strengthening while costly has become more urgent following Mexico’s earthquake. In the roaring Twenties of the last century, concrete buildings transformed Los Angeles with a skyline lining some of LA’s most […]
Baghdad says won’t tolerate ‘2nd Israel’ as 1,000s of Iraqi Kurds hold pro-independence rally
Published time: 18 Sep, 2017 02:09 Crowds filled the streets of the Iraqi Kurdistan capital, rallying ahead of an independence vote this month. While some were waving the flag of Israel, which backs the Kurds’ aspirations, Baghdad says it won’t allow the creation of a “second Israel.” On Saturday, the city of Erbil saw thousands […]
1,000s of Muslims march against terrorism in Barcelona after van attack (PHOTOS)
Some 2,500 Muslim demonstrators marched in Barcelona to condemn terrorism. The rally kicked off at the Plaza de Catalunya, close to where a suspected Islamist rammed a van into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, killing 14 and injuring 100 people. READ MORE: Barcelona attack prime suspect killed, all 12 terrorists dead or in custody – police […]
1000s in Warsaw protest reforms giving Polish MPs sway over judiciary (VIDEO)
Thousands of people flocked to the Polish Parliament building Sunday to voice opposition to the overhaul of the judiciary citing concerns that the new measures erodes judicial independence and encroaches on the rule of law. Activists brandished EU and Polish national flags chanting “shame, shame” and “in defense of the courts” as they descended onto […]
1,000s of troops, state-of-the-art weaponry parade through Moscow on V-Day (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Thousands of exemplary servicemen and women, along with the most advanced and battle-tested equipment, paraded through Red Square in a grand military exhibit that constitutes the focal point of the annual Victory Day celebrations in Russia. LIVE UPDATES: Russia celebrates Victory Day More than 10,000 soldiers and officers took part in the parade marking the […]
1,000s protest Turkey referendum results as Erdogan tells European observers to ‘know your place’
Thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul to protest the results of the referendum that extended powers of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile, Erdogan celebrated his anticipated victory, telling international observers not to interfere. [embedded content] The crowd of angry demonstrators chanting “No, we won,” numbering some 1,000 people, marched through Istanbul’s […]
Security forces fire tear gas at 1,000s of protesters near Baghdad ‘Green Zone’ – reports
Iraqi security sources have deployed tear gas in Baghdad’s Green Zone against thousands of supporters of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Reuters and local media reported. Protests against corruption, which are also demanding changes in the Iraq’s current election laws, are taking place in the center of the Iraqi capital for the second consecutive […]