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Killer Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan: Jolts Felt in Pakistan and China Too
A deadly earthquake has struck Kyrgyzstan killing at least 65 people. According to BBC News, the 6.6-magnitude quake struck at 2152 local time (1552 GMT) on Sunday, destroying more than 100 buildings in the southern... The Top Ten U.S. "Solo Cities:"
What are the most solo cities in US? What are the the least single ones? More men, more woman? Interesting stats about several US cities, original article has a lot of interesting analysis about US major cities... Dubai most likely financial centre to become significant in the future « Pet...
"Zooming up the ranks of global financial centres to number 22, Dubai was ranked highest as the city most likely to become significant in the future. Other cities scoring highly on this question included Qatar, ranked 45th, Singapore and Shanghai. " Sea levels rise and fall; our earth as we know it is changing
Areas of the world that include Kiribati, the Maldives and most of the Netherlands truly highlight how rising sea levels can affect whole communities and groups of people.These cities and areas could be underwater as... Of Lahore and Bogota — elevated roads lead most cities nowhere
" The elevated expressway for Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore, being mooted by the government in the Punjab province will be a ‘disastrous step’ for the city of Lahore, according to Enrique Penalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Columbia, and a renowned urban... Anti-War Demonstrators say they disrupted speeches with GOP inside help
UPDATE - Code Pink demonstrators say Republican Party delegates provided their demonstrators with credentials that allowed them to disrupt John McCain's speech. A spokeswoman explained the circumstances in an email."They got in using tickets given to them from... Help Available for Homeowners Facing Illinois Foreclosure
"Many distressed homeowners in Illinois should welcome the news that foreclosure help is available for those who are seeking it. In an effort to curb the rising tide of foreclosure in the state, a series of...Gas Prices Jumps up to 13 Cents per Litre in Some Markets
News like this makes me glad I don't drive and live in a city with decent public transportation. Gas is up again, this time as much as 13 cents per litre in Canada and the US. That means a mid-sized car could cost...Australian cities suffering severe 'man shortage'
Women in search of a man may want to steer clear of Australia's big cities and head for the countryside instead. Newly released census reports show that women in the island nation now out number men, and that the cities are experiencing a severe man shortage."An analysis of... Amazon rainforest: Explorer maps out complex lost civilizations of the Amazon
An intricate network of roads, cities and small towns build by one of the world's earliest civilizations was discovered in Brazil. The city network has been described as garden cities and was home for thousand of... Law and Order: Curfew America
Waves of gun violence plaguing the streets of cities in the United States are sparking a massive police presence and curfews in many cities."The police state has not arrived quite yet but it may feel like it to the... Deal on US troops in Iraq 'close'
What the angle here? Pulling out the troops and declaring US troops' immunity from prosecution. War crimes should be punished. "Iraq's foreign minister has said Iraq and the US are "very close" to a deal on the future of US forces in Iraq. Hoshyar Zebari says both sides were... U.S. official: Draft of deal for Iraq pullout reached June-30 2009
US troops retreat from Irak, no money, no party, 1 million Victims dead. Any connection with the war in Georgia is denied, troops will move home to the US. " Officials from the two countries seem to disagree... Three Canadian cities to be featured on Monopoly world edition
Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal have been included on Hasbro's new Monopoly game, Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition. " Monopoly's boardwalk stroll is now a hike up Mount Royal, and getting from jail to free... Iraq/US Nearing Timetable for Withdrawal
Doesn't this take away a major plank from Barack Obama's platform?"Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday....
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