Police seize scores of knives in a search of 4,000 suspects

Following the bank holiday weekend of knife crime in the UK, the police are continuing a major crackdown, unveiling an ad campaign showing the dangers of knives and seizing thousands of knives from young...

Knife crime: LONDON Police seize 200 weapons in stop and search blitz

"The kitchen knife is the most common weapon used in teenage stabbings, Sir Ian Blair said today, as he revealed that close to 200 weapons have been seized since officers stepped up stop and search measures in...

Bridge under construction in China collapses

A Bridge under construction gives way, though tragic, could have been much worse if opened to the public in which thousands of users could have lost their lives. Given the tragedy of the  US Bridge collapse...

Lebanon's War of Words

"With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Fouad Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim. The Grand Serail, an Ottoman-era palace that houses Lebanon's government, began its life as a...

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