Madrid air crash stewardess survived by 'switching seats'

" Antonia Martinez Jimenez, 27, has told relatives that she normally sat at the back of the plane during take-off and landing, but on the ill-fated flight to Gran Canaria last Wednesday she was rostered to sit...

Mum throws daughters from top-floor window to save them from house fire

A heroic mom, saving her beloved daughter from fire by throwing out the window. Amazingly she remained calm, quick thinking and move faster, just like wonder woman She suffered some minor injuries."A mother saved her...

Garden Bio-hazard: Man Killed By Compost

A man in Briatian has died after inhaling lethal spores which grew on rotting compost in his garden. "The 47-year-old Briton fell ill less than 24 hours after being engulfed by "clouds of dust" while working with rotting tree and plant mulch.At first medics thought the...

China declares quake lake crisis over

The potential for the 'quake lake' - a lake in China whose dam was threatened by the earthquake there - to flood has been removed, according to the Chinese government."Evacuees headed down from temporary camps Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared the flood threat over...

Stuntman killed on set of new John Woo movie

John Woo's historical epic 'The Red Cliffs' suffered a setback today when a fire broke out during the filming of an action scene, killing one stuntman and injuring 6 others. A small boat was set on fire and sent towards a larger boat, as intended, when the fire raged out of...

Fire in Connecticut apartment complex leaves 150 homeless

An aggressive fire destroyed a large apartment complex in Norwich Connecticut this morning, leaving 150 homeless.Dozens of people have still not been accounted for."No deaths had been confirmed, but Fire Chief Ken Scandariato said he couldn't rule out that some residents...

3 Killed in California Plane Crash

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A small airplane crashed in a residential neighborhood, killing three people in a fiery impact that destroyed a car and engulfed palm trees in flames.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from people affected by this...

Uncle Drops Nephew Out of 4 story Apartment Building Window

"LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany (CNN) -- Kamil Kaplan faced a horrifying decision as flames engulfed his apartment building: Does he drop his 9-month-old nephew four stories to a policeman or hope the baby boy survives the...

Freezing His Butt Hof: New Ice Immersion Record

Immersing himself in a tank of ice for over an hour, Wim "The Iceman" Hof has broken his own world record and reaffirmed his nickname."A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing...

Power Ball Glow And Digital

"Our neon glowing Powerball is the only one in the UK with 6 LEDS, for an even cooler light effect. We also provide the latest generation of counters with 5 recording functions. This amazing Powerball is simply the best in the UK. Our all-new electronic Powerball, with LED...

Student House Gutted By FIre (AP)

UPDATE: Very little new info coming to light. Also via AP:"The fire struck the house on Scotland Street sometime before 7 a.m. and burned completely through the first and second floors, leaving only part of the frame standing. Witnesses said investigators had started removing...

Club Inferno: Gatecrasher Burns Down in Sheffield

One of the largest nightclubs in the UK has burnt down, though nobody was reported injured in the incident."Sheffield super-club Gatecrasher has been destroyed in a huge fire which engulfed the building on Monday...

Equipment Store Engulfed In Blaze

" May 24, 2007 Rhode Island - Firefighters battled a blaze at Bruce's Saw Shop for more than two hours yesterday afternoon. The fire, which started at about 4:15 p.m., engulfed the wooden building at 1493 Bulgarmarsh Rd., near the Stafford Road intersection. Fire crews from...

Row House Fire Kills 6 In Baltimore

" May 22, 2007 Maryland - Fire engulfed a two-store row house Tuesday morning, killing at least six people and injuring five others, authorities said. Some of the victims were burned so badly that firefighters were unable to determine their age or gender, said Fire Chief...

Superpower Undone By Small War

This is a must read:"Who Rules Iraq? There was a central lesson of four years of war which Bush and Tony Blair never seemed to take on board, though it was obvious to anybody living in Iraq: the occupation was unpopular and becoming more so by the day. Anti-American...

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