Pakistani aviation, tourism hit by Islamabad bombing

" The massive suicide bombing of an upscale hotel in Islamabad last week that killed 60 and injured over 270 has started to take its toll on Pakistan’s aviation and tourism industries and experts fear the deteriorating law and order can scare off foreign carriers and...

Private security company takes control of bombed Marriott hotel

"A private security company took control of Islamabad Marriottt hotel after investigation and rescue operation was concluded here on Tuesday.Meanwhile, renovation work of gutted structure continued for second straight day in order to give it a better look for temporary period...

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...

New Orleans neighborhood rescues itself

"NEW ORLEANS - Paul Pablovich was the very picture of a good neighbor as he shoveled debris off the curb and mowed other people's lawns in Lakeview, a middle-class section of town that was swamped with 15 feet of water during Hurricane Katrina and is now a patchwork of gutted...