The Beatles rooftop concert: It was 40 years ago today

It was 40 years ago today that Sgt Pepper and his band played on a rooftop of the Savile Row Apple Headquarters. The Beatles concert was cut short by the police, but until that happened the band thrilled people down...

Brazilian church roof collapses, 7 killed

At least seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured on Sunday after the ceiling of an evangelical church in Sao Paulo collapsed. The church in the Brazil's biggest city had around 60 people inside at...

Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm

Fire is a real problem, especially if it rains right after wards. Read about the mounting fire damage in California."December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have...

Fire Hits Anaheim School Under Construction

"A three-alarm fire at Palm Lane Elementary School, which was under construction in Anaheim, tore through 10 classrooms and caused the roof to collapse. Officials peg damage at $2.5 million. Here's an Anaheim Fire Department captain, fighting the blaze, which started at 4...

Vatican has ambitious solar energy plans

The Vatican activated it's new solar panel roof yesterday, and are now planning to unveil more plans to 'go green'.They want to provide 20% of their energy needs by 2020."Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, the governor of...

Architecture: The Breezy, Beautiful Brazilian Leaf House

That is a fantastic architectural style, the house is located out of Rio de Janeiro State and has a unique design and use of building materials." Outside of Rio de Janeiro, on a beautiful little beach with amazing blue water, sits a little house with a flowering roof...

Solar panels are installed on the Vatican's roof

The first of many solar panels were installed on the Vatican's roof Monday. He is the first pontiff to 'go green' in this way."Workers began putting photovoltaic cells on the roof of the hall to convert...

Things that go (((BUMP))) in the night !!!

"Ice chunk falls through roof, hits woman in bed The Associated Press YORK, Pa. - A woman was slightly...

Mud rains on outback as red dust storms hit

"WINDS of up to 120km/h hit outback NSW yesterday as massive dust storms gave way to heavy rain, causing widespread damage.The storms swept across the west for more five hours, cutting a path of destruction,...

NASA could be closed for more than a week

"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,...

FireFighters Fight Separate House Fires

"(WIVB) - It was a busy night for volunteer firefighters across western New York. Firefighters are still trying to determine what sparked two house fires overnight. A tanker truck provided the water...

Chennai to have world’s biggest stadium

Plans are in place to build the world’s largest cricket stadium near Chennai, a state of the art facility that will have a retractable roof to ensure no match is washed out. The stadium will be built in...

Updated:One dead and 70 hurt in bus fall

Update: Injured has risen to 70. Workers on trip to Alton Towers theme park near the village of Alton are thought to be immigrant farm workers based in east of England town Peterborough. Police are now...

Suspect Confesses to Killing Lil Kim Partygoer

"All didn't end well at Lil Kim's 34th birthday party. An employee at a New York karaoke bar where a B-day blowout for the rapper was held Sunday night has been arrested after confessing that he beat a 24-year-old woman to death on the roof of the club while the party was...

Historic German town struggles over push for solar power

An article from the town of Marburg, Germany has discovered that going green might not worth the trouble or money. This article explores this issue."MARBURG, Germany — This fairy-tale town is stuck in the middle...

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