Fire at Pakistan's Marriott Hotel in Islamabad

Five months after a suicide bomb attacked Marriott Hotel in Pakistani capital Islamabad , there is initial report about a fire breaking out in the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital. More details are awaited. ...

Metro eyes sky-rise farming

"Metro eyes sky-rise farmingSurrey may be home to region's first vertical greenhouseKelly Sinoski, Vancouver SunPublished: Tuesday, October 21, 2008Rooftop gardens and vertical greenhouses could be a sign of the times in Metro Vancouver as the region wrestles with...

Girl Survives 14-Storey Chimney Fall

A twelve-year-old girl fell down 14 storeys' worth of chimney, lanidng in a heap of soot. Sh eemerged with only an injured hip. The incident took place as the girl was showing off the rooftop view that her building boasted, and fell into the chimney after climbing a service...

BANKSY SUMS UP MODERN BRITAIN WITH ICONIC MURAL: 'ONE NATION UNDER CCTV'

"Folk hero Banksy has pulled off an audacious stunt to produce what is believed to be his biggest work yet in central London and again succeeds to put two fingers up to the authorities. His latest mural sums up...

Rescuers at NY crane crash site

"Rescuers in New York have been searching for survivors in the rubble of the apartment blocks crushed when a construction crane toppled into them. At least four people were killed in the accident and 10 injured, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He told reporters that three...

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