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Bangladesh Factory Owners Arrested
Police in Bangladesh arrest two clothing factory owners based at the eight-storey building that collapsed killing 304 people. Continue reading
Sale of Lloyds Bank Branches to Co-op Collapses
The planned sale of more than 600 bank branches from Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) to Co-operative Banking Group has collapsed after Co-op decided it couldn’t go ahead with the deal, the Financial Times reported Wednesday on its website, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Continue reading
India: 27 Dead As ‘Illegal’ Building Collapses
At least 27 people have died after a building that was being constructed illegally in Mumbai, India, collapsed. Continue reading
Miner killed in accident just missed death in 2007
Elam Jone, 28, died when a tunnel roof collapsed at the Rhino Mine in Utah Continue reading
Weather: Body Found In Floods, Rain And Snow
A body is found in a collapsed house as severe weather causes transport problems – and thousands of homes remain without power. Continue reading
Justin Bieber — The Show Must Go On
Justin Bieber bounced back from his brief hospital stay to perform again last night at London’s 02 Arena … and was spotted after the show getting mobbed by fans on his way back to his hotel. Continue reading
More fighting erupts in Sudan’s Darfur region
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – New fighting erupted between Arab tribes in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, tribal leaders said on Saturday, threatening to displace more people after clashes last month killed more than 100 and forced around 130,000 to flee. Law and order has collapsed in swathes of the arid western region since mainly non-Arab tribes revolted against the Arab government in Khartoum in 2003, accusing it of neglect. Violence has ebbed since 2004 but picked up again in recent months. Continue reading
31 dead in stampede at Indian Hindu festival
The stampede started after a footbridge collapsed at an Allahabad train station. Continue reading
Goldman cleared of all charges in doomed Dragon sale
(Reuters) – A federal jury on Wednesday gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a sweeping legal victory in the $580 million sale of Dragon Systems Inc to Lernout & Hauspie, saying the Wall Street bank was not negligent in arranging a deal that ultimately collapsed 13 years ago. Continue reading
