A giant sinkhole swallowed several homes and at least one truck early Friday in Guatemala City. Unbelievable pictures of the gigantic hole!
Gigantic 100 metres deep hole appears in city. Amazing pictures!
October 24, 2007 by pernellajAt least 250 DEAD and rising after coordinated car bombings in N. Iraq
October 24, 2007 by pernellajEmergency workers and grieving relatives uncovered dozens of bodies in the wreckage of clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, sending the death toll from suicide truck bombings of a small Kurdish sect to at least 250 – the war’s deadliest attack on a single area.
Failed suicide bomber turns on al Qaeda
October 24, 2007 by pernellajAhmad al Shayea is the rarest of truck bombers — he survived his suicide mission in Iraq even though the blast from his bomb was strong enough to kill 12 bystanders. He was disfigured during the attack and claims al Qaeda tricked him into becoming a bomber by asking him to deliver a tanker truck, which they had rigged with a bomb.
Suicide truck bomb kills 100 in Iraq
October 24, 2007 by pernellajA suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives in the market of a Shiite farm town on Saturday, killing more than 100 people and levelling nearby mud-brick buildings, police officials said.
Israel did strike Syria: US official
October 24, 2007 by pernellajIsrael carried out an air strike well inside Syria last week, apparently to send Damascus a message not to rearm Hezbollah in Lebanon, a US defense official said Tuesday.
Ex-CIA Man Exposes Hysteria Of Car “Bomb” Terror
October 24, 2007 by pernellajCountering the frothing rabid hysteria that is being whipped up by a fervent media in response to three failed car “bomb” attacks in the last few days in the UK, ex-CIA agent Larry Johnson joined Keith Olbermann to underscore the truth behind the madness – that the so-called bombs were primitive at best and would not have killed anybody.
Park Avenue – Before & After the Car
October 24, 2007 by pernellajWe need to rethink the way we operate our cities.
Amsterdam’s Bike Culture
October 24, 2007 by pernellajA fantastic series of pictures that illustrate the bike scene in Amsterdam – and how it differs from a U.S. city like San Francisco (the photographer’s home town). Suit-and-tie dressed bicyclists, multiple riders, no helmets (ever), dogs and kids on-board, and spectacular gigantic industrial security chains on every bike.
PICTURES : Most Dangerous Roads in the World, Part 3
October 24, 2007 by pernellaj“Since our last installment in this highly popular series (Magnificient Tunnel Road, November 2006) we have received many tips and pictures of the roads that are no less intimidating, and in some cases just as dangerous.”
Pictures of Moscow 24/7 Traffic Jam
October 24, 2007 by pernellaj“The accent of these photos is on enormous Moscow traffic. The situation on road like on this pictures was without any difference during all the day today – both in the daytime and late at night.”
