Eight Egyptians killed in building collapses
28 Aug 2006 10:07:54 GMT
CAIRO, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Eight people were killed when two buildings collapsed within hours of each other in Egypt, and rescuers were searching for any others who could be trapped in the rubble, security sources said on Monday.
The two residential buildings, one in Cairo and another in the town of Qalyoub 20 km (12 miles) north of the city, collapsed between Sunday evening and Monday morning. Qalyoub was also the scene of a train crash which killed 58 people last week.
Building collapses are frequent in Egyptian cities because of poor construction and maintenance.
Nasser Nouri went to Hadayeq el-Qobba, where the Cairo building collapsed. He stayed from 2am till 7am, taking pix of the disaster, and following the rescue efforts. I’ve uploaded the pix to my flickr account.
On another note, I won’t be posting regularly for the coming couple of weeks, due to work commitments. I trust Issandr and Mathew will keep you updated on any important current events.
Sorry for hijacking this thread, but did you see this article?
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28857146.htm
Lebanon’s Aoun to cabinet: resign in peace or else
28 Aug 2006 16:13:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Alaa Shahine
BEIRUT, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s opposition leader Michel Aoun, Hizbollah’s main Christian ally, urged the cabinet on Monday to resign, citing what he said was its failure to handle the crisis during Israel’s war with the guerrilla group.
The retired army general, who in the past had demanded that Hizbollah disarm but later strengthened his ties with the Shi’ite Muslim group, appeared to threaten unrest if the cabinet of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora did not resign peacefully.
“We hope… a very peaceful change takes place, preserving stability in the country. If this change does not happen in such a way, there are other ways to escalate from now on,” he told a news conference.
Aoun’s remarks came as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was meeting Siniora, a member of the country’s majority anti-Syrian coalition, and his ministers. Annan arrived in Beirut earlier in the day on the start of a regional tour to shore up a truce between Israel and Hizbollah that ended a 34-day war……..