Month: January 2015

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The death toll in a major explosion targeting a Shi'ite mosque in the Pakistani city of Shikarpur rose to 40 on Friday, a local doctor said. "The death toll has climbed to 40. We are still compiling lists from nearby cities where the wounded have been taken for treatment,” said the doctor at a local hospital, Shaukat Memon. More than 50 were wounded in the attack during Friday prayers. (Reporting by Syed Raza Hassan; Writing by Maria Golovnina; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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Jason Miller opened a Denver office for his diet business NutraWorks last month. It's a weight loss program Miller launched in San Francisco in 2010 that combines a line of high-protein foods with health education. Miller, who grew …
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An explosion rocked a maternity hospital Thursday in the western part of Mexico City when a gas truck ignited, destroying a large part of the building and killing at least two people, emergency services said. Television footage showed rescue workers scouring through ruined sections of concrete and twisted metal, and Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said dozens of women and children were evacuated from the site, some with cuts from glass. Fausto Lugo Garcia, head of emergency services for Mexico City, confirmed on local television that two people were killed and added it was "very likely" that others could be trapped beneath the rubble. Many areas of Mexico City have no mains gas supply, and rely on deliveries from gas trucks.

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Something really heartbreaking happened this past Saturday.A lot of people were hitting the beach with friends and family (yes, it was warm where I live) and I, of course, was happy to join them.I found myself sitting next to a family, and the mom was obviously embarrassed to take off her clothes and be seen in her bathing suit. Her family was…

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