Saturday, April 30, 2011

Tuscaloosa tornado survivors pick through rubble

Tuscaloosa tornado survivors pick through rubble The tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa on Wednesday was a capricious beast.It flattened some neighbourhoods entirely but spared others, razed dozens of houses on a street while leaving a couple standing and, in some homes, destroyed every room save that in which a family took shelter. As the city dug out from the wreckage on Friday, those fortunate enough to survive with their lives and their houses largely intact described a different kind of heartbreak from those forced to rebuild. "It's almost a survivor's guilt," said Donny Selman, 33, who cowered under a mattress in a hallway...

Colombian 1985 Supreme Court raid commander sentenced

Colombian 1985 Supreme Court raid commander sentenced A Colombian general has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in a military raid during a hostage crisis at the Supreme Court in 1985. General Jesus Armando Arias Cabrales was a military commander when left-wing rebels took a number of judges hostage. In the operation to retake the building, all of the rebels and eleven of the judges were killed, and eleven people disappeared. General Arias was found guilty of their forced disappearance. He was also banned from public office for 20 years. General Arias was the commander of the military in the capital, Bogota, when rebels...
Prince William and Kate Middleton have kissed twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding service in Westminster Abbey.They were cheered by 500,000 well-wishers who gathered outside the palace, as RAF planes flew past in honour of the new royal couple. In the evening the pair returned to the Palace for a dinner and dance, expected to continue into the early hours. The couple will now be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Police estimate a million people lined the procession route from the abbey to the palace following the wedding. Prince William later drove his new bride back to Clarence House, following a buffet...

 
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