Disaster_Accident
Latest Stories
20120215-174142-pic-391004942.jpg
Soldiers scramble during clashes Wednesday with relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras. As many as 350 inmates are missing and presumed dead and at least 21were injured in the blaze, authorities said. (Associated Press)
20120215-172132-pic-391004942.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Soldiers scramble during clashes Wednesday with relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras. As many as 350 inmates are missing and presumed dead and at least 21were injured in the blaze, authorities said.
Czech Republic Europe_Live.jpg
A snowplow clears a road on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, near Harrachov, Czech Republic, in the Krkonose Mountains, 80 miles northeast of Prague. (Associated Press/CTK)
20110703-203904-pic-55050941.jpg
**FILE** Victoria Dunlap (right) of the Washington Mystics goes to the basket against the Seattle Storm's Le'coe Willingham during the Storm's 73-63 home win on July 3, 2011. (Associated Press)
Africa Child Hunger S_Live.jpg
**FILE** Children line up Jan. 19, 2012, to receive a meal at a food distribution center for those displaced by last year's famine or by conflict, in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Associated Press)
THAI.jpg
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials examine the damage caused by a blast at the house where suspected bomber Saeid Moradi was staying in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
20120214-204238-pic-689914855.jpg
A bomb specialist examines debris Tuesday in Bangkok where two explosions rocked a neighborhood. An Iranian man injured by a grenade he was carrying also was linked to a blast that ripped part of a roof off a house. (Associated Press)
20120214-191427-pic-853774619.jpg
Fans created a memorial at the main gate at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for driver Dan Wheldon, who was killed in a crash during an IndyCar race at Las Vegas on Oct. 16. The incident spurred the racing organization to enhance safety measures in advance of the 2012 season. (Associated Press)
Gulf US Navy_Lea.jpg
Crew members keep watch over the Arabian Sea from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as the ship transits the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
20120213-205041-pic-866989656.jpg
The Surface Transport Traffic Control Center in London will be the nerve center for coordinating traffic during the Olympic Games. Ambulances, which are expecting an increase in demand, have particular fears about traffic not moving. (Associated Press)
Kosovo Europe Weather_Lea.jpg
Rescuers clear snow and rubble from a house flattened by an avalanche in Restelica, Kosovo, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (Associated Press Television News)
20120209-094642-pic-675512176.jpg
The two-story family room has a floor-to-ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace and two skylights. A triple window overlooks the backyard.
20120209-094655-pic-932870661.jpg
Beazer Homes is developing the Gatherings at Wellington, which includes 81 condominium homes in three buildings in Manassass. The two-bedroom, two-bath homes have 1,448 to 1,886 square feet and are priced from $209,990 to $292,990. Monthly condominium fees start at $219.
20120209-094633-pic-232598869.jpg
The Pemberton model, priced from $384,900, has an open family room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen at the back of the home.
20120209-094633-pic-915152766.jpg
Winchester Homes is building 134 town homes at Stratshire Crossing in Aldie. The homes have approximately 2,100 to 2,600 finished square feet, with base prices from $316,900 to $384,900.
20120208-191430-pic-967892935.jpg
Wreckage is seen inside a room damaged by shelling by Syrian government forces in Homs. Activists reported at least 50 people were killed in military assaults targeting government opponents on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
SPEECH_20120207_0057
** FILE ** Washington D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
20120207-170932-pic-879293493.jpg
Nigerians gather around a minibus struck by an apparent explosion near a highway overpass in Kaduna on Tuesday. Two larger explosions struck near army and air force bases on the outskirts of the city. (Associated Press)
Capitals Lightning Ho_Live.jpg
Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich controls the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of the Lightning's 4-3 home win on Jan. 31, 2012. (Associated Press)
20120206-221822-pic-408546454.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A fire investigator works his way through charred rubble on at the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire.
