Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Algeria: "Parkour", flying off walls (August 2010)



ALGERIA - Flying off walls. A very trendy sport called the "Parkour".

Russia releases Romania 'spy video' (August 17, 2010)



Russia's FSB security agency has released a video it says shows a senior Romanian diplomat picking up military secrets at a bag drop.

Gabriel Grecu, who was accredited as the first secretary at the Romanian embassy in Moscow, was detained on Monday and given 48 hours to leave the country.

Flash floods near Cordoba in Spain (August 17, 2010)



Flash floods killed 3 people and injured two others in the south of Spain near Cordoba.

A truck collides with highspeed train in Germany (August 17, 2010)



A truck slipped off a dirty road onto the railways tracks of the German highspeed train ICE. 15 people were injured.

Wildfires spread through Portugal (August 17, 2010)



Wildfires keep on raging in central and northern Portugal despite firefighters' efforts.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A firecrackers factory explodes in China (August 16, 2010)



Firefighters battled a fire in a fireworks factory in North East of China. The explosion killed at least 19 people.

South Korea stages a terrorist attack (August 17, 2010)



A general anti-terrorism exercise has been held in Goyang in the context of rising tension with North Korea.