Archive for May 25th, 2008

One killed, 20 injured in gas explosion in Bangladesh

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

One person was killed and 20 others were injured in a microbus gas-cylinder explosion Saturday in Bangladesh's Narayanganj district, 20 km southeast of capital Dhaka. Private news agency UNB reported that the engine of a microbus, w ...

Lightning kills 3, injures 1 in Bangladesh

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Three people, including two siblings, were killed and one was injured in lightning in Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj district, 245 northwest of capital Dhaka, during heavy rainfall Saturday. Local sources were quoted by private news a ...

Three people killed in bomb explosion in Baghdad

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

A bomb explosion struck a minibus in western Baghdad on Saturday, killing three passengers and wounded four others, an Interior Ministry source said. The attack took place in the afternoon when a bomb hit the minibus in the neighbor ...

Life expectancy in Cuba approaches 80 years

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The average life expectancy in Cuba is nearing 80 years, and the country boasts over 1,800 centenarians, professor Eugenio Selman, president of the 120 Years Club, said on Saturday. Recent years have witnessed a steady increase in t ...