Even reinforced building was vulnerable
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Parishioners walked over the splintered remains of the Lady Lake Church of God on Friday, rescuing torn Bibles from the jumble of broken pews, altar and glass left behind by a tornado.
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MACHIARA, Pakistan  - When the earthquake hit a year ago, the walls of the government dispensary in the remote mountain village of Machiara crumbled.
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The assault on the city was accompanied by a pledge from U.S. officials to rebuild it after the offensive was complete. But keeping that promise may prove more difficult than anticipated.
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Group assisted failed London bombers by providing safe houses and passports
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Part of a roof collapsed at a luxury high-rise building under construction Thursday, hospitalizing three workers. Ten more were seen at area hospitals as a precaution or for treatment.
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Attack was the first time insurgents had penetrated the heavily protected area that is the home of the Iraqi government and U.S. officials.
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A combination of basic human oversights and seemingly innocuous events made the fire stronger and deadlier.
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The 1993 World Trade Center bombing left a giant crater in the basement of the 110-story twin towers and an even larger hole in the nation's sense of security.
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Rain was pelting. Sideways, as they say over here. It was a cold rain, too. And the wind? Surely, even the foundation of Glamis Castle had to be shaking.
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Timaru building sites are being targeted by thieves.   In the last fortnight thousands of dollars worth of tools have been stolen, while over the weekend 120 metres of electrical cabling, some of which was underground, was stolen.
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Tenfold investment in infrastructure improvements will help fight off attacks such as occurred this week.
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LOWER POTTSGROVE, Pa. _ At the entrance to the property, a low brick building squats behind a chain-link fence, and leafy trees sway in the breeze.  There's nothing overtly menacing. But Donna Cuthbert is frightened.
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"Security measures were taken around sensitive sites such as oil installations but we did not think of this temple."  Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site. via AlertNet
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By MATTIAS KAREN STOCKHOLM, Sweden - For 40 years it has been torched, vandalized, had its legs cut off and even been run over by a car.
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Inside a University of Colorado lab, simulated earthquakes rattle steel beams. Frequently, the beams shatter, mortar walls crumble and welds break.
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Iraqis inspect the rubble of a destroyed house following US air strikes on the city of Falluja. Photograph: Mohammed Khodor/Reuters.
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For centuries, San Juan's fortified stone walls have withstood the assaults of waves and cannonballs. But the vibrations of traffic and the weight of heavy tourist buses are causing parts of the walls to crumble.