Posts Tagged ‘vehicle’

Force India flee Bahrain protest

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Force India team members flee as petrol bombs are hurled over their vehicle on their way back from the Bahrain Grand Prix track.

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Lorry driver dies after M5 crash

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

A lorry driver who was seriously injured when his vehicle crashed into a stationary bus on the M5 dies in hospital.

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Millionaire guilty of DUI manslaughter

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Florida millionaire John Goodman was found guilty Friday after being accused of driving drunk, hitting another vehicle and running it off the road into a canal, where its driver was later found dead in his submerged car.

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Peace, Unity and Hope: A Rockstar’s Dream

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

How can a man with a guitar and a great hope for Pakistan unite Pakistanis all over the world? Salman Ahmad , founder of the famous Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, is on the course to do just that. Ahmad has joined forces with his longtime friend, former cricketer and politician Imran Khan, whom he fondly refers to as the “Tsunami of Unity,” to bring a positive change to a “rock-bottom” Pakistan. He does not support any political party or a particular political agenda. His intentions are clear: bringing the right leadership to Pakistan by spreading social awareness through the vehicle of music.

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Job fears over DVLA closures plan

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The government proposes the closure of 39 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency regional offices, putting more than 1,200 jobs at risk.

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Attorney for Yale student driving truck in fatal tailgating crash says vehicle malfunctioned

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

HARTFORD, Conn. — A rented U-Haul that struck and killed a Massachusetts tailgater at a Yale-Harvard football game malfunctioned as a Yale undergraduate drove the vehicle into a crowded parking lot, the student’s attorney said Sunday. William Dow, representing Yale student Brendan Ross, said Saturday’s collision was a “tragic accident that appears to be the result of a vehicle malfunction.” He did not elaborate and said Ross would not be speaking publicly about what happened. Read full article > >

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Tiger tracking in India’s Ranthambhore reserve

Friday, November 11th, 2011

It’s just after dawn, our Jeep is skidding down a rocky track in the semi-darkness, and we’re hanging on for dear life. Suddenly we brake to a halt, and our guide leans over the side of the vehicle, pointing at a paw print in the dust. It’s huge and amazingly detailed; you can almost see the claw marks. Read full article > >

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Government official: Suicide bombers kills 23 people in southwestern Pakistani city

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

QUETTA, Pakistan — A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top military officer in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing his wife and 22 other people, at least eight of them soldiers, authorities said. Police said they were investigating whether the strike was in revenge for the recent arrests in Quetta of three top al-Qaida suspects, an operation that was assisted by the CIA. The first attacker detonated his vehicle next to a group of Frontier Corp officers close to the residence of the force’s deputy chief in the region. Hurling grenades, the second attacker than stormed the house and blew himself up inside it, police officer Naseer Ahmed Kurd said. Read full article > >

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DARPA loses contact with hypersonic aircraft

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

A Pentagon agency’s attempts to field an unmanned aircraft capable of traveling anywhere in the world in less than an hour were dealt another setback on Thursday, as officials lost contact with the vehicle during a highly anticipated test flight. For years, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tried to develop an aircraft capable of traveling roughly 13,000 miles per hour — a flight speed that would have it rocket from New York to Los Angeles in about 12 minutes. The project has been part of the Pentagon’s efforts to build a “prompt global strike” capability, allowing the military to quickly eliminate threats worldwide. Read full article > >

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Casey Anthony’s Car Smelled Like Death

Friday, May 27th, 2011

The manager of a Florida impound lot where Casey Anthony’s car was towed testified Friday that he noticed “the very, very unique, distinctive smell” of a rotting human body coming from the vehicle. Simon Birch said he had worked for a garbage company…

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Police find 5 decapitated bodies in Mexico City suburbs

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

TOLUCA, Mexico — Police in the suburbs of Mexico City found a total of five decapitated bodies on Tuesday accompanied by written messages of the kind frequently left by drug gangs. The bodies were found at two sites in Mexico state, which surrounds the capital. While Mexico City has been spared most of the country’s drug violence, executions have occurred in communities just outside it. Mexico state chief prosecutor Alfredo Castillo says four of the bodies were found in a compact car. Their heads were also found in or around the vehicle. Read full article > >

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Woman dies ‘after car hits tree’

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Police are appealing for witnesses after a young woman died and two people were injured when their vehicle is believed to have crashed into a tree.

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Irish Guards killed by bomb named

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Maj Matthew Collins and L/Sgt Mark Burgan, both of 1st Battalion The Irish Guards, died on Wednesday when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb.

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Woman killed in ‘wrong way’ crash

Friday, February 25th, 2011

A woman is killed after her car collides with another vehicle travelling in the wrong direction on the M8 in Glasgow.

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Parking costs ‘rely on postcode’

Monday, February 21st, 2011

The cost of parking in the UK and getting a ticket largely depends on the postcode the vehicle is in, a study by consumer watchdog Which? suggests.

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