17 February 2015

Suicide bombing kills 5 at Pakistan police complex

Pakistani police officers and volunteers rush an injured man to a hospital after a bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. An apparent suicide bombing killed many people outside a police complex in eastern Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said, in a rare attack on the relatively peaceful city of Lahore.
A suicide bomber trying to enter a police complex in eastern Pakistan killed five people Tuesday, officials said, in a rare attack on the relatively peaceful city of Lahore.
The city is the power base of Pakistan's prime minister. The bombing claimed by a Pakistani Taliban splinter group further destabilizes a country already struggling to deal with its militancy problems following the assault on a school in December that killed 150 people and horrified the country.

13 February 2015

Train derails after hitting boulder in India, killing 11

Rescuers carry out the body of a passenger after pulling it out from a crumbled compartment of a derailed train near Anekal, 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Bangalore, India, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. The train derailed after hitting a boulder that had fallen on the track in southern India on Friday, killing more than 10 people, officials said.
A train derailed after hitting a boulder that had fallen on the track in southern India on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens, officials said.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabu said the boulder fell from a nearby hill and derailed nine coaches and one food car.

7 Romantic And Practical Apps For Couples

Technology is so often the foil to romance: illicit texts are discovered; Netflix shows are covertly watched apart; apps like Tinder threaten to take all the romance out of sex. But there are some apps out there that help, rather than hurt, romance. Here are a few of the virtual equivalents to a dozen red roses.
Couple
Couple is, as advertised, an app specifically designed for couples, and it's incredibly comprehensive. There's private messaging, date planning, shared lists, a live drawing feature, and an almost too cute thumbprint to thumbprint feature. It's free for iPhone and Android.