Heavy Engineering

In Bangladesh, search for bodies from factory collapse ends

2013-05-13 11:44:00

NEW DELHI, India — The Bangladesh army announced Monday it would end its search for bodies in the rubble of a garment factory complex that collapsed nearly three weeks ago in a suburb of the capital, Dhaka. Saying they believe they have found...

Bangladesh to end search for building collapse victims

2013-05-13 04:57:00

Bangladesh's military is ending its search for bodies in the wreckage of an eight-story garment factory building that collapsed last month because no more victims are expected to be found, officials said Monday. Also Monday, the government agreed to...

U.S. turns over troubled dam project to Afghanistan

2013-05-04 17:10:00

KAJAKI, Afghanistan — After struggling for more than a decade to upgrade a huge hydroelectric plant in a volatile region that saw heavy American losses in fighting with the Taliban, the United States is trying a new approach: Let the Afghans take...

Afghanistan police officer killed in Pakistan border clash

2013-05-02 08:50:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A border clash between Pakistani and Afghan forces that killed an Afghan police officer has renewed tension between the countries at a time when Washington is trying to step up their involvement in peace talks. The skirmish...

Mystery surrounds discovery of possible parts from 9/11 jet

2013-04-26 19:22:00

NEW YORK -- A large chunk of an airplane part believed to be from one of the jetliners hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, was found with a piece of rope twined around it, adding to the mystery of how it ended up wedged between two buildings in Lower Manhattan...

Bangladesh factory collapse: 19 pulled from rubble

2013-04-27 04:14:00

SAVAR, Bangladesh -- Police in Bangladesh took five people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building this week, as rescue workers pulled 19 survivors out of the rubble on Saturday and vowed to continue as long as...

Mike Gray dies at 77; co-wrote 'China Syndrome' screenplay

2013-05-02 20:27:00

Mike Gray, an author, activist and documentarian who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "The China Syndrome," the provocative 1979 film about a cover-up at a nuclear power plant, died Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his...

Blues' clues: They're ready to face Kings again in playoffs

2013-04-28 16:18:00

Here’s the St. Louis Blues’ view of their first-round playoff matchup against the Kings, courtesy of Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Lous Post-Dispatch. He spoke to players and Coach Ken Hitchcock on Sunday. The Kings, seeded fifth in the West,...

Texting contributed to fatal crash of medical helicopter, NTSB says

2013-04-09 13:09:00

The pilot of a medical helicopter that crashed in Missouri in 2011 had been texting, and that was a contributing factor to the disaster that killed four people, federal investigators said. The case is the first fatal commercial aircraft accident...

MIT officer dies after campus shooting

2013-04-18 21:59:00

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer died after a �shooting on campus, Cambridge Police said Thursday night. The officer was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There was a heavy...

West, Texas, explosion: Toxic cloud could be spread by strong winds

2013-04-17 23:49:00

Authorities dealing with a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, were preparing for a possible shift in the winds that could push toxic clouds toward areas not yet affected by the disaster, officials said early Thursday. At least...

Quick Takes: Reebok drops rapper

2013-04-12 00:00:00

Rick Ross' controversial lyrics that seemed to promote date rape have resulted in the superstar rapper-mogul being dropped as a spokesman for Reebok. After intense pressure from a number of organizations, including anti-sexism collective UltraViolet,...

Work crews from the Mount Prospect public works department, use heavy machinery to take down a temporary levee made up of sandbags and concrete barriers near levee 37, a levee that runs 2 miles down along the Des Plaines River, near River Road and Seminole, in Mount Prospect, Ill.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

South Bend Tribune/ROBERT FRANKLIN Evidence of past heavy use appears on the misshapen stone stairs inside the current Central High Apartments building on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in South Bend.

2013-04-17 00:00:00

Ross Bridge The Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa in Hoover, Ala., overlooks the golf course, which is built on more than 300 acres, twice the size of most golf courses.

2013-04-11 12:56:00