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Paul Crea, 59, a chemist who works for Meikle, said the blast woke him 10 miles (16 km) away in Katy, a Houston suburb, and his dogs bellowed at the sound. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the blast was felt as far away as 14 miles (22 km), based on social media reports. The explosion "knocked us all out of our bed, it was so strong," Mark Brady told KPRC television. "It busted out every window in our house. It busted everybody`s garage door in around here. ... It`s a war zone over here." Houston, a major hub for the oil and gas industry, is the fourth largest city in the United States with a population of some 2.3 million. … [Read more...] about Blast at machine shop rips through Houston neighbourhood killing two

Knowing how to get the paparazzi’s attention, Paris Hilton enlisted the help of one extremely cute dog while arriving at a spa appointment (aka doing not much at all) in Los Angeles. … [Read more...] about Best celeb pics of the week: Bella Hadid, Brad and Jen reunion and Meghan Markle

On the day Montana was kidnapped in 2004, her mother was attacked with capsicum spray in the carpark of the shopping centre. The attackers grabbed the little girl from her car seat and took her to a caravan park to a relative’s house. … [Read more...] about Melbourne teen Montana Barbaro, who was snatched as a child, missing again 15 years on

True, the country has a checkered past, enmeshed in a long history of violence. But nothing like tourism to change a nation’s image and fortunes. Earlier this year, the country’s tourism department signed a multi-million dollar branding deal with English football club Arsenal, putting the country’s tourism tagline on player jerseys. The deal quickly became controversial as Rwanda is one of the world’s poorest countries and marketing monies are frowned upon. But soon the number of UK visitors surged, claimed officials. Something did the trick. Either the campaign, or the country’s stunning national parks and wildlife. … [Read more...] about Estonia wants Indians to set up shop, gives e-residency; Mukesh Ambani, Bill Gates among recipients

Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari feels the middle-income group defines new-age India and we no longer want to ape the West, and these are reasons why more films rooted in India and Indian culture are gaining popularity lately. Tiwari, who has explored smalltown themes in films like 'Nil Battey Sannata' and 'Bareilly Ki Barfi', is gearing up for 'Panga', where Kangana Ranaut plays a kabaddi player. She shared her opinion at the trailer launch of her upcoming film. "I feel the middle-income group in India is new-age India. Our parents didn't get the facilities they gave us. Now we are getting everything through online shopping and we eat pizzas and burgers, but we still we want khichdi and dal-chaawal for dinner. We travel entire world but at the end of the day, we want to come home. This is the aspiration," said Tiwari. She added: "At one point of time, we wanted to be like the West countries but now, we just want to be unapologetically Indian and we have no qualms about it. When we make … [Read more...] about Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari: Middle-income group is new-age India