Fire in Aurora apartment building kills 2, injures 15

A fire broke out in an apartment building, just one block from the apartment of James Holmes, accused in the shooting massacre at the Aurora movie theater.

Two people were killed and 15 others have been injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.

The apartment building is at 17th and Peoria, which is less than 100 yards from the apartment building where James Holmes lived, prior to his arrest last month in the movie theater shooting massacre... read more.

Iran government offices logging off the Internet

Iran is planning to move the country's key ministries away from the World Wide Web. Tehran states that the Internet is "untrustworthy" and the country is planning a domestic intranet.

This action will be the first phase in a planned Iranian project, which would effectively replace the Internet with a domestic intranet. The Iranian Minister of Communication and Technology, Reza Taqipour, announced earlier this year that the new system will be operational in around 18 months... read more.

At least 12 people killed in landslides in the Philippines

Torrential rains triggered a landslide in the Philippine capital of Manila on Tuesday, killing eight people. One report states 51 dead. Four were buried by a mudslide in Zamboanga del Sur.

A landslide hit a row of shanties in a road in Manila's suburban Quezon City, killing eight people.

Emergency crews are attempting to rescue and evacuate tens of thousands of residents in the area, some of whom are stranded on the roofs of their homes... read more.

Huge fire engulfs Chevron California oil refinery (video)

Chevron's Richmond, California oil refinery erupted in flames yesterday. The fire is now contained, but still burning this morning. No injuries have been reported.

According to media reports, the fire started in the oil refinery's No. 4 crude distillation unit at 6:15 pm local time on Monday (01:15 GMT Tuesday).

Towers of black smoke and huge flames were seen issuing from the fire, as fire fighters struggled to bring it under control... read more and watch video.