The number of people confirmed dead in Turkey and Syria has now risen to more than 33,000. Experts warned for years that many new buildings in Turkey were unsafe due to widespread corruption and government policies. To encourage a construction boom with many new homes, developers could deviate from building regulations, even in regions prone to earthquakes. Thousands of apartment buildings collapsed... 

German authorities are scrambling ahead for what could be a hellacious winter of natural gas shortages and skyrocketing prices by announcing new energy-saving measures in cities across the country, reported The Guardian. Hanover in northwest Germany turned off hot water in showers and bathrooms at public buildings and leisure areas this week. Municipal buildings in the city will be heated to only... 

Several residential buildings were “ripped apart” by a powerful explosion in Malmö, Sweden, according to local media. The facades of multiple apartment structures were heavily damaged in the latest blast to rock the troubled city, Fria Tider reports. “Police were called to the area when several callers heard a loud bang,” police explained in a report. “When the patrols located the... 

Police in Athens carried out several raids on apartments and buildings in the Exarchia district which have been known to shelter illegal immigrants and far-left anarchists. According to the Greek Reporter, “The police sweeps, which began last week, are being undertaken with an aim to combat drug trafficking and illegal immigration as well as squatting in vacant buildings.” Thanks to Monday’s... 

France’s third largest city, Marseille, is literally collapsing under the burden of the nonwhite invasion, with at least three buildings in the city center collapsing within the past six months due to overcrowding and non-maintenance—the hallmarks of all Third World cities. According to a report in the Guardian newspaper, the city “is facing its biggest crisis in decades as city-center residents... 

A Two kilometre long series of 22 sinister-looking structures have been revealed by thawing ice in Antarctica – prompting claims the installation is a World War 3 fall out shelter for the global elite or a landing pad. Experts say the bizarre looking series of structures is the size of a small town – and appears to have been buried for years. To the north of the settlement deep inside... 

An elevator every 30 seconds will be a feature of future skyscrapers, promises German tech giant ThyssenKrupp. They have unveiled technology that allows more than one car in a single shaft and the lifts can go sideways as well as up and down. The company says its invention will revolutionize modern architecture, because central blocks of elevator shafts, a necessary element of today’s buildings,... 

Unrelenting snowfalls have caused unprecedented chaos in Russia. Over the past week, the country has seen scores of traffic accidents, flight delays and, in some cases, the complete isolation of some remote settlements and towns. On Friday, Moscow was on a verge of traffic collapse as more than 10 inches of snow fell on the city, which is more than half of January’s average. Thousands of passengers...