Almaty needs 13 more fire stations
Thirteen more fire stations should be built in Almaty: Deputy Head of Almaty Emergency Situations Department Nurlan Madyarov.
Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India
The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.
Afghan construction way behind schedule: report
A new US government report has found major reconstruction projects in Afghanistan are so behind schedule they will not yield results before most combat troops leave.
31 July 2012
Power cut blacks out 300 million in northern India
A massive power cut blacked out a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving an estimated 300 million people without power in the worst outage in more than a decade.