Freed missionary arrives in US after release from Haiti jail

Freed missionary arrives in US from Haiti jail

Rock slide punches holes in bridge, dots Colo. highway with boulders; gov declares emergency

Colo. rock slide rains boulders on bridge, highway

Swraj Paul drops non-domicile status, police drops probe

LONDON - Indian-born industrialist and Labour Party supporter Lord Swraj Paul Tuesday said he is giving up his non-domicile tax status just as British police announced it was dropping a probe into his parliamentary expenses claims.

Rebuilding quake-destroyed hospitals to cost Chile $3.6 bn

Santiago, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Chile’s health minister has estimated the cost of rebuilding hospitals destroyed in the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck the Andean nation Feb 27 at some $3.6 billion.

Cyber attacks worry Indian firms more than terror: study

BANGALORE - Indian enterprises are more wary of cyber attacks to their IT infrastructure than perceived threats from terrorism and natural disasters, a study by global security solutions provider Symantec said Tuesday.

Drunks on road, motorists warned

LONDON - Signs warning drivers of drunks on road have been put up in a Romanian town in a bid to reduce accident figures, a media report said Tuesday.

Cleric arrested for communal clash in Bareilly

LUCKNOW - Security was Tuesday intensified in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district following the arrest of a leading cleric for his alleged role in last week’s communal clash.

Indian boy’s death: Woman gave lift to taxi driver

MELBOURNE - Part-time taxi driver Gursewak Dhillon apparently ran out of fuel and was helped by a woman in this Australian city while he was driving around with three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa in the boot of his car, the police said.

‘600 Chhattisgarh residents are bonded labourers’

RAIPUR - Over 600 poor people from Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district alone have been kept as bonded labourers in others states, a minister told the state assembly Tuesday.

Woman held for murder of elderly lady

NEW DELHI - A 24-year-old lady was arrested here Tuesday along with her husband for murdering and robbing an elderly woman, police said Tuesday.

Lawyer suspended for vulgarity

GANDHINAGAR - A lawyer in Gujarat has been suspended from practicing in any court for three years on chrages of harassing a client’s daughter through vulgar text messages.

Over 80 children missing from Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Over 80 children have been reported missing from Ghaziabad in the last one year, police said Tuesday.

Gujarat to check use of drugs by police job aspirants

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has decided to check the alleged use of performance enhancing drugs by candidates taking physical tests for police and other such jobs, an official said Tuesday.

Salesman robbed of Rs.1.15 lakh in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - In yet another daylight robbery here, two motorcycle-borne men Tuesday assaulted and looted Rs.1.15 lakh in cash from a sales representative, police said.

Ranjit Bajaj’s guard arrested

PANCHKULA - Police have arrested one of two bodyguards of a bureaucrat couple’s son now in jail for attacking the son of a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge.

Court extends ‘godman’s’ police custody

NEW DELHI - A court Tuesday sent so-called godman Shiv Murat Dwivedi, accused of running a prostitution racket, to police custody for six more days.

UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake

NEW YORK - The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January.

Man kills virgin wife of over 21 years

LONDON/PARIS - A French man killed his wife of over 21 years as she didn’t want to have children, a media report said Tuesday. The man then told the police: “Excuse me for disturbing you, I’ve killed my wife.”

Chile quake moved Concepcion city 3 metres westward

NEW YORK - The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile last month moved the city of Concepcion about three metres to the west and also shifted several other cities in South America, scientists said Tuesday.

Six killed as train rams into vehicle

LUCKNOW - At least six people were killed and 16 injured Tuesday when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district.

Nine killed as train rams into tractor-tolley

LUCKNOW - Nine people were killed and 13 injured Tuesday when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district, police said.

Cuban TV runs series on attempts to kill Castro

Havana, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Cuban state television has premiered the series “El que debe vivir”, which will examine some of the 638 attempts to kill former president Fidel Castro.

Tibetans detained for trying to storm Chinese embassy

NEW DELHI - Around 30 Tibetan activists were detained Tuesday when they tried to storm the Chinese embassy here as part of their protest on the eve of the anniversary of Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, police said.

Osmania student commits suicide for Telangana

HYDERABAD - Desperate over the delay in formation of a Telangana state, another student of the Osmania University committed suicide Tuesday.

Israeli drug dealer arrested in Goa

PANAJI - An Israeli drug dealer surrendered to the Goa police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Britain advises tourists to adopt local dress in Goa

PANAJI - Britain has begun advising its nationals to “observe and respect local dress and customs” while visiting Goa.

School principal arrested for duping students

PATNA - A school principal here has been arrested for duping dozens of students hoping to take the Class 10 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination, police said Tuesday.

Case slapped on five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber

NEW DELHI - A case has been filed against a south Delhi five-star hotel for serving sea cucumber - a protected marine animal, a statement by the environment ministry said Tuesday.

Two government employees robbed

GHAZIABAD - Two motorcycle borne men robbed two government employees working with the electricity department of Rs.367,000 here Tuesday, police said.

Goa Police to analyse seized drugs

PANAJI - The Goa Police have begun an elaborate exercise to inspect and analyse drugs and narcotic substances worth Rs.3.41 crore seized between 2006 and 2009.

Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in quake-hit Turkey

Istanbul, March 9 (IANS/AKI) More than 40 aftershocks have struck eastern Turkey, hampering rescue operations in the region, where several people have been trapped since Monday’s earthquake that killed at least 51 people.

Almost 400 people buried in mass grave after Nigeria massacre

NAIROBI/ABUJA - Almost 400 people who were slaughtered when Muslim herdsmen raided Christian villages near Nigeria’s restive central town of Jos have been buried in a mass grave.

Missing Indian woman found dead near Chicago

CHICAGO - An Indian-American who was reported to have disappeared from her Maine Township home near here in January was found dead in the Des Plaines River and authorities suspected suicide in her drowning death.

Two held with hashish in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Two men were arrested here with 22 kg of fine quality hashish, police said Tuesday.

14 child labourers rescued from Delhi unit

NEW DELHI - Fourteen children were rescued from a bindi-making sweatshop in the capital Tuesday.

Teenaged girl commits suicide in Gurgaon

GURGAON - A 19-year-old girl, who was preparing for her Pre-Medical Test, committed suicide by consuming poison in her Civil Lines house here, police said Tuesday.

Man booked for duping Chandigarh resident of Rs.41 lakh

CHANDIGARH - A Delhi resident was Tuesday booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Chandigarh police for allegedly duping a man here of Rs.41 lakh on the pretext of securing admissions for his sons in a medical course.

Four held with revolvers in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD - Four people, including a man convicted for killing a police constable, were arrested with three locally made revolvers from a Gujarat village Tuesday, authorities said.

Worsening quake problem not below ground, but above; more people, poor buildings, more deaths

Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones

United Airlines says last month’s storms on the East Coast cost it $40 million

United Airlines says storms cost it $40 million

Chile’s quake-dealyed school year begins, but may be April 1 before all kids are back in class

Chile’s earthquake-delayed school year begins

Human rights group calls on US and Yemen to avoid civilian deaths in fight against al-Qaida

Watchdog: US, Yemen must avoid civilian casualties

Earthquake kills 51 in eastern Turkey as mud-brick homes collapse; survivors shiver in cold

Survivors shiver in Turkey after quake kills 51

Rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado; huge boulders litter road, leave holes in bridge

Major rock slide closes I-70 in western Colorado

US general pledges to take symbolic Kandahar, Taliban stronghold, limit civilian casualties

US general pledges to secure symbolic Kandahar