Three held for IPL betting racket in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Three people were arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur town for running a betting racket for the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, police said Saturday. Orange sky in Beijing as year’s strongest sandstorm hits northern China
Orange sky in Beijing for year’s biggest sandstorm No sign of missing Washington mother; medical examiner says her 8-year-old son drowned
No sign of missing Wash. mother; son drowned Car collides with school bus in mid-NJ, killing Camry driver, hurting passenger and 2 students
Car collides with NJ school bus; Camry driver dies Contractor URS Corp. settles with state of Minn. for $5M in Minneapolis bridge collapse suit
URS settles with Minn. for $5M in bridge collapse False report of mine disaster in Sierra Leone prompts government rescue effort, minister says
Minister: Sierra Leone rattled by disaster hoax Feilhaber returns to training; Holden cast removed; Davies set to rejoin Sochaux
Feilhaber, Holden, Davies progress American midfielders Benny Feilhaber and Stuart Holden have taken steps forward as they try to get healthy in time for the World Cup, and forward Charlie Davies is set to resume training with Sochaux as he recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash. American forward Charlie Davies to rejoin Sochaux next week
Davies to rejoin Sochaux next week SOCHAUX, France — American forward Charlie Davies has left a rehabilitation facility and is ready to resume training with Sochaux as he recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash last October. APNewsBreak: Contractor URS Corp. settles with state of Minn. for $5M in bridge collapse case
APNewsBreak: URS settles with Minn. in bridge case Carl Edwards defends character as questions raised about crash with Brad Keselowski
Edwards defends character after Keselowski crash False report of mine disaster in Sierre Leone prompts government rescue effort, minister says
Minister: Sierre Leone rattled by disaster hoax Search for missing mother stretches into 6th day; medical examiner says her son drowned
Medical examiner: Boy found on Wash. beach drowned Not your garden-variety winter: Storms’ heavy toll translates to boon for landscapers
Landscapers see green as weary East greets spring Recalls this week include remote control kits, mobile power packs
Recalls this week: Sweatshirts, power packs Never the same river twice: Forecasting how much the Red River will rise is tricky business
Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods Chile lowers earthquake death toll to 452, with 96 still missing
Chile lowers death toll from February quake to 452 Three members of family commit suicideNEW DELHI - Three members of a family died and one was battling for life after they consumed some poisonous substance in an apparent suicide in Mahavir Nagar area of west Delhi, the police said Friday. Police official’s revolver stolen during IPL matchNEW DELHI - A Delhi Police sub-inspector lost his service revolver during the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium Wednesday evening, a police source said Friday. Weather service lowers its projected Red River crest by a half-foot for Fargo, ND, area
Weather service lowers predicted Red River crest Summary Box: Yelp under fire as local businesses allege it manipulates reviews for ad sales
Summary Box: Yelp under fire in business’ lawsuits Monkey killing triggers protestsGREATER NOIDA - A monkey was allegedly shot dead in the NTPC township area of Greater Noida, triggering protests by animal lovers and Hindu groups. ‘No action on students’ sexual harassment complaint’NEW DELHI - The Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Friday said that nearly a fortnight had passed since two girls of Kirori Mal College complained of sexual harassment by two college professors but no action had been taken. Woman gangraped in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men in her house in Kanjhwala area of northwest Delhi Friday, police said. Two of the suspects have been arrested. Court sends Kobad Ghandy aide to police custodyNEW DELHI - Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy’s suspected associate Arvind Joshi, arrested from Kanpur by the Uttar Pradesh Police, was sent to police custody for 10 days by a city court Friday. Gouge out eyes of eloping couple: Panchayat ordersGREATER NOIDA - Gouge out the eyes of the couple who eloped and shoot them in front of everyone - these were the orders of a village council of Ghori Bachera here. Rains sweep through Haitian quake survivors’ camps, collapsing tents, overflowing latrines
Heavy rains swamp camps holding Haiti’s homeless 7 years after invasion Iraqis look to drawdown date with hope and trepidation
High court pulls up judge for repeating mistakeNEW DELHI - Pulling up a trial court judge, the Delhi High Court Friday said he had not followed the due process of law before awarding life imprisonment to a convict and that he had repeated the mistake for the 11th time. Honour killing: Court pulls up Sahibabad policeNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for not submitting the report of a lie-detector test conducted on family members of Sahibabad girl Monika Dagar, who was allegedly killed for marrying against the wishes of her family. More than 250 exotic birds die in blaze at Las Vegas nature sanctuary
250 exotic birds die in blaze at Vegas sanctuary Ind. woman accused of dousing dogs with gas, setting them on fire; told police they bit her
Ind. woman accused of setting fire to 2 dogs Two engineers die in freak accidentPATIALA - Two engineers were killed here Friday when their car caught fire after ramming into a truck ferrying stones, police said. Five held for threat letter to Andhra chief justiceHYDERABAD - The Hyderabad police have picked up five suspects in a case relating to a threatening letter to the chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Nisar Ahmed Kakru. Call centre cab driver shot dead in NoidaNOIDA - A cab driver working for a call centre was shot dead by unidentified criminals in Sector 58 early Friday. Indian American store clerk gunned down in KansasWASHINGTON - Gurpreet Singh, an Indian American working his final shift as a night clerk at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Kansas City, Missour, was gunned down during a robbery. India to amend law to punish hijackers with death sentence (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - India Friday decided to amend its anti-hijacking legislation, including death sentence as punishment for perpetrators and a mandate to the government to order a hostile plane to be shot down if it is intended to be used as a missile. 71 Myanmarese protest at Myanmar embassy, heldNEW DELHI - Seventy-one Myanmarese activists were detained Friday for protesting outside the Myanmar embassy here to oppose the military regime in their country, police said. Pope’s former diocese in Munich takes on “tsunami” of abuse cases
Munich diocese faces “tsunami” of abuse claims Indian charged with murder of tourist in SingaporeSINGAPORE - Singapore authorities Friday charged an Indian man with the murder this week of a 30-year-old Philippine tourist, a media report said. IMF head says Europe needs new plans to deal with collapse of major cross-border banks
IMF: Europe needs plans for bank collapse BRUSSELS — The head of the International Monetary Fund says the European Union needs to come up with “a fire brigade” to deal with the collapse of banks that operate across several countries. Nearly 150 students arrested in Nepal vice crackdownKATHMANDU - In a massive crackdown on vice, police in Nepal Friday said they had arrested nearly 150 students from a discotheque here that has been raided in the past too for alleged illegal activities. India approves death sentence for hijackingNEW DELHI - India decided Friday to award death penalty to those found guilty of hijacking an aircraft or using it as a missile. The wheels on the bus go buy, buy, buy: Could school bus ads be the answer to budget woes?
Could school bus ads save school budgets? SEATTLE — School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay for everything from tissues to sports transportation. Scarlett rape, murder trial to beginPANAJI - The much-awaited trial into the rape and murder of 15-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling will begin April 5 with the examination of 10 witnesses. Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 3 people, gunmen kill soldier in Baghdad
Roadside bomb, gunmen kill 4 in Baghdad BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb and a gun attack have killed four people and wounded seven others in Baghdad. Farmers near Fargo worry about back-to-back crop, livestock losses as floods submerge fields
Fargo floods turn farm fields into sprawling lakes Three killed in West Bengal accidentKOLKATA - Three people were killed when a bus overturned on Grand Trunk Road in West Bengal’s Hooghly district early Friday, police said. 9,000 tonnes of iron ore seized in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - More than 9,000 tonnes of iron ore were seized in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district in a crackdown on illegal mining, officials said Friday. Boy who fell into borewell deadBHOPAL - A six-year-old boy who fell into a 400-foot deep borewell in Madhya Pradesh is dead. Rescuers have pulled out Suraj’s body, 56 hours after the accident, officials said Friday. Bareilly now has only night curfewBAREILLY - Day curfew was Friday lifted in Uttar Pradesh’s riot-hit Bareilly district but it will be clamped at night, the authorities said Friday. |
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