Five burnt to death in Bihar village

PATNA - Five people, including a former village body head, were burnt to death when a group of men attacked them and set their vehicle on fire in Bihar’s Banka district, police said Sunday. One person has been arrested and 15 people have been booked for the crime.

Volcano erupts in Iceland, first at Eyjafjallajokull glacier since 1820s; hundreds evacuated

Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated

Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated

Volcano erupts in southern Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Authorities evacuated hundreds of people after a volcano erupted beneath a glacier in southern Iceland, Iceland’s civil protection agency said Sunday.

Dozens of firefighters battling large brush fire in southern NJ; No injuries reported so far

Large brush fire burning in southern NJ

BARNEGAT, N.J. — A large brush fire has burned about 100 acres in southern New Jersey.

Storm knocks out power to 60,000 homes on Australian coast, strong gusts down trees

Power cut to 60,000 as cyclone hits Australia

Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea coast

SYDNEY - A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Papua New Guinea’s coast Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, Xinhua reported.

3 deaths reported as spring storm brings snow, blizzard conditions to southern Plains

3 deaths reported as snow storm strikes Plains

Watermelons jam New Zealand highway

WELLINGTON - Two tonnes of watermelons fell from a truck on Auckland’s southern motorway Sunday, closing the highway for more than two hours.

3 people killed after 2 small planes collide in air over central Florida

3 killed after small planes collide over Fla.

With celebration cigars ready, Fargo calmly waits for river to crest and flood threat to pass

Fargo calm, confident as Red River completes rise

2 pilots die after 2 small planes collide in air over central Florida

2 pilots die after small planes collide over Fla.

5.6-magnitude quake, 4.8-magnitude aftershock shake eastern Cuba; no injuries, damages

Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba

Report: 2 die after 2 small planes collide in air over central Florida

Report: 2 die after small planes collide over Fla.

Strong storm brings snow, blizzard conditions to southern Plains on first day of spring

Snow storm strikes Plains on first day of spring

Ore. town is poster child for geothermal energy, toasty sidewalks during winter and all

Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm

Greek capital witnesses three blasts in two days

ATHENS - A bomb exploded outside a police detention centre in Athens Saturday, although no one was injured, Greek radio reported.

Afghan insurgents adjust tactics, wage bomb attacks in former Taliban stronghold

Taliban adjust, wage bomb attacks in Afghan town

Woman jumps to death, parents allege dowry murder

NEW DELHI - A day after a 23-year-old woman jumped to death from the fourth floor of her southeast Delhi residence, her parents Saturday alleged that their daughter was harassed for dowry.

Weather service lowers projected Red River crest another half-foot for Fargo, ND, area

Expected Red crest down another half-foot at Fargo

Post-quake Haiti wants to feed itself _ and for once, world leaders are listening

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Man arrested, charged with assaulting woman

NEW DELHI - A man was Saturday charged with house-break and assault on a 55-year-old woman inside her south Delhi home, police said.

Pakistan tribal leaders endorse democracy, call for military to destroy Taliban

Pakistan tribal council: Army must destroy Taliban

Search under way after avalanche kills one snowmobiler at popular western Canadian ski resort

One snowmobiler dead in Canadian avalanche

Don’t light the cigar yet: Fargo officials stress its too early to celebrate flood victory

Fargo officials: Don’t celebrate flood victory yet

Three killed in Punjab factory blast

NANGAL - Two engineers and a labourer were killed and one seriously injured in a furnace blast in state-run National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) factory in this Punjab town, police said.

Man commits suicide in south Delhi

NEW DELHI - A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison in front of his girlfriend’s house in south Delhi early Saturday, police said.

Pope ‘truly sorry’ for sexual abuse by Irish priests

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI Saturday apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests in Ireland, saying he is “truly sorry” for what they have endured.

Company executive kidnapped in Ghaziabad, rescued

GHAZIABAD - An executive with a private company was kidnapped by five armed men Saturday but was rescued four hours later, police said.

Five Uttar Pradesh cops suspended for custodial death

LUCKNOW - Five policemen have been suspended and booked in connection with the custodial death of a village head in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, police said Saturday.

Minor maid burnt and beaten for eating dog’s food

KAILASHAHAR - A 12-year-old maid was allegedly hit again and again with a hot iron rod by a hotel owner’s family for eating salty tidbits meant for their pet dog, in a horrifying instance of how Indians continue to treat underage domestic helps.

Couple pushed out of train, husband dies, wife injured

PATNA - A man died and his wife was critically injured after they were pushed out of a moving train by a Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) in Bihar’s Kaimur district Saturday.

Company executive kidnapped in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Five armed men Saturday kidnapped a company executive from National Highway-24 here, police said.

Pakistan counterterror official says Taliban militants arrested, bomb factory found

Pakistan official: 3 Taliban militants arrested

Australian state official declares disaster zone as Tropical Cyclone Ului nears coast

Aust. state named disaster zone as cyclone nears

For a second year, tiny town in Fargo’s shadow worries its creaky dam could break

Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again

Year’s strongest sandstorm hits northern China, turns Beijing skies orange with grit

Huge sandstorm covers Beijing, turns sky orange

Night curfew to continue in Bareilly

BAREILLY - While night curfew in the trouble-hit areas of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district will continue, the authorities Saturday decided to lift all restrictions on vehicular movement.