45 percent bribe-seekers in Mexico police officialsNew York, March 28 (IANS/EFE) A vast majority - up to 45 percent - of the demand for bribes in Mexico come from police officials, says a report. Chilean priest under scanner for sexual abuse of minorsValparaiso (Chile), March 28 (IANS/EFE) An elderly Chilean priest is being investigated for suspected sexual abuse of minors and for aiding prostitution. Hopes fade for 46 sailors after South Korean naval ship explodes, sinks near North Korea more images Listing crane strikes side of 25-story building near Wall Street, but no injuries reported
Crane strikes 25-story NYC building; no injuries Ugandan rebels killed 321 in Congo massacre: Rights groupDPA KAMPALA/WASHINGTON - The one-time Ugandan rebel group Lord\’s Resistance Army killed at least 321 civilians in a four-day rampage in northeastern Congo late in 2009, Human Rights Watch said early Sunday in Kampala. Heavy rains set off mudslide that kills at least 5 in remote Peruvian mining community
At least 5 dead in Peru mudslide from heavy rain Detectives investigating 1978 NY arson that killed 8 travel to Wash. to question survivor
Detectives probing 1978 NY arson that killed 8 Laboring through grief, Ky. Mennonites work to bury family killed in horrific interstate wreck
Ky. Mennonites labor through grief to bury family Mennonites hard at work to make burial plans for church family killed in Ky. interstate crash
Mennonites prepare to bury family killed in Ky. Aid workers help Haitians return home as shelter plan emerges ahead of donor meeting
Kolkata fire toll 33, more bodies may be buriedKOLKATA - Three more charred bodies were recovered from the rubble of Stephen Court building here Saturday taking the toll in Tuesday’s inferno to 33, amid fears that more corpses may be lying hidden in the debris. Body of one Maoist recovered, two held in BengalKOLKATA - Body of a suspected Maoist was recovered and two members of Left wing guerrillas’ action squad arrested in West Bengal Saturday, police said. 50 tribals held in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Some 50 members of a tribal outfit were arrested Saturday in the Chhattisgarh capital before their planned protest at the chief minister’s residence, police said. Detectives investigating 1978 arson that killed 8 in NY travel to Wash. to question survivor
Detectives probing 1978 NY arson that killed 8 Two killed in Delhi accidentNEW DELHI - At least two people were killed and two others suffered injuries when a car ran over a group of labourers in south Delhi, police said Saturday. Call centre executive killed on BRT corridorNEW DELHI - A 22-year-old call centre executive was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on the BRT corridor here Friday night, police said Saturday. Nine-year-old killed in accidentNEW DELHI - A nine-year-old girl was run over by an unidentified vehicle near Andhra Bhavan in national capital, police said Saturday. Head of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund _ the world’s largest _ missing after glider crash
UAE: head of largest sovereign wealth fund missing 23 crew members rescued from burning Liberian shipMUMBAI - The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Saturday rescued 23 crew members of a Liberian cargo ship MV Maersk Miami, which had caught fire in the high seas off Goa Friday, an official said. Apartment block near Moscow partially collapses, killing 3, others possibly trapped
Russian building collapses, 3 reported killed STIMULUS WATCH: $5 billion stimulus weatherizing program led to fewer jobs than expected
Purdue University Student Found LifelessRelatives accuse South Korean military of hiding cause of naval disaster
Modi questioned over 2002 riots caseGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday appeared before a Supreme Court-appointed probe panel to be questioned for the first time over his role in the 2002 communal riots in the state. Australian family votes 159 timesADELAIDE - An Australian family says its members voted 159 times in state elections in South Australia to make a point about poor identity checks, a media report said Saturday. MiG hulls sold for $5 each in RussiaMoscow, March 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four hulls of MiG-31 jet were each sold by a former Russian official for just 153 rubles or $5 while its real price was $3.9 million, investigators said. Death toll rises to 57 in twin bombings near restaurant north of Baghdad
Death toll in twin bombings in Iraq rises to 57 North Korea Sinks Ship: 46 MissingTensions high as South Korean warship sinksSEOUL - Fortysix crew were missing after a South Korean Navy ship sank near the maritime border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea, media reports said Saturday. Eight detained for child trafficking in ChinaBEIJING - Eight people, including two women, have been detained after being caught selling infants in China’s Fujian province, police said Saturday. Management student held for friend’s murderBHUBANESWAR - A 22-year-old management student has been arrested for murdering his woman friend after she rejected his proposal of love, police said Saturday. Son of Bihar official missingPATNA - The 14-year-old son of a staffer in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s residence has been missing since Tuesday, police said Saturday. Six gunmen killed in clash in MexicoMexico City, March 27 (IANS/EFE) Six gunmen were killed in a battle with Mexican marines in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, a major smuggling corridor for drugs headed to the US, the navy secretary office has said. Court to pronounce sentence in Satyendra Dubey murder casePATNA - A special court will pronounce Saturday the quantum of punishment on three men convicted of murdering whistle blower Satyendra Dubey who had exposed corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral highways project in 2003. |
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