230 protesters arrested in Chile

Santiago, March 31 (IANS/EFE) At least 230 people have been arrested during two different protests in Chile but no one was injured in the incidents, a top official has said.

Uneasy calm in Hyderabad as curfew continues

HYDERABAD - An uneasy calm prevailed in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad Wednesday as curfew continued in 25 police station areas here.

Chinese safety body says rules, flood warnings ignored in mine where 153 are trapped

China safety body says rules ignored in mine flood

Bill Clinton tapped to co-lead authority overseeing post-quake reconstruction in Haiti

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Test results confirm a second radioactive isotope in soil around Vermont Yankee nuclear plant

Second radioactive substance at Vermont Yankee

Small plane crashes into UPS building near Va. airport; pilot dies, no ground injuries

Plane pilot dies after crash into Va. UPS building

FAA, NTSB investigating near miss between United jet and small plane over San Francisco

FAA, NTSB investigate near mid-air crash over SF

Chemical warehouse fire in southeastern Louisiana forces evacuations; smoke visible 20 miles

Fire at La. chemical warehouse forces evacuations

Minn. man accused of trapping ex-wife in car, shooting her to death in front of couple’s kids

Cops: Minn. man trapped, shot ex with kids in car

Rhode Island, battered by economy and now water, watches with rest of East as rivers rise

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

La. chemical storage warehouse erupts in flames; 20 residents evacuated but none injured

La. chemical warehouse erupts in flames; none hurt

Flodding hinders evening commutes on heavily traveled highways, rail routes across East

Flooding hinders evening commutes in Northeast

Records fall along with the rain as storm continues to pound the Northeast

Records fall across Northeast along with the rain

Putin says Moscow bombing masterminds will be dragged ‘out of the sewer’ to justice

Putin shows Olympic judo team

Funeral service for 9 Mennonites killed in Kentucky highway crash draws 3,000 mourners

3,000 attend funeral for 9 killed in Ky. crash

Argentina coach Diego Maradona is bitten by his dog at home and has surgery on lip

Maradona bitten by dog, has lip surgery

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina coach Diego Maradona was bitten by one of his pet dogs and had reconstructive surgery on his upper lip.

US attorney says imminent threat to police spurred Christian militia raids, arrest

Feds: Christian militia needed to be ‘taken down’

Small plane crashes into UPS facility near Roanoke, Va., airport; at least 2 taken to hospital

Small plane crashes into building near Va. airport

Rain brings more flooding to storm-weary East Coast; RI gov. warns of worst flood in 100 years

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Storm causing flooding in Northeast also creates some delays for air and rail travelers

East’s rainy weather delays trains and planes

9th Christian militia suspect accused in anti-govt. plot charged in Detroit federal court

9th militia suspect faces charges in Mich.

Maradona undergoes surgery after being bitten by his dog

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina coach Diego Maradona needed reconstructive surgery in his upper lip Tuesday after being bitten in the face by one of his dogs, a medical statement said.

Doctor’s testimony challenged in Naroda-Patiya carnage case

GANDHINAGAR - A witness of the Naroda-Patiya carnage of 2002 has challenged the testimony of the doctor who had said that reports of the womb of one of the victims, Kauser Bano, being slit open by the rioters was not true.

Administration flip-flops on raiding Goa nightclub

PANAJI - In a sudden flip flop, the district administration first asked the police not to raid a notorious night club and within a couple of hours withdrew that order without explanation.

Toll in Hyderabad rises to two, curfew in more areas (Roundup)

HYDERABAD - One more person was stabbed to death in Hyderabad Tuesday, taking the toll in the communal violence to two while riots spread to new areas and curfew was imposed in the limits of eight more police stations.

Two children killed in cylinder blast

NEW DELHI - Two small children were burnt alive in a fire which broke out in a slum in northwest Delhi Tuesday after a cylinder exploded, police said.

Ammonia gas leak forces residents of Ind. town to flee homes for several hours

Ammonia leak forces Ind. residents to flee homes

Storm brings more flooding to storm-weary East Coast; Boston breaks March rainfall record

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Youth gets killed trying to save mother

NEW DELHI - A 19-year-old young man was allegedly stabbed to death by a man here Tuesday, when he tried to stop the accused from beating his mother, police said. The attacker has been arrested.

RI gov. warns of worst flooding in over 100 years; Boston rainfall record broken

RI gov. warns of worst flooding in over 100 years

India looks for options to help 17 facing death in UAE

NEW DELHI/DUBAI - Indian consulate officials in Dubai Tuesday got access to 17 Indians sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for killing a Pakistani as a shocked Indian government pledged to provide all legal aid to them.

CID to probe Himachal cop’s link to woman’s suicide

SHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into a case of suicide by an unmarried woman, in which a senior police official has been booked for abetment and trying to destroy evidence.

Couple shot dead in Punjab honour killing

AMRITSAR - In a suspected case of honour killing, a couple who married against the wishes of their families was shot dead in front of a school in Patti town near this Punjab city Tuesday evening, the police said.

Court orders death for five in Haryana honour killing (Fourth Lead)

KARNAL - In a first, landmark ruling on Haryana’s khap panchayats, notorious as kangaroo courts, a court Tuesday sentenced to death five men who brutally killed a young couple three years ago for marrying against the community’s wishes. The court said the khaps “have ridiculed the constitution”.

Haryana’s killer khaps are a law unto themselves

CHANDIGARH - ‘Khap panchayats’ or caste councils in Haryana’s Jat-dominated rural areas have in recent years run a lawless writ of their own with law-enforcing agencies choosing to look the other way. However, for the first time a court in Haryana has cut short their murderous run.

Depressed MBA’s death in hospital lands doctor in soup

GURGAON - A case of negligence has been filed against a doctor after an MBA graduate, undergoing treatment for depression, died in mysterious circumstances in a hospital here Monday night, police said Tuesday.

Rainfall record for March set in Boston; Providence, RI, approaching wettest month ever

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Dutch-Iraqi convicted in US for conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq flies back to Netherlands

Convicted Iraq war roadside bomber in Dutch jail

Woman set afire by neighbours in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL - A woman was set afire by her neighbours in a Madhya Pradesh village after they accused her of stealing Rs.1,000, police said Tuesday.

Body of director of world’s largest sovereign wealth fund found 5 days after glider crash

Body of UAE fund director found after glider crash

Reports: Argentina coach Diego Maradona is bitten by his dog at home and has surgery on lip

Reports: Maradona bitten by dog, has lip surgery

Honour killing: Groom’s family wants death for all convicted

KARNAL - Her son and his newly-wed wife were brutally killed on the orders of a khap panchayat three years ago, but Chanderpati fought for justice despite all odds. She was a relieved woman Tuesday when a court ordered death for five guilty men, and wants the same sentence for a sixth man convicted.

Feds: Christian militia plotted police attack in hopes of inciting anti-government uprising

Feds: Militia plotted for anti-government revolt

UAE president’s brother killed in plane crash

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday confirmed the death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, brother of the country’s president, who was missing since a plane crash, WAM news agency reported.

Part of Nero’s palace collapses in Rome

ROME - The collapse Tuesday of part of the ceiling of Roman emperor Nero’s famed Domus Aurea (Golden Palace) raised concern about the state of one of Rome’s most prized archaeological treasures.

Reports: Argentina coach Diego Maradona is bitten by his dog at home and needs surgery on lip

Reports: Maradona is bitten by his dog

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina coach Diego Maradona has been bitten by his pet dog and needed minor surgery on his upper lip.

Somali pirates abduct 97 Indian sailors (Second Lead)

GANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI - Somali pirates have hijacked seven cargo vessels with a combined crew of at least 97 Indian sailors in the treacherous waters off Somalia over the last week, a shipping association said Tuesday.

Curfew, Riots In Hyderabad: News

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Seven arrested for killing cows in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Seven people were arrested from a south Delhi slum area Tuesday for killing cows, which is banned in the Indian capital. The police also recovered nearly three tonnes of beef from the arrested men.

Criminal shot dead in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW - A criminal wanted in cases of murder and abduction was shot dead in a gunfight with a state police squad on the outskirts of this capital city Tuesday, an official said.