Maoists blow up school in BiharPATNA - Suspected Maoist guerrillas blew up a government school in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday. March 2010 ‘bloodiest’ month in MexicoMexico City, April 2 (IANS/EFE) With 958 killings, March 2010 was Mexico’s “bloodiest month” ever since President Felipe Calderon launched a military operation against the drug cartels in December 2006, a media report has said. Mine explosion death toll rises to 19 in central China, 24 still trapped underground
Toll rises to 19 in blast at mine in central China Maoists kill doctor in BiharPATNA - Suspected Maoist guerrillas shot dead a doctor in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday. 2 workers dead, 1 injured in accident at Kansas chemical fertilizer plant
2 dead, 1 injured in Kansas industrial accident FAA: Chicago-bound plane with open cargo door crashes in field near Ohio airport, killing 2
FAA: Plane with open door crashes at Ohio airport Killer of US abortion doctor gets 50-year sentenceWASHINGTON - The man who shot dead a Kansas abortion doctor was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in jail, which will likely see the killer spend the rest of his life in prison. Fargo mayor says it’s time to take down levees as Red River recedes, major flood risk ends
Red River recedes, ending major flood risk in ND In Massachusetts, Obama visits emergency management site struggling against Northeast flooding
Florida Highway Patrol: 9-year-old boy hit, killed by Walt Disney World bus
9-year-old boy killed by Disney bus in Fla. Florida Highway Patrol: 10-year-old boy hit, killed by Walt Disney World bus
10-year-old boy killed by Disney bus in Fla. Rhode Island reopens stretch of Interstate 95, major East Coast link, as floodwaters abate
I-95, major East Coast link, reopens in flooded RI Cuban FM meets with top State Dept official over aid to Haiti
Cornell grad student from NZ on trial in wife’s slaying, defense claims he was delusional
Cornell student from NZ on trial in wife’s murder Health, environmental dangers lurk in filthy floodwaters now receding in New England
Nine killed in China coal mine fireBEIJING - Nine people were killed when a fire broke out in a coal mine in China’s northwestern Shaanxi province, Xinhua reported Friday. Rhode Island reopens southbound lanes of main Eastern interstate as floodwaters abate
I-95 begins to reopen in flooded Rhode Island More than 30 Haitians evacuated by US military after earthquake are being freed in Fla.
30 Haitians who came to Fla. without visas freed Yemen denies prison escape in southern citySANA’A - Yemen’s Interior Ministry denied reports that southern separatists escaped from a police station in the southern city of al-Dhalea after a blast at the building Thursday. Domestic help beaten to deathNEW DELHI - A 36-year-old domestic help was beaten to death by her employer for allegedly stealing cash and jewellery, police said Thursday. Aid groups tracing families of Haiti’s quake-separated children find many are not welcome home
Separated children in Haiti often not welcome home Rescue helicopter lifts off in search of climber stranded on Mount Shasta in California
Rescue team takes off in search of Calif. climber One killed in shootout in DelhiNEW DELHI - One person was killed in a shootout between two groups in Delhi, police said Thursday. 30 Haitians evacuated by US military are being detained in Fla. by immigration officials
30 Haiti earthquake survivors detained in Fla. Thirty separatists escape from Yemen prison after bomb blastSANA’A - About 30 separatists from southern Yemen escaped from a police station in the region Thursday after a bomb blast rocked the building, a local source said. One passenger killed in Srinagar road accidentSRINAGAR - One person was killed and two others were injured when a tree, uprooted by strong winds, fell on a passenger vehicle in summer capital Srinagar Thursday, police said. Gas explosion kills 12, traps 32 in latest China coal mine disaster; rescue efforts ongoing
12 dead, 32 trapped in latest China mine disaster UAE to step up war against human traffickingABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is determined to battle human trafficking. Gunmen fatally shoot Iraq health ministry official at his home in evening attack
Iraq health official killed at his Baghdad home Flooded tracks in RI prompt Amtrak to suspend New England service for a 2nd consecutive day
Amtrak continues service suspension in New England 7-vehicle crash in Ohio kills 3 young men headed to Marine Corps enlistment ceremony
Ohio crash kills 3 heading to Marine enlistment UAE Indians on death row: Kins turn to religious leadersJALANDHAR - The families of the 17 Indians sentenced to death in Sharjah will approach Muslim religious leaders and organisations in India and Sikh organisations all across the world to intervene with the United Arab Emirates and save their lives. Multi-vehicle crash in Ohio kills 3 headed to enlist in Marine Corps
Crash kills 3 Ohio Marine applicants BRACEVILLE, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say a crash involving seven vehicles killed three Marine Corps recruits who were headed to Cleveland for their enlistment. CBI asked why it termed 1094 riots witnesses unreliableNEW DELHI - A city court Thursday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to explain why it had termed as “unreliable” the statements of Jasbir Singh and Surinder Singh, who claimed to be witnesses in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. Alert in Madhya Pradesh after water row kills girlBHOPAL - An alert has been sounded in Madhya Pradesh after a man stabbed an 18-year-old girl to death following a row over potable water in Indore, officials said Thursday. British woman’s killer hangs himself in prison cellPANAJI - A 30-year-old man, sentenced to life imprisonment last week for murdering a British woman in 2007, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell with a medical bandage strip, officials said Thursday. Nepali national held with Rs.10-crore antique idolBALRAMPUR - A Nepali national was arrested Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district with an ‘ashtadhatu’ (eight-metal compound) idol worth Rs.10 crore in the international market, police said Thursday. 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Plea to shift case rejectedNEW DELHI - A city court Thursday rejected the plea of a co-accused of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case that the matter be shifted to Rohini or Dwarka district courts. Five defence ministry officials arrested for graftNEW DELHI - Five officials of the defence ministry’s accounts branch in Chandigarh have been arrested for demanding a bribe of Rs.45,000 from a contractor, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said here Thursday. Jharkhand official arrested taking bribeRANCHI - A block development official in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district was Thursday arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe, an official said. New England floodwaters begin slowly receding, but dangerous conditions remain
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promises ‘crueler’ measures in fighting terrorism
Congress walkout in Himachal over suicide probeSHIMLA - The opposition Congress Thursday staged a walkout in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, demanding transfer of a case of suicide by an unmarried woman to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as a senior state police official was linked to the crime. Cyclonic storm kills seven, damages 16,000 housesAGARTALA/AIZAWL - At least seven people were killed and nearly 16,000 houses destroyed as pre-monsoon rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms continued to create havoc in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam, officials said here Thursday. Teenager held for selling 7-year-old sister for sexLONDON - A 15-year-old American girl was arrested after allegedly selling her seven-year-old stepsister to a group of men for sex at a party. Outsiders in hostels, students go berserk in Uttar PradeshGORAKHPUR - Agitated over alleged illegal occupancy in their hostels, students of the Gorakhpur University Thursday went berserk by attacking police and torching vehicles during their violent protests. Two children burnt alive in Delhi slum fireNEW DELHI - Two children were burnt to death while their parents were injured in a fire in a slum cluster in south Delhi Thursday, an official said. Leaders say private investment is the key to Haiti’s reconstruction
DEA says Afghan opium seizures soar 924 percent in 2009, cultivation down in key province
DEA says Afghan opium seizures soar in 2009 Flooding from record-setting rains overwhelms homes and businesses throughout New England
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