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Alaska volcano could be waking up, as seismic swarm occurs near summit of Mount Redoubt

Swarm of small quakes occurring at Alaska volcano

Six killed in explosion at US coal mine

WASHINGTON - An explosion at a coal mine in the US state of West Virginia killed six miners Monday.

State mining director: 6 dead, 21 unaccounted in W. Va. underground coal mine blast

6 dead, 21 missing in W. Va. coal mine blast

State mining director: 6 dead, 21 unaccounted for following explosion at W. Va. coal mine

6 dead, 21 missing in W. Va. coal mine blast

Study: Global warming could explain why Northeast is seeing more, and fiercer, rainstorms

Study: Northeast seeing more, fiercer rainstorms

Explosion at West Virginia underground coal mine; number of injuries not known

Explosion at underground W. Va. coal mine

MONTCOAL, W.Va. — An explosion occurred Monday at an underground coal mine but Massey Energy did not immediately report whether miners were trapped or injured.

Newborn baboon is killed by its father within minutes of birth at SC zoo; 50 witnessed attack

Newborn baboon is killed by its father at SC zoo

Experts: Location matters when it comes to earthquake destruction

Powerful Baja quake less devastating than Haiti

Tiger Woods says ‘nothing’s changed’ and thinks he can win Masters after personal scandal

Tiger says he’s coming back to win at Augusta

Alaska volcano could be waking up, small earthquakes occurring near summit

Small earthquakes occurring on Alaska volcano

Tiger Woods says ‘nothing’s changed’ on course, still expects to win Masters after scandal

Tiger says he expects to win the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods says “nothing’s changed” on the golf course and he still expects to win the Masters in his return to competition after a devastating personal scandal.

Tiger Woods apologizes to golfers, says reception of Augusta fans ‘blew me away’

Tiger apologizes to golfers, praises Augusta fans

Indian ship catches fire off Yemen coast

SANAA - An Indian ship carrying 13 crew members caught fire in the Arabian Sea off the Yemeni coast, Yemen’s interior ministry said Monday.

Ghaziabad residents block highway to protest double murder

GHAZIABAD - Angry Ghaziabad residents blocked the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway-58 for over an hour near the Nand Gram area Monday to protest the murder of two youths, police said.

30 aftershocks cause panic in Mexico, toll reaches two (Second Lead)

MEXICO CITY - About 30 aftershocks were felt in the northern Mexican state of Baja California after Sunday’s 7.2-magnitude quake.

25 killed in road accident in Colombia

BOGOTA - At least 25 people died in northern Colombia when the bus they were riding in drove off the road and down a 100-metre-deep ravine in Antioquia province.

Fire on sixth floor of Shram Shakti Bhavan

NEW DELHI - A fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Shram Shakti Bhavan in central Delhi Monday evening.

Taliban stage bomb-and-grenade attack on US consulate in NW Pakistan; separate strike kills 45

US consulate attacked in northwest Pakistan

Dozens arrested after shootout at New York auto show

NEW YORK - Police Monday arrested more than 50 people following a shootout in which four people were injured at different locations in Manhattan after the Sunday opening of the New York International Auto Show.

Rescue of 115 coal miners trapped in flooded shafts in China called a ‘miracle’

Scores rescued from flooded coal mine in China

Schools reopen in Haiti’s capital, struggle with piles of quake debris, shortage of tents

Haiti schools reopen for 1st time since quake

Ruchika’s counsel to fight Himachal suicide victim case

SHIMLA - Counsel for Ruchika Girhotra, a schoolgirl who committed suicide after former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore molested her, would now fight for the family of a woman who was allegedly in love with a senior police officer’s son and took her life when her marriage proposal was turned down.

Post-quake Chile’s tourism industry hit hard by false impressions; most sites are fine

Quake scares Chile tourists, most sites fine

Journalist’s house burgled in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - A journalist’s house in Ghaziabad was targeted by burglers, who stole gold, Rs.60,000 and 2,000 pounds in cash while he was away, police said Monday.

Fiona can depose via video conference in Scarlett case: CBI

PANAJI - The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) is open to recording Fiona Mackeown’s testimony via video conference during the murder trial of her daughter Scarlett Keeling, who was sexual assaulted and left to die on a Goa beach in 2008, the agency’s counsel said Monday.

Police patrol quake-damaged Calif.-Mexico border town, close off blocks of historic buildings

Police patrol quake-damaged Calif. border town

Himachal legislator booked for intimidating official

SHIMLA - A Congress legislator from Himachal Pradesh was booked Monday for intimidating a government official, police said.

UN’s Ban calls on Uzbekistan to fulfill international human rights commitments

UN chief says Uzbekistan must observe human rights

DU teacher asked to depose against Maoist leader

NEW DELHI - A Delhi University lecturer, who was questioned for his links with the Left-wing rebels, was Monday asked to be a witness in a case against Maoist leader Krishna Rao in Hyderabad.

Gangster gunned down in Uttar Pradesh

MEERUT - A gangster, carrying a bounty of Rs.60,000 on his head and wanted in nearly 20 criminal cases, was shot dead here Monday by the Uttar Pradesh police, an official said.

White House condemns ‘coordinated’ attacks on US consulate in Pakistan that killed 3

US condemns bombings at consulate in NW Pakistan

Scarlett was frothing from mouth, cop tells court

PANAJI - Fifteen-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was sexually assaulted and left to die at Anjuna beach in February 2008 was frothing at the mouth when police reached the crime scene, a constable told the Goa Childrens Court (GCC) Monday.

Aftershocks continue to shake Southern California in wake of powerful temblor in Mexico

Aftershocks continue to shake Southern California

Scarlett’s body had froth at mouth, says cop

PANAJI - Fifteen-year-old British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was raped and murdered at Anjuna beach in February 2008 was frothing at the mouth when police reached the crime scene, a constable Monday told the Goa Childrens Court (GCC).