Twelve mobile phones seized from Bihar jail

PATNA - Twelve mobile phones were seized from inmates of a Bihar jail during a raid early Wednesday, police said.

Indian-American bomber designer faces trial for helping China

WASHINGTON - An India born former B-2 stealth bomber engineer accused of helping China design a cruise missile with stealth capabilities is due to face trial in the US District Court in Honolulu court this week.

Sumatra Indonesia Earthquake Updates

Chinese cyber espionage on India exposed

TORONTO - Exposing unprecedented Chinese cyber offensive against India, dozens of other nations and the Dalai Lama, Canadian investigators have found that hackers of the so-called `Shadow Network\’ stole secrets files of India\’s missile projects, troop deployments and military schools.

‘Up-and-coming’ stuntwoman killed in motorcycle accident while driving to set in Los Angeles

Stuntwoman killed in crash while driving to LA set

AP Enterprise: Mine operators delay fines, enforcement by disputing safety violations

AP: Mines’ flood of appeals fends off safety fines

Crimes by women increase in Russia

Moscow, April 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Crimes committed by women, particularly theft and crimes of passion, have risen sharply in Russia, reflecting an alarming trend, a top law official has said.

Authorities charge Denver bus driver who was involved in crash that killed 2

Denver bus driver in fatal crash faces charges

North Korea sentences US citizen to 8 years in jail

SEOUL - A US citizen accused of crossing into North Korea from China has been convicted and sentenced to eight years of hard labour, North Korean state media reported Wednesday.

Heavy rains kill 93 in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS/EFE) Over 24 hours of torrential downpours in and around Brazil’s second-largest city have claimed have killed 93 people, firefighters said.

Work begins to free stranded Barrier Reef coal carrier

SYDNEY - Salvage crews began work Wednesday to free the coal carrier that ran aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef at the weekend.

Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Aceh, tsunami warning issued

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning Wednesday morning after an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra and sent panicked residents fleeing out of their homes.

7.7 quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra island; no immediate reports of widespread damage

7.7 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Mourners pray for 4 missing miners in W.Va. while remembering 25 victims of mine explosion

Mourners pray for victims of W.Va. mine explosion

Phoenix truck driver who crashed into stopped bikers charged with manslaughter, assault

Phoenix truck driver in fatal crash arrested

7.8 quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra island; tsunami watch issued

7.8 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Thousands camp outside as aftershocks leave Mexican farming villages jittery from Easter quake

Thousands refuse to go home after Mexican quake

Coast Guard: Pipeline spills 18,000 gallons of crude in wildlife refuge south of New Orleans

About 18,000 gallons of crude spill in La. refuge

USGS: 7.8 quake hits Sumatra in Indonesia

USGS: 7.8 quake off Sumatra

NEW YORK — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has rattled Indonesia’s northwest island of Sumatra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Tuesday.

Heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history swamp city, killing at least 95 people

Rio’s worst rains in history kill at least 95

Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where blast killed 25, worst US mine disaster since 1984

Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died

Owner of W.Va. mine where at least 25 died is accused of putting coal ahead of safety

W.Va. mine owner accused of putting safety second

Gov. Manchin: crews start drilling to release gases, try to make it safe to look for 4 miners

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Meth lab explodes during drug raid at NH apartment building; nearby high school locked down

Meth lab explodes during drug raid near NH school

Gov. Manchin: drills in place to release gas in W.Va. mine; rescue of 4 miners still on hold

The White House

Heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro’s history swamp city, killing at least 81 people

Rio’s worst rains in history kill at least 81

50 dead in Baghdad bombings, raising fears of a return to sectarian warfare as US withdraws

50 dead as Baghdad bombings stoke fears of warfare

Government offices in polygamous towns in Utah, Arizona hit with warrants for records

Warrants served on polygamous towns in Utah, Ariz.

2 women die in head-on crash with suspected bank robber fleeing Albuquerque police chase

2 die in NM crash with suspected bank robber

US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Army Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur

Parents reunited in Florida with baby pulled from rubble days after earthquake in Haiti

Parents reunited with baby pulled rubble in Haiti

Safety board: Jet crash involving Blink 182 drummer, DJ AM ‘didn’t have to happen’

Tires cited in crash involving Blink 182 drummer

Shares of Massey Energy competitors surge in wake of explosion; Massey falls

Massey explosion pushes other coal stocks higher

Bombings rip through Baghdad apartment buildings and market, killing at least 50

At least 7 blasts rip through Baghdad, killing 50

SUV driver swerves to avoid bike in NYC suburb, survives 30-foot plunge onto train tracks

Driver survives 30-foot plunge onto NY train track

Family reunited in Florida with baby pulled from rubble days after earthquake in Haiti

Family reunited with baby pulled from quake rubble

Bombings rip through Baghdad apartment buildings and market, killing 49

At least 7 blasts rip through Baghdad, killing 49

Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

Some of the recent attacks in Iraq

A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

Tiger Woods will start in next-to-last group for Masters opening round

Woods in next-to-last group for Masters’ 1st round

Rains swamp Rio de Janeiro, kill at least 81; schools closed, motorists stranded

Heavy rains swamp Rio, killing at least 81

Massey Energy chief: carbon monoxide warning was 1st hint of trouble at W.Va. mine explosion

The White House

Police: Meth lab explodes during drug raid in Franklin; high school locked down

NH police: Meth lab explodes during drug raid

NH high school locked down after meth lab explodes during raid, igniting large fire

NH school locked down after meth lab blast nearby

Chile’s earthquake offers hard-learned lessons for US Pacific coast

Chile quake offers tough lessons for US coast

Accused of abuse, Catholic priest asked to return to US

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI - The Archbishop of Madras Rev Fr M.Chinnappa has asked Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul - accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in America - to return to the US and face the sexual assault case filed against him.

Coal miners must put fear ‘in the back of your head and go on’ despite danger of lurking death

In coalfields, work, death in mines is way of life

Rains swamp Rio de Janeiro, kill at least 50; schools closed, motorists stranded

Heavy rains swamp Rio, killing at least 50

Dutch marines sidestep EU bureaucracy to rescue German container ship from Somali pirates

Dutch sidestep EU red tape to rescue German ship

United Nations close its offices in Peshawar (Pakistan) for two days due to recent act of terrorism;

ISLAMABAD: In the wake of increasing terrorist activities, United Nations on Tuesday announced a two-day closure of its offices in Peshawar (Pakistan).

Teacher thrashed by four students in Greater Noida

GREATER NOIDA - A teacher was thrashed by four students when he objected to their cheating inside an examination hall here Tuesday, police said.