78 bureaucrats involved in graft cases in three yearsNEW DELHI - A total of 78 officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) have been found to be involved in corruption cases in the last three years, says Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan. Robbers walk away with safe containing $515,000Moscow, April 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of masked men tied up a businessman in an office here and took off with a safe containing cash worth 15 million rubles ($515,000), police said Thursday. European air travel normalises after ash chaosHAMBURG - Air travel across Europe is set to normalise Thursday after days of airspace closures and cancelled flights caused by an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano. Gold thief targeting Washington’s South Asians convictedWASHINGTON - To the relief of South Asian residents of Washington area, one of the alleged picky burglars targeting their homes for gold jewellery has been finally convicted in connection with a break-in last year. Nityananda on way to Bangalore via ChandigarhSHIMLA - Self-styled godman Swami Nityananda, arrested from a Himachal Pradesh village, was Thursday taken to Chandigarh, from where he would be flown to Bangalore, police said. Italy identifies over 6,000 tax fraudsRome, April 22 (IANS/AKI) Italy has identified 6,100 people involved in tax fraud and are suspected of transferring at least 2.7 billion euros ($3.6 billion) to offshore accounts in 2009, a top police official has said. 40 years after first Earth Day, air and water look cleaner, but unseen problems worsen
Earth Day: No more burning rivers, but new threats Former Uruguayan minister gets 20 years for murderMontevideo (Uruguay), April 22 (IANS/EFE) A former foreign minister of Uruguay has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the “politically motivated” abduction and murder of a Venezuelan teacher, court officials have said. Report: SKorea warned of NKorean suicide submarine attack ahead of ship sinking more images Woman sacrificed to appease tribal godRANCHI - A priest and three others have been arrested for allegedly sacrificing an old woman to appease a tribal god in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said. Families await arrival of La. rig blast survivors; about 100 heading to shore, 11 missing
Families await arrival of La. rig blast survivors Tibetan monks who’ve pitched tents and dug through rubble ordered out of China quake zone
Tibetan monks ordered to leave China’s quake zone Three killed in cargo plane crash in PhilippinesMANILA - A cargo plane crashed in northern Philippines killing three of its six crewmembers on board, an official said Thursday. Breaching whale capsizes canoe in Massachusetts, drowning 1 of 2 men aboard the 12-foot vessel
Breaching whale capsizes Mass. canoe, drowning man Mexican troops dismantle meth labsMexico City, April 22 (IANS/EFE) Troops found and dismantled two methamphetamine labs in the western state of Sinaloa, Mexico’s defence department said Wednesday. Attorneys: Inspection on Toyota Camry shows Minn. man tried to brake before 2006 fatal crash
Prosecutor: Camry in deadly crash not recalled Prosecutor: Toyota in Minn. crash that killed 3 people wasn’t subject to cruise control recall
Prosecutor: No recall for Toyota in fatal MN crash Why it’s possible to fly near Iceland’s volcano despite ash cloud, flights grounded in London
Why it’s possible to fly near Iceland’s volcano 1,350 aftershocks recorded after China quakeQINGHAI - A total of 1,350 aftershocks have been recorded after the April 14 earthquake that left more than 2,000 people dead in northwest China, Xinhua reported. 11 missing as oil rig explodes off La., sending flames into sky; survivors make way to shore
Oil rig explodes off La.; 11 missing, 17 hurt A look at deadly oil industry accidents
A look at deadly oil industry accidents NEW ORLEANS — Eleven workers were missing after an oil rig explosion off the Louisiana coast. Here’s a look at some of the deadliest oil industry accidents in the United States: Feds conduct surprise inspections of 57 coal mines in wake of deadly WVa explosion
Feds conduct surprise inspections of 57 coal mines Fisherman recounts ‘pieces of steel flying everywhere’ as boat sinks in frigid Alaska waters
Fisherman recounts rescue as boat sinks off Alaska Secret Service launches probe into Kal Penn robberyLOS ANGELES - The US Secret Service has launched a probe into the robbery case of Indian American actor Kal Penn. Massey predicts big second-quarter loss related to deadly blast
Massey predicts big loss related to deadly blast Up close and personal: Beyond the headlines, the volcano is a thing of beauty in its own right
From up close, volcano shows off might and beauty Company official: No sign of problems before oil rig explosion off La. coast
Official: No sign of trouble before rig explosion 5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Pacific island of Tonga; no casualties, damage reported
Earthquake strikes near Pacific island of Tonga Amid worldwide travel chaos, a silver lining in the volcanic ash cloud: bluer skies
Ash cloud’s silver lining: bluer skies LONDON — As volcanic ash cast a shadow over millions of lives, Londoners and other city dwellers across Europe were treated to a rare spectacle of nature: Pristine, blue skies brighter than any in recent memory. Somali pirates seize Greek cargo shipATHENS - A Greek cargo ship with 21 Philippine crewmembers on board was hijacked by the Somali pirates near the Gulf of Aden Wednesday, officials said. Federal mine agency reveals weekend raids on 57 problem coal mines in wake of explosion
Mine agency reveals raids on 57 problem coal mines Volcano’s eruption strands business owners, forces them to find alternative ways of working
Volcano strands some small business owners 14 missing as vessel capsizes in ChinaHUBEI - Fourteen people have been missing after a vessel carrying trucks capsized on a reservoir in China’s central Hubei province, Xinhua reported Thursday. Powerful quake strikes off Samoa IslandWELLINGTON - An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off Samoa Islands, the US Geological Survey said Thursday. $2 billion in losses and counting: Recriminations erupt over Europe’s volcanic ash crisis
Recriminations erupt in ash-fueled aviation crisis Cargo plane crashes, bursts into flames in rice field in the Philippines; 3 dead, 3 rescued
Cargo plane crashes in the Philippines; 3 dead 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Samoa
6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Samoa SAMOA — The USGS says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit the Samoa Islands region. Nityananda held in Himachal, to be flown to Bangalore Thursday (Fifth Lead)BANGALORE/SHIMLA - Self-styled godman Swami Nityananda, who was arrested Wednesday from a Himachal Pradesh village along with four others, would be flown to Bangalore Thursday and presented to a local court for remand, police said. Cargo plane crashes, bursts into flames in rice field in the Philippines; 3 missing, 3 rescued
Cargo plane crashes in the Philippines; 3 missing IT likely to submit IPL Mumbai probe report ThursdayMUMBAI - A top-ranking income tax department official will leave for New Delhi Thursday with a report on the outcome of the investigations into the Indian Premier League (IPL) here over the past one week, official sources said Wednesday. Fake doctor held in DelhiNEW DELHI - A fake doctor was arrested in south Delhi for forging his certificate and practicing medicine without required qualifications , police said Wednesday. Fla. teen who was doused with alcohol and set on fire in the fall goes back to school
Fla. teen who was set on fire goes back to school Antonov aircraft crashes in Philippines; 3 missing, 3 rescued
Antonov aircraft crashes in Philippines; 3 missing Volcano ash cloud has US and other military jet fighters still grounded in Europe
Ash cloud has jet fighters grounded in Europe 12 deer killed in six months on national highwaysNEW DELHI - At least 12 deer have been killed by carelessly driven vehicles during the last six months in three states on national highways passing through forests, national parks and sanctuaries, parliament was informed Wednesday. Two burnt alive in Haryana arson, 25 heldHISAR - An elderly Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were Wednesday burnt alive after they were trapped in a house torched by members of a dominant community in an arson attack in Haryana’s Hisar district, a top police official said. Tibetan monks ordered out of China’s earthquake zone, efforts overlooked by state media
Tibetan monks ordered out of China’s quake zone Quest Diagnostics says costs related to job cuts and bad weather hurt profit in 1st quarter
Job cuts and bad weather hit Quest 1Q profit Freddie Mac to offer mortgage help to homeowners in 4 states hit by recent flooding
Freddie Mac offers help to flooded out homeowners Oil rig threatens to topple into Gulf of Mexico after fiery explosion; at least 11 missing
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