Concert raises $2.5 mn for Haiti quake victimsSanto Domingo (Dominican Republic), April 27 (IANS/EFE) A concert for helping out the victims of the devastating quake in Haiti has raised over $2.5 million, organisers said. Delfino scores 22, hits 6 3-pointers as Bucks shock Hawks 111-104 to draw even in series
Bucks shock Hawks 111-104 to draw even in series Six killed in Mexico violenceMexico City, April 27 (IANS/EFE) Six people, including three women, were killed and 12 injured in different incidents of violence in Ciudad Juarez city of Mexico, authorities said Monday. 375 kg of cocaine seized in Hong KongHONG KONG - Hong Kong police have seized 372 kg of cocaine worth about 337 million HK dollars ($43. 5 million), police said Monday. Hawks’ team bus involved in accident after shootaround, team reports no injuries
Hawks’ team bus in accident, no injuries reported Victims of a Mississippi tornado ranged from a great-grandmother to a Navy veteran
A look at the victims killed by a Miss. tornado Obama calls Miss. governor after deadly tornadoes, discusses oil rig leak
Haiti drops kidnapping case against US missionaries; only 1 still in jail faces lesser charge
Haiti tosses kidnapping charges against Americans Federal, state emergency teams surveying damage from Mississippi tornado that killed 10more images Officials say no shoreline impact from oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for at least 3 days
No shore impact from oil spill for at least 3 days Oil leaking from sunken rig spreads, raising fear of Gulf Coast environmental disaster
Oil leak from sunken rig off La. could foul coast UN probe looks at Afghan forces for possibly killing UN employees by mistake
Role of Afghan forces eyed in 4 UN staff deaths UN scales back operations in Kandahar amid rising violence in southern Afghanistan
UN scales back in dangerous southern Afghanistan Oil leaking from sunken rig spreads north, raising fear of Gulf Coast environmental disaster
Oil leak from sunken rig could hurt Gulf Coast 14 Goa policemen found guilty of assaulting ministerPANAJI - Fourteen policemen, including a superintendent of police, three deputy superintendents of police and police inspectors, have been found prima facie guilty of ‘abuse of power’ and ‘gross misconduct’ against Goa Minister Atanasio Monserrate and his family in 2008. Taxi operator found murdered in south DelhiNEW DELHI - A taxi operator was found strangled to death inside his car in Vasant Kunj area of south Delhi Sunday night, police said Monday. CBI denies delaying Bhopal gas tragedy caseBHOPAL - The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) director Ashwani Kumar Monday denied the charge of the Bhopal gas victims that the investigating agency had delayed or diluted the court case in the disaster. On Chernobyl annivsersary, Ukrainian president says reactor still a threat
Ukraine leader says Chernobyl reactor a threat EU presses to unify the skies over Europe, set standards on threat posed by volcanic ash
EU presses to unify Europe’s fragmented skies Dikshit seeks practical tips on medical crises in schoolsNEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the various categories of schools in the city need a detailed and practical set of guidelines to handle medical crises. Jilted lover kills girlfriendNEW DELHI - A man stabbed his former girlfriend to death after she started seeing another man, police said Monday. A search has been launched for the atacker. Nityananda should have had only one partner: Ravi ShankarNEW YORK - Disgraced self-styled godman Swami Nityananda violated the rules of tantra by “using so many people for one’s pleasure”, Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said Monday. Two more days police custody for NityanandaBANGALORE - Sex-scam tainted Swami Nityananda will spend two more days in Karnataka Police custody, a court ruled Monday. Haryana village appeals to Dalit families to return homeHISAR - Residents of a Haryana village Monday made an appeal to Dalit families, who had fled after clashes and arson attack, to return home. Twin brother of Poland’s late president Lech Kaczynski running in early presidential race
Late Poland president’s twin runs to replace him Undertrial dies of heart attack in courtNEW DELHI - A 60-year-old woman undertrial in an attempt to murder case died Monday after suffering a heart attack in a city court. Massey: Air samples taken before deadly mine blast didn’t show high levels of explosive gases
IPL betting racket busted in Madhya PradeshBHOPAL - Five people were arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city for running a betting racket on the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket final, police said Monday. After southern attacks, UN tells 200 Afghan staffers to stay home, pulls out some foreigners more images Sandstorm sweeps across northwest China, three killedBEIJING - A huge sandstorm sweeping across northwest China for the past two days has left three people dead and destroyed property worth 550 million yuan ($80 million), officials said Monday. EU in urgent move to prevent future airspace blockages due to volcanic ash
EU in urgent move to reform Europe’s skies 3 bombs rock Kandahar; UN tells more than 200 Afghan staffers there to stay home
UN curtails operations in Kandahar after 3 bombs Massey announces health care, other compensation for relatives of W.Va. mine explosion victims
Relatives of mine blast victims to be compensated Yemeni officials say British ambassador escapes explosion near his car, is unhurt
Yemen: British ambassador escapes explosion Have videos linking drug mafia, police, politicians: Swedish modelPANAJI - A Swedish model and former girlfriend of an arrested Israeli drug dealer has alleged in an email interview that a son of a “big politician” was linked to the drug mafia in the state. UN tells 200-plus Afghan staffers in Kandahar to stay home; pulls out several foreign staffers
Swiss police arrest 3 suspected of planning to bomb IBM nanotech facility near Zurich
Swiss police foil bomb attack against IBM GENEVA — Police have arrested two men and a woman suspected of planning to bomb an IBM Corp. research facility near Zurich, Swiss media reported Monday. Impaled African student out of danger, other dischargedNEW DELHI - The Ivory Coast national who was seriously injured when iron rods jutting out of a truck pierced his arm and chest in a road accident is now out of danger, while his car mate has been discharged from hospital, doctors said here Monday. Ex-Houston Oilers QB Pastorini charged with DWI after Bryan traffic accident
Ex-Houston QB Pastorini charged with DWI BRYAN, Texas — Former Houston Oilers quarterback Dan Pastorini has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic accident in Bryan, Texas. Survival in tub, under table shows toll could have been worse in South storms that killed 12
Survivor tales from southern storms that killed 12 Seven injured in Delhi fireNEW DELHI - Seven people were injured after a fire broke out in a building in east Delhi Monday, a fire official said. Iceland’s main airport reopening after closure due to volcanic ash cloud
Iceland’s main airport reopening after ash closure Afghan police say 3 explosions hit Kandahar, target of upcoming US offensive; 2 civilians die
Goa scribes want police probe into assaults on colleaguesPANAJI - The Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) plans to meet Chief Minister Digambar Kamat to seek a police probe into recent incidents of assault on journalists, a union representative said Monday. Over 1,800 women beggars held in Mumbai in three yearsNEW DELHI - A total of 1,818 women beggars were rounded up in Mumbai and only 319 and 19 in Delhi and Kolkata respectively in the past three years, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath Monday said. Sandstorm in China hits over six mn peopleBEIJING - Sand storms across China have affected over 6.7 million people and damaged at least 135 million hectares of land causing loss of more than 550 million yuan ($80 million), a media report said Monday. Bill on punishment for torture introduced in Lok SabhaNEW DELHI - A bill proposing punishment for torture inflicted by public servants or torture inflicted by someone with the consent of public servants was introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. Will Goa chief minister be quizzed in IFFI scam case?PANAJI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday dodged queries from the media on whether Chief Minister Digambar Kamat would be quizzed in connection with a multi-crore rupee scam relating to construction of infrastructure for the 2004 International Film Festival of India (IFFI). Four held with Rs.2.5 crore-worth morphineLUCKNOW - Four men were arrested with morphine worth over Rs.2.5 crore in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, police said Monday. Young woman fights snatchers, gets them arrestedGURGAON - A 22-year-old braveheart fought off two youths in this Haryana district when they tried to snatch her bag. She later got them arrested here, police said Monday. |
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