WASHINGTON - A Chinese doctor allegedly murdered his former Indian American supervisor after stalking the victim who he blamed for getting him fired, according to prosecutors.

Indian gets jail term for brokerage fraud in US

WASHINGTON - An Indian national has been sentenced to 81 months in prison for his alleged role in an international fraud scheme to “hack, pump and dump” online brokerage accounts in the US.

Pilot error blamed in 2007 Kenya Airways crash in Cameroon that killed 114 people

Officials: Trans-Atlantic flight diverted after man claims to have explosives in luggage

Ex-Air Force member detained on flight allegedly claimed to have explosives, officials say

Federal judge rules University of Wyoming must allow William Ayers to speak on campus

Chile Catholic church bombed as men allege abuse on national TV

Chile Catholic church hit by abuse claims, bomb

Official: Man who forced flight to be diverted to Maine is former member of Air Force

Source: Former Air Force member claims explosives

Armed and jogging: Texas Gov. Rick Perry shoots, kills ‘wily’ coyote that messed with his dog

Texas gov. shoots, kills ‘wily’ coyote during jog

Fishermen, tour operators watch anxiously as oil from wrecked rig creeps toward Gulf Coast

Gulf businesses wait as oil creeps toward coast

Italy studies undersea volcanoes near Sicily; says tourist spot Ischia could erupt

Italy says Ischia volcano, near Naples, could blow

Opponents dominate NJ hearing on plan to allow offshore drilling along Eastern Seaboard

AP sources: Paris-to-Atlanta flight is diverted to Maine after passenger claims explosives

AP sources: Man claims explosives, flight diverted

Crews may set fire to oil fouling Gulf of Mexico after offshore drilling platform explosion

Crews may set fire to burn off leaked Gulf oil

Homeland Security, Interior to investigate oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico

Homeland Security, Interior investigate oil spill

Overnight mortar attack kills 2 Iraqi soldiers at Baghdad security station

Mortar fire kills 2 Iraqi soldiers at Baghdad post

House lawmakers investigating oil rig explosion, seek documents from BP and Transocean

Congress investigating oil rig explosion

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Tuesday asked the owner and operator of the oil rig that exploded last week in the Gulf of Mexico for documents as part of a congressional investigation into the accident.

Hoax quake SMS creates panic in northeast

SHILLONG - An SMS circulated in the northeast triggered panic Tuesday as it warned that a major earthquake would hit the region, officials said.

Santiaguito volcano eruption spreads ash across western Guatemala

Volcano spreads ash across western Guatemala

MSHA: Anonymous tips, surprise inspections led to 3 Massey mine evacuations since March 24

MSHA: Surprise checks caused 3 Massey evacuations

Mine safety agency to seek federal injunctions against mines with poor safety records

Gov’t to step up mine enforcement, seek reforms

Insurgents attack in Kandahar in south Afghanistan; at least 3 dead, dozens wounded

Crews plan more drilling to alleviate pressure on well spewing oil into Gulf of Mexico

More drilling planned at site of oil leak in Gulf

Winds gusting to 125 mph disrupt I-80 travel in Nevada, cause Reno power outages

125 mph winds in Nevada hamper travel, cut power

Man investigated in Oklahoma City deaths, including that of ‘Cathouse’ star, is arrested

Man sought after death of ‘Cathouse’ star arrested

Allstate says 2009 weather-related auto claims up 50 percent in Texas

Allstate sees spike in Texas weather auto claims

14 civilians killed in Somali capital battle; suicide car bomb attack wounds 4

14 Somali civilians killed in battle

MOGADISHU, Somalia — At least 14 civilians were killed Tuesday during a prolonged battle between government soldiers and Islamic insurgents that followed a separate suicide car bomb attack in Somalia’s capital, officials and a witness said.

Suicide bomber attacks outside Kandahar; Afghan officials say 3 dead, 35 wounded

Gov rethinking drilling off Fla. coast after rig explosion, oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf oil spill gives Fla. gov pause over drilling

Truck ploughs into school, one killed, 25 injured

LUCKNOW - A school student was killed and 25 others were injured Tuesday after a speeding truck ploughed into a school in Uttar Pradesh\’s Farrukhabad district, police said.

Suicide victim\’s family not cooperating: Himachal government

SHIMLA - The family of a woman, who hanged herself allegedly after her bid to marry Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pradeep Kumar Sarpal\’s son was rebuffed, is not cooperating in the probe against him, the state government has told the high court.

Seattle tourist ‘Duck’ rides roll despite arson; employee arrested for arson investigation

Seattle tourist ‘Duck’ rides roll despite arson

Several missing as vessels capsize in China

BEIJING - Twenty-nine people were rescued and several others were missing Tuesday when the vessels in which they were traveling capsized in strong winds off the coast of Shandong province in eastern China, officials said.

Spring snowstorm hitting northern NY and Vt.; heavy, wet snow could cause power outages

Spring snowstorm hits northern NY, New England

Industry group says feds already have enough authority to shut down or sanction unsafe mines

Mine industry group: No more regulations needed

Indian woman diplomat is held for spying for Pakistan (Roundup)

NEW DELHI/THIMPHU - An Indian woman diplomat of second secretary rank, working with the Indian high commission in Islamabad, has been held here on charges of spying for Pakistan\’s spy agency ISI. The Indian government Tuesday said it was questioning Madhuri Gupta for passing sensitive information to Pakistan.

Man held for national emblem misuse

NEW DELHI - A man has been arrested in central Delhi for misusing the national emblem by illegally printing it on his visiting card, police said Tuesday.

Aviation lost up to $3.3 billion from ash crisis, EU seeks ways to help the industry

EU moves to help aviation heal $3.3 billion losses

At least 5 dead after a boat capsizes in lake in eastern Congo, local boat captain says

At least 5 dead after boat capsizes in Congo lake

Cop-led gang of blackmailers busted

GANDHINAGAR - A six-member gang, led by a police constable, using a woman to bait men and blackmail them has been busted by the crime branch in Ahmedabad and two of its members arrested, police said Tuesday.

23 killed in Assam thunderstorms, flood inundates Kaziranga Park

GUWAHATI - The Assam government Tuesday said 23 people were killed and more than 150,000 affected in the thunderstorms that lashed the state over the past 10 days, even as flash floods displaced some 300,000 people and inundated half of the famed Kaziranga National Park.

Federal authorities examining fatal NH accident that involved a Toyota SUV

Feds looking at NH accident involving Toyota SUV

Probe sought into sexual harassment of 2 St Stephen\’s students

NEW DELHI - A student leader of Delhi University (DU) Tuesday requested Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental to take action in a case of alleged sexual harassment of two St Stephen\’s College girls by a non-teaching staff member.

Officials: Mortars target police, army station in northern Baghdad; 2 killed, 14 wounded

Mortars kill 2 Iraqi soldiers, injure 14

BAGHDAD — Two Iraqi soldiers were killed Tuesday in an overnight mortar attack on a security station in a Shiite neighborhood in northern Baghdad, police and hospitals officials said.

More properties of medical council chief found

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

NEW DELHI - Two properties in Mumbai owned by Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Ketan Desai, arrested last week on charges of corruption, have been unearthed, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Tuesday.

Madhuri Gupta was very keen to go to Pakistan

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

NEW DELHI - Madhuri Gupta, the junior Indian diplomatic official who was arrested here on charges of spying for Pakistan\’s spy agency ISI, worked with the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), a foreign policy think tank, before she was posted at the Indian high commission in Islamabad.

Suicide car bomb attack in Mogadishu wounds 4; al-Shabab militant group claims responsibility

Suicide car bomb attack in Somalia wounds 4

Bill to regulate DNA profiling in the offing

NEW DELHI - The government is preparing a bill to establish a DNA data bank and set standards for DNA profiling, parliament was informed Tuesday.

Gupta was passing information to Pakistan intelligence: India

THIMPHU - Madhuri Gupta was \”passing information\” to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan, an Indian official said Tuesday, shortly after the junior Indian diplomat in Islamabad was arrested in New Delhi on charges of spying.

Indian woman diplomat held for spying for Pakistan\’s ISI (Third Lead)

NEW DELHI/THIMPHU - An Indian woman diplomat of second secretary rank, working with the Indian high commission in Islamabad, has been arrested here on charges of spying for Pakistan\’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), authorities said.