6.3 magnitude quake hits Bering SeaMoscow, May 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the Bering Sea halfway between Alaska and Russia but there was no tsunami alert for the nearby coastlines, the US Geological Survey said Saturday. Officials: 3 dead, 25 injured after tornadoes rip through Arkansas, destroy at least 3 homes
Officials: 3 dead, 25 hurt in Arkansas tornadoes Seven pilgrims die in Agra road accidentAGRA - Seven pilgrims were killed and 10 injured when the Tempo three-wheeler they were travelling in collided head-on with a car on the Agra-Jaipur highway, police said Saturday. 22 drug labs destroyed in ColombiaBogota, May 1 (IANS/EFE) Police and armed forces have destroyed 22 laboratories situated in the Colombian jungles where narcotics were being refined. Expert: Oil may be leaking from sunken Gulf rig at much faster rate than previously thought more images Document: BP didn’t plan for major oil spill; asserted adverse environmental impacts unlikely
Congressmen call hearing on Gulf oil spill; request testimony from BP, Halliburton
Congressmen call hearing on Gulf oil spill Police: Driver inattention led to NY trooper’s crash death, cell phone use, texting ruled out
Driver inattention led to NY trooper’s crash death Choppy seas frustrate effort to contain oil spill; government asks for ideas more images Oil rig’s record of fires, spills considered normal for offshore drilling industry
Rig had history of spills, fires before big 1 ‘A biggie that finally happened’; oil spill has all the ingredients for ecological disaster
This oil spill ‘the bad one’ _ recipe for disaster NJ teens, lawmakers mount opposition to license plate decals identifying young drivers
NJ teens, lawmakers hope to dump driver decal law Computer error signals erroneous report of earthquake in Northern California
Computer error signals erroneous report of quake Land and rubble issues slow construction of transitional shelters in quake-ravaged Haiti
Transitional housing slowly getting built in Haiti Halliburton says it’s premature to speculate if cementing caused oil rig disaster
Lawsuits point to cementing in rig disaster Poor communication cited in death of 2 Los Angeles County firefighters in huge 2009 wildfire
Poor communication cited in LA firefighter deaths Weather outlook improves for Derby afternoon, but rain still expected early and late
Weather Service sees window for dry Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby’s weather forecast has improved, despite a still-gloomy outlook before and after the race. Salazar: Those responsible for Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be held accountable more images 2 Air Force planes to dump chemicals on Gulf oil spill, more Pentagon aid may come
2 Air Force planes to help with oil spill WASHINGTON — Two Air Force planes will spray chemicals to help break up the Gulf Coast oil spill, Pentagon officials said Friday as they considered what more the military could do to assist. Marine wildlife center preparing for what could be arrival of hundreds of oily sea mammals
Miss. center preparing to handle oily mammals AP Interview: Captured militant recounts role in leading forces to al-Qaida in Iraq leaders
Militant turncoat leads Iraqis to al-Qaida chiefs Devon, Chesapeake CEOs say Gulf oil spill is ‘a real setback’ for energy industry
Policeman gets life imprisonment for shooting MaoistRAIPUR - A district and sessions court awarded life imprisonment to a constable in Chhattisgarh’s Korea district Friday for shooting dead a Maoist leader in judicial custody. Honda recalling 2004-2008 Acura TSX cars to fix power steering leak that could cause fire
Honda recalls 167,000 Acura TSX cars WASHINGTON — Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 167,000 Acura TSX cars to fix power steering hoses that could deteriorate and cause a fire under the hood. La. National Guard prepares to fight oil spill threatening fragile coastal ecosystem
Obama on Kentucky miner deaths: Such tragedies must be prevented
Obama says no new US offshore drilling leases until new safeguards in place more images Meghalaya militant group’s extortion bids to be probedSHILLONG - Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh Friday said that a police probe has been ordered into the extortion demands of militant outfit, the Garo National Liberation Army, (GNLA) to politicians and businessmen. More funds needed to help Myanmar recover, rebuild from devastating 2008 cyclone, UN says
UN: More funds needed for Myanmar cyclone recovery Air Force gets order to help dump chemicals on Gulf oil spill, more Pentagon aid may come
Air Force gets order to help with oil spill Florida governor declares state of emergency in several Panhandle counties for Gulf oil spill
Florida declares state of emergency for Panhandle 1st oil-coated bird found off La. shore; rescuers begin cleaning with dishwashing detergent
Two boys drown in Orissa riverBHUBANESWAR - Two boys Friday drowned in a river near this Orissa capital, police said. Obama says no new US offshore drilling until new safeguards in place
Driver held for stealing former employer’s carNEW DELHI - A 28-year-old driver has been arrested on charges of stealing his former employer’s car in Feburary this year, police said Friday. Kashmir police file murder case in stone pelting deathSRINAGAR/JAMMU - A 40-year-old government employee was killed Friday in stone pelting by supporters of hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in Batamalloo area of Srinagar. The state police Friday evening registered a case of murder in the incident. In mine disaster, FBI looks into possible criminal negligence
4 New Jersey congressmen call for Obama to reverse course on planned offshore drilling
Seven killed in Chhattisgarh road accidentRAIPUR - Seven people were killed and 15 others injured Friday when a private passenger bus collided head-on with a truck in Chhattisgarh, police said. Three get drunk, consume poison, dieROHTAK - Three young friends died in Haryana’s Rohtak district after getting drunk and daring one another to consume a lethal insecticide used by farmers to protect their stored foodgrains. Nityananda sent to jail till May 12BANGALORE - Tainted Swami Nityananda was Friday sent to jail till May 12, after being in police custody for eight days answering questions on his alleged sex-romp and other activities. Two CRPF troopers, three cops held for selling arms (Third Lead)LUCKNOW - Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and three Uttar Pradesh police personnel were among six people arrested in the state on suspicion of selling arms and ammunition to Maoists, officials said Friday. The sixth is a retired sub-inspector of the state police. Betting lobby behind April 17 Bangalore blasts: Home ministerBANGALORE - Underworld elements and the betting lobby were behind the April 17 twin blasts in Bangalore ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Karnataka Home Minister V.S. Acharya said Friday. 50 years after U-2 pilot Gary Powers is shot down, his son comes on own mission to Russia
Downed U-2 pilot’s son on own mission in Russia Air Force positions planes to dump chemicals on Gulf oil spill, more Pentagon aid possible
Air Force sends planes to help with Gulf oil spill Weather hinders fight as Gulf oil slick comes ashore; Obama puts hold on new offshore drilling more images Six top Gujarat cops to be quizzed in Sohrabuddin killingGANDHINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday summoned six senior officers of the Gujarat police, both serving and retired, for questioning in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing case. Five women killed in Haryana stampede (Second Lead)SIRSA - Five women devotees were killed in a stampede early Friday during a religious gathering at the Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters near this Haryana town, police said. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a grant of Rs.2 lakh to the victims’ next of kin. Hyderabad police crack ‘Nigerian fraud’, one arrestedHYDERABAD - Cyber crime sleuths here Friday claimed to have cracked a case of ‘Nigerian fraud’ with the arrest of one person in Maharashtra for duping a resident of Hyderabad. Rs.80,000 looted from trader in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Motorcyle-borne armed robbers looted Rs.80,000 from a trader Friday when he was driving to his office in Ashok Nagar here, police said. |
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