Johnson has goal, two assists in Earthquakes’ 4-0 win over Red Bulls

Johnson helps Earthquakes beat Red Bulls 4-0

Chinese man makes $2 mn from fake institute

BEIJING - A Chinese man who raked in 16 million yuan (over $2 million) claiming to be a high-level government official at a fake training centre for civil servants has been charged with fraud and faces up to a life term in prison.

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 11 workers killed, 41 injured

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 11 dead

5.7 quake hits Timor sea region

HONG KONG - A earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia’s Timor sea region at around 0202 GMT Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Brazilian football player dies on field

RIO DE JANEIRO - A football player in Brazil’s second division league collapsed on the field while playing a match, and died soon after, officials have said.

Eight people stabbed to death in China

BEIJING - A man allegedly stabbed eight people, including three family members, to death in China’s Jiangxi Province, police said Sunday.

Flights to offshore wildlife refuge in La. halted; officials say media frightening birds

Flights to offshore wildlife refuge in La. halted

37 injured as New York ferry hits dock

NEW YORK - At least 37 people were injured when a ferry boat, carrying 252 passengers and 18 crew members, struck a pier as it approached the dock in New York’s Staten Island, authorities have said.

About 200 people protest Gulf oil spill, offshore drilling at rally in New Orleans

Protesters rally against drilling after oil spill

Eight killed in Siberia coal mine blast

MOSCOW - At least eight miners were killed and more than 60 were trapped underground after a methane explosion occurred inside a coal mine in Russia’s west Siberian region late Saturday night, the emergency situations ministry said.

Chemist: Ice-like crystals that blocked oil-leak capture are as buoyant as ice cubes

In icy depths, clinging crystals halt oil capture

Turbulence on Ohio-NY Continental Airlines flight knocks around passengers, crew; 4 injured

Turbulence on Ohio-to-NY flight injures 4 people

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 8 workers killed, 24 injured

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 8 dead

Coast Guard: tar balls believed to be from Gulf of Mexico oil spill wash up on Ala.

Coast Guard: tar balls wash up on Ala. island

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 2 workers killed, 4 injured

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 2 dead

Ash plume from Iceland volcano eruption forces delays, rerouting of trans-Atlantic flights

Ash delays and reroutes trans-Atlantic flights

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 4 workers injured

Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, 4 injured

Deep-sea ice crystals clog containment box in first attempt to capture oil spewing into Gulf

Deep-sea ice crystals stymie Gulf oil leak fix

Ice crystals form inside of oil containment box, cause problems; crews move it away from leak

Ice crystals form inside oil box, cause problems

No damage reported as 2 moderate quakes shake parts of Calif.’s San Diego, Imperial counties

President Barack Obama

Report: Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine, workers injured

Reports: Blast hits Russia’s largest coal mine

BP contractor: Oil containment box still settling, being stabilized in mud over massive leak

BP contractor: Oil containment box still settling

Residents rescued from windows in Los Angeles apartment fire that hurt 13 people, 2 critically

13 injured in LA apartment fire, 2 critically

Fidel Castro: Gulf oil spill shows world governments powerless to stop major corporations

Fidel Castro: Oil spill shows corporate domination

Federal agencies to hold investigation hearing beginning Tuesday on oil rig explosion

Agencies to hold oil spill probe hearing Tues.

Lynn Redgrave remembered at funeral in near her Connecticut home, laid to rest in upstate NY

Actress Lynn Redgrave is laid to rest in NY

Terror on a budget: Times Square car bomb plot could have cost as little as $7,000

Times Square plot may have cost as little as $7K

Napolitano tours areas devastated by Tenn. floods, says victims should seek help from FEMA

Napolitano: Tenn. flood victims should seek help

Fire officials: As many as 13 people injured in apartment fire near downtown LA

As many as 13 injured in LA apartment fire

Car with explosives found in Amritsar (Second Lead)

AMRITSAR - A car with two kg of explosives was found abandoned near a busy railway station here Saturday, police said. The vehicle carried a fake Delhi registration number.

Taliban threaten to launch series of attacks in Afghanistan while Karzai visits US

US President Barack Obama

Bag snatcher from Mumbai arrested in walled Delhi

NEW DELHI - A member of a gang of bag snatchers from Mumbai was arrested in the Chawri Bazar area of central Delhi, police said Saturday.

Civic chief’s death sparks violence in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW - The death of a ‘nagar palika’ (municipal board) chairman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district Saturday sparked violence as his supporters went on a rampage damaging public property and set vehicles on fire, police said.

Coast Guard: More than 2M gallons of oil-water mix collected since Gulf crude spill

More than 2M gallons of oil-water mix collected

10 killed in China coalmine blast

WUHAN - Ten miners were killed and six injured Saturday in a blast inside a coalmine in central China, an official said.

Staten Island ferry boat strikes pier; authorities say dozens injured, at least 1 seriously

Staten Island ferry slams into dock; dozens hurt

Staten Island ferry passengers hurt as boat strikes pier; most injuries minor, authorities say

Staten Island ferry hits dock, injuring dozens

Coroner: Divers recover body of 18-year-old kayaker from bottom of Ky.’s Lake Cumberland

Coroner: Divers recover kayaker’s body in Ky.

Two held for illegal slaughter in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Two people have been arrested for illegal slaughter of sheep in central Delhi, police said Saturday.

Dozens hurt, 1 seriously, when Staten Island ferry strikes pier; other injuries appear minor

Staten Island ferry crash injures dozens aboard

Czech brothel woman dies after brutal assault

PRAGUE - A woman in a Czech brothel died in hospital after being brutally attacked by a man, police said Saturday.

Somali pirates hijack Taiwanese vessel

NAIROBI - Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing vessel with 26 crewmembers onboard, an official said Saturday.

Explosives seized from Nagpur railway station

NAGPUR - A cache of gelatin sticks and detonators were seized from the Nagpur railway station Saturday and one person arrested, a police official said.

Threat to Sheila Dikshit serious, says Congress

NEW DELHI - The Congress Saturday described an anonymous call warning of threat to the life of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as a serious issue.

Car loaded with explosives found in Amritsar

AMRITSAR - A car with two kg of explosives was found abandoned near the busy railway station here Saturday, police said. It carried a fake Delhi registration number.

Staten Island Ferry hits dock, hurting passengers; authorities say most injuries appear minor

Staten Island Ferry hits dock, injuring some

Taliban threaten new attacks against ‘foreigners and their surrogates’ all over Afghanistan

US President Barack Obama
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Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir

JAMMU - Two separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gun battle with security forces in the Laar forest of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, according to police.

In honour killing, man murders sister’s lover

LUCKNOW - In a case of suspected honour killing, a man in his mid-20s was arrested Saturday in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district for allegedly murdering his sister’s lover. The accused man’s sister is now missing, police said.

Russian president turns gives long-sought Katyn massacre files to Polish leader

Russia gives Poland long-sought Katyn files