Canadian Tamils in black mourn victims of ‘war crimes’TORONTO - In their biggest gathering in Canada after the end of the ethnic war in Sri Lanka last year, thousands of Tamils held a memorial service for war victims at the Ontario provincial assembly here. South Korean foreign minister says ‘obvious’ NKorea sank navy ship more images FEMA chief: Agency videographer wrong to ask Miss. tornado volunteers not to show faith logo
FEMA: Sorry photog asked faith shirts be removed Magnitude-4.5 quake hits seismically active California border; downgraded from 5.1
4.5 quake hits seismically active Calif. border China coalmine blast kills 10YUXIAN - At least 10 people were killed and one missing following a coalmine gas blast in China’s northern Shanxi province, an official said Wednesday. US: Insurgents launch complex attack on Bagram Air Field
US: Insurgents attack Bagram Air Field KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, the second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days. AP source: South Korea to lay out proof Pyongyang fired torpedo to sink South Korean navy ship
5.1 quake shakes seismically active Calif-Mexico border; no immediate damage reports
5.1 quake hits seismically active Calif. border Thai troops advance on protest site, fire breaks outBANGKOK - Hundreds of Thai troops, backed by armoured personnel carriers and water trucks, advanced on the southern section of an anti-government protest site Wednesday in the heart of Bangkok, prompting reprisals in other parts of the capital. 5.1 quake shakes parts of Southern California
5.1 quake hits Southern California EL CENTRO, Calif. — An estimated 5.1-magnitude earthquake near the California-Mexico border has shaken a wide area of Southern California including San Diego. Star power helps push donations from Tenn. flood relief telethon to $1.8M
Flood relief telethon raises $1.8M for Tenn. Burning odor reported less than 24 before United cockpit fire the forced emergency landing
Burning odor reported hours before cockpit fire Clinton meets with US envoys to NKorea ahead of announcement on sunken SKorean navy ship
No fishing: Federal government closes 19 percent of the Gulf because of the oil spill
Oil spill shuts down 19 percent of Gulf fishing Times Square car bomb suspect makes 1st court appearance since arrest 2 weeks ago, says 1 word
Viso’s late crash ends 4th day of Indianapolis 500 practice
Indy 500 practice ends with Viso’s crash INDIANAPOLIS — Venezuela’s E.J. Viso has ended the fourth day of Indianapolis 500 practice with a hard crash coming out of he first turn. A look at the points of error that resulted in attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner
The points of error that led to attempted bombing Endangered Baboon monkeys, hyenas seized in Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi, May 19 (IANS/WAM) Fifteen Baboon monkeys and two striped hyenas that were kept illegally for sale were seized from a house in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, officials said. Psychologist: Guantanamo detainee headed for NY trial suffers PTSD during strip searches
Guantanamo detainee claims post-traumatic stress Times Square car bomb suspect makes 1st appearance in NY court since his arrest 2 weeks ago
Crane company admits bribing NYC official to fake inspection results, exam certification
Crane company admits bribing NYC inspector Future airline pilots may be less experienced, less ethical, in short supply, NTSB told
Future pilots may not be up to snuff, NTSB warned Haitian president pledges to leave office as scheduled: ‘I will go and my heart will be calm’
Haiti leader vows to step down with ‘calm heart’ 7 US troops killed in Afghanistan, deadliest day this year for Americans in the war
Deadliest day this year for US in Afghanistan Coast Guard admiral says scattershot nature of spill poses severe challenges to containment
Official says spreading spill is taxing resources Interior secretary admits regulatory lapses and “a few bad apples” in oil oversight office
Profits, energy squeeze likely to keep nuke plant near NYC open despite state ruling
Nuke plant near NYC likely to survive state ruling Prosecutors: Times Square car bomb suspect to appear in court Tuesday on 5 felony charges
Feds: Times Square bomb suspect to appear in court UK court: 2 men regarded security threat can’t be deported because of risk of torture at home
UK can’t deport men to Pakistan over torture risk Officials say 189 animals found dead near Gulf, but oil’s toll on wildlife may never be known
Wildlife death toll from oil spill still uncertain Small team of UK scientist work round the clock to predict where volcanic ash will strike next
Inside the plume room: tracking Europe’s ash cloud 5 Americans, 1 Canadian among 18 killed in Taliban suicide bombing in Afghan capital
Taliban suicide bomb hits NATO convoy, kills 18 Looking for car-thief, Chandigarh cops find him in Tihar JailCHANDIGARH - Having conned a leading car dealer in Chandigarh by dramatically driving away in a Honda City car during a test drive January this year, a car thief has finally been found by the Chandigarh police - Tihar Jail in New Delhi. Lawmakers give Salazar grilling over oil drilling; he promises tougher regulation in futuremore images Meghalaya police bust SIM card racketSHILLONG - Police in Meghalaya Tuesday busted a massive mobile phone SIM card racket spread across Manipur and Nagaland as well, based on a disclosure of a top arrested militant leader. A summary of May 18 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon
Some oil spill events from Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Government says it will shut down 19 percent of Gulf fishing because of oil spill
Oil spill to shut down 19 percent of Gulf fishing Man behind many dacoity cases held in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 22-year-old man involved in many cases of dacoity was arrested here Tuesday, police said. Federal scientists survey spill to see if oil is in powerful current that could take to Fla.
Feds: Most oil still not near strong loop current Andhra calls in rescue teams as cyclone threat growsHYDERABAD - The administration in Andhra Pradesh’s coastal region Tuesday went on high alert and National Disaster Response Force was called in for rescue operations as the cyclonic storm Laila intensified and is likely to cross the coast between Visakhapatnam and Ongole early Thursday. ABC bringing 5 new dramas to fall schedule, with Imperioli, Chiklis and Delany
ABC’s fall schedule heavy on new dramas NEW YORK — ABC will try to boost its midweek schedule in the fall with cop and legal dramas and, only a few months after “Lost” departs, a supernatural series that also begins with a plane crash. Remote-controlled bomb targeting police patrol in NW Pakistan kills 13, including 3 police
Rizwanur’s mother now hopeful of getting justiceKOLKATA - Kiswar Jahan, the mother of Rizwanur Rahman who died under mysterious circumstances in 2007, Tuesday said she could hope for justice now that the Calcutta High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a murder case and probe the youth’s death afresh. BP Oil Leak To Stop HopefullyIndian Meteorological Department Forecasts Andhra Pradesh Cyclone Chairman of Senate panel vows to uncover ‘cascade of failures’ that led to giant oil spill
Senate panel looks at oil spill, cause of failure Two labourers killed in Delhi mishapNEW DELHI - Two labourers were killed here Tuesday when a stone-laden truck they were sitting on overturned after the ground caved in, police said. Salazar: Gov’t failed to hold oil industry accountable, promises more resources for agency
Court orders CBI to probe Rizwanur death afreshKOLKATA - The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a murder case and investigate afresh the mysterious death of Rizwanur Rahman, who had married the daughter of a local rich Hindu businessman in 2007. Mass. boy, 10, charged with manslaughter in fire that killed 2 relatives, including 6-year-old
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