LOS ANGELES - Federal authorities Wednesday arrested a secretary at the Disney Company and her boyfriend on suspicion of insider trading violations after they tried to sell confidential information about the company’s earnings to hedge fund traders.

BEIJING - Three students were killed and 21 injured after an under-construction wall of a primary school collapsed in China, Xinhua reported.

Victim of brutal chimpanzee attack in Conn. says the death of the animal’s owner is sad

Strike ends after over 100 Air India flights grounded days after fatal plane crash

Floods kill 115 in southern China, cause $2.2 billion in damages

BEIJING — A torrent of floods caused by heavy storms have killed 115 people in southern China, with 21 people still missing as weather reports show rains beginning to subside.

Arch Coal reopens Utah mine after sealing off section that caught fire

Census finds recent sharp rise in Gulf Coast population, but demographers say it won’t last

Strong quake of magnitude 6.1 shakes southern Japan, no danger of tsunami

TOKYO — A strong earthquake has hit southern Japan, but there have been no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami was expected.

Transocean argues discovery in Gulf oil spill lawsuits shouldn’t begin until November

Settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit involving major leaguer Jim Leyritz, car crash

Paisley, Gill, Wariner and Skaggs, oh my! Opry launches 85th birthday celebration with a bang

North Korea makes new threats against South as Clinton arrives for crisis talks

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Wednesday to block all cross-border traffic and blow up any South Korean loudspeakers blasting propaganda northward after a six-year hiatus, as tensions soared over the sinking of a South Korean warship.

WH adviser: Less-toxic dispersant for oil spill not readily available; BP told to use less

Thailand’s Parliament angrily debates government’s handling of protests in Bangkok

Germany forward Thomas Mueller injured in mountain bike fall, will stay on World Cup squad

BP’s latest bid to stop Gulf oil awaits final call by CEO; warnings cited before April blast

BP CEO says expects to decide soon whether to go ahead with plugging Gulf oil gusher with mud

BP CEO yet to make call on choking Gulf oil gusher

Investigators: Explosion in southern Russian city kills 4, wounds at least 13

Investigators: Blast in southern Russia kills 4

BP says effort has started to try to stop leaking Gulf oil well by filling it with mud

The mother of late Polish president Lech Kaczynski finally learns of son’s tragic death

Polish leader’s mother told of son’s tragic death

Obama: Deepwater drilling increases costs and risks, alternative fuel sources needed

Coast Guard gives BP approval to try to cap leaking Gulf oil well; no word on start time

Towering entrance of Andhra Pradesh temple collapses

HYDERABAD - The \’Rajagopuram\’ or the towering entrance to the ancient Srikalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh\’s Chittoor district collapsed Wednesday night, police said. No one was injured.

Rig worker says senior managers complained BP took ’shortcuts’ before Gulf well blowout

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Investigators: Explosion in southern Russian city kills at least 3, wounds at least 13

Investigators: Blast in southern Russia kills 3

35 killed as mini-bus collides with truck in Andhra

HYDERABAD - At least 35 members of a marriage party, including 15 women, were killed when the mini-bus they were travelling in collided head on with a truck in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh Wednesday night, police said.

BP says $29 million has been paid to more than 12,000 people in Gulf of Mexico oil spill

BP says it has paid $29M in oil spill claims

AP Exclusive: Worker says managers complained BP took shortcuts before blast; feds OK top kill

AP Exclusive: Rig worker says managers complained BP took ’shortcuts’ before explosion

Bhatkhande varsity officials charged for student’s death

LUCKNOW - A criminal case was wednesday filed against the vice-chancellor and three other staff of the Bhatkhande Music University here for the death a female student, who had allegedly committed suicide in January, police said.

Rape by traffic policeman a serious matter: Dikshit

NEW DELHI - The rape of a woman in a moving car allegedly by a constable of the Delhi Traffic Police was a “serious matter” and calls for stringent action against the guilty, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Wednesday.

44 civilians reported dead in Jamaica raids on gang chief’s stronghold

44 reported dead in Jamaica police-gang clashes

100 missing after motorboat sinks in Amazon river

LIMA - At least 100 people went missing Wednesday in Peru after the motorboat they were travelling in sank in the Amazon river, Peruvian radio station RPP reported.

Goa police do flip-flop in drug dealers assault case

PANAJI - A little over 24 hours after Goa police claimed that a gang of drug dealers beat up a constable, a police spokesperson Wednesday retracted the charge.

CBI nabs two IAF engineers for taking bribe

NASHIK - Two Indian Air Force garrison engineers were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor for clearing his payments, the investigative agency said Wednesday.

Court asks Goa if drug probe being given to CBI

PANAJI - The Bombay High Court Wednesday asked the state government to spell out whether it was handing over the police-drug mafia nexus probe over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Notorious criminal arrested in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A man wanted in over a dozen cases of murder, robbery and burglary was arrested in the national capital, police said Wednesday.

Man harassed by cop, shoots self in Gurgaon

GURGAON - A 46-year-old man, allegedly harassed by a police official, Wednesday committed suicide by shooting himself at his office in old Gurgaon, police said Wednesday.

27 spurious drugs cases reported

NEW DELHI - Twnetyseven cases of spurious drugs have been reported from across India under the government’s whistle blower scheme to weed out counterfeit medicines, officials said Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi Police alert people on summer fire accidents

Abu Dhabi, May 26 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Police have urged people to remain alert and follow the safety rules to avoid fire accidents as the soaring summer heat increases the risk of such disasters.

Supreme Court raps Uttar Pradesh over ‘encounter’ death

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit within three days to describe the status of the body of the victim of an alleged fake gun battle.

‘Withdraw cases against anti-POSCO villagers’

BHUBANESWAR - A citizen’s panel Wednesday demanded immediate withdrawal of police cases against villagers opposed to a project by South Korean steel major POSCO in Orissa.