PM grieves loss of lives in train accidentNEW DELHI - A “grieved” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday announced monetary assistance of Rs.2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs.50,000 each to the seriously injured in the train accident in West Bengal. 20 die as train derails after suspected Maoist sabotage (Fourth Lead)JHARGRAM - At least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured early Friday when the engine and 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed and were hit by a speeding goods train in West Bengal, officials said. Officials: Suspected terror blast in southern Russian city kills 5, wounds at least 20
Officials: Terror blast in southern Russia kills 5 Mamata announces Rs.5 lakh compensation for families of deadJHARGRAM - The railways have announced a compensation of Rs.500,000 to each of the families of the dead passengers and jobs for one member of the bereaved families following the train accident that left 20 dead and over 100 injured near here Friday. Sabotage may have caused train derailment: RailwaysNEW DELHI - The Indian Railways said sabotage by suspected Maoist guerrillas may have caused the train derailment in West Bengal that left 20 people dead and over 100 injured early Friday. Train derailment: IAF launches rescue effortsNEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday launched a massive rescue operation after a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, killing 20 people and injuring over 100. Chinese court orders suspended death sentence for Tibetan linked to 2008 Lhasa riots
Tibetan gets suspended death sentence for riots Fifteen die as train derails in West Bengal (Third Lead)KOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured early Friday when the engine and 12 coaches of a Kurla-bound passenger train derailed and were hit by a speeding goods train in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, officials and witnesses said. President condoles death in train derailmentBEIJING - President Pratibha Patil, who is on a six-day visit to China, Friday condoled the death of passengers in a train derailment following a huge explosion by suspected Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, her spokesperson said here. Exxon Mobil CEO says company is helping BP figure out how to control Gulf spill
Fifteen dead in blast on rail tracks in West Bengal (Second Lead)KOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed when 12 bogies and the engine of a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed after a huge explosion and were hit by a freight train in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district early Friday. AP source: Obama to extend moratorium on some oil offshore drilling leases
Fifteen dead in blast on rail tracks in West BengalKOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed when 13 bogies of the Howrah-kurla Gyaneshwari Deluxe Express derailed following a huge blast in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district early Friday, railway sources said. Fifteen railway passengers killed in blast in West BengalKOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed when 13 bogies of the Howrah-kurla Gyaneshwari Deluxe Express derailed following a blast near Jhargram in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district early Friday, railway sources said. Workers on doomed rig say companies cut corners; rig manager denies pressure to speed drilling
Workers on doomed rig: Corners cut to save money Baby survives after his stroller rolls off platform and is struck by train in Australia
Australian baby lives after stroller hit by train Saudi diplomats in Sudan getting death threatsRIYADH - Diplomats of Saudi Arabia in Sudan have been getting death threats through text messages on their mobile phones, a media report said here Thursday. BP labors to kill oil leak; scientists say it eclipses Exxon Valdez as biggest US spill ever
US sergeant retired his rodeo spurs a decade ago, but bomb blasts have rocked him plenty since
US soldier is a veteran of war and rodeo FORWARD OPERATING BASE FRONTENAC, Afghanistan — Paul D. Bliss has, in his words, “pretty much destroyed my knees, dislocated my right and left shoulders, busted my left arm, fractured my right arm, been kicked in the face here,” — he motions to a scar — “right above my right eye: 28 stitches from that. Busted my nose four or five times. Bruised my back a few times. I’ve also dislocated both my ankles.” Coast Guard pulls fishing boats from Breton Sound after crew members cleaning up oil get sick
Boats pulled from oil cleanup after crews get sick BP CEO: Effort to plug spill going as planned, will be at least a day before success is known
Jamaican gang leader targeted in raid that killed dozens may have fled country, gov’t says
Target of bloody raid may have left Jamaica: gov’t Blast on railway track in West Bengal, train derailedKOLKATA - Thirteen coaches of the Mumbai-bound Hawrah-Kurla Gyaneshwari Express were derailed following a blast between Sardiha and Khemasuli railway stations in West Bengal’s West Midnapur district in the wee hours Friday, police said. Mass. man charged with drunken boating for fatal RI accident; owner called it a joy ride
Mass. man charged in RI nighttime boating deaths AP source: Salazar calls for delaying exploratory drilling in Arctic Ocean until 2011
Mexican marines arrest port captain of Pacific import hub on suspicion of ties to drug cartels
Mexican port captain jailed for alleged drug ties NKorea says it will scrap accord aimed at preventing accidental naval clash with SKorea
NKorea to scrap pact preventing clash with SKorea NY police task force finds race often a factor in officer-on-officer confrontations across US
Report: Race a factor in police ‘friendly fire’ Obama to face reporters, delay new drilling permits in heightened response to Gulf oil spill
Alaska pipeline spill site faced problems before; fire drew proposed fine from inspectors
Alaska spill site was fire scene 3 years ago Coast Guard Adm. approves part of Louisiana’s sand berm plan to help protect coast
Coast Guard OKs part of La.’s sand berm plan Lawsuit seeks to halt oil drilling plans in Gulf, require full environmental review
Lawsuit seeks to halt oil drilling plans in Gulf EPA administrator says BP’s use of dispersants is significantly down as it battles oil spill
EPA chief: Use of dispersants significantly down Obama extends offshore drilling ban, affecting proposed leases in Alaska, Virginia, Gulf
Federal cleanup cost for Gulf spill $87 million and rising; already nation’s 3rd-most costly
Federal Gulf cleanup costs at $87M and rising Tsunami warning canceled for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia after 7.2 quake
Tsunami warning canceled for Western Pacific US scientists discover new, giant deep sea oil plume in the Gulf of Mexico
New, giant sea oil plume seen in Gulf NEW ORLEANS — Marine scientists have discovered a massive new plume of what they believe to be oil deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico, stretching 22 miles (35 kilometers) from the leaking wellhead northeast toward Mobile Bay, Alabama. Salazar says government will tighten inspection standards on oil well blowout preventers
Feds to tighten standards on blowout preventers Engine maker Honeywell to investigate effects of volcanic ash on jet engines
Effect of volcano on jet engines being tested Obama says he, not BP, in charge of effort to stop disastrous oil leak in Gulf _ ‘It’s my job’
Colombian beauty queen held for drug traffickingBUENOS AIRES - Colombian model Angie Sanclemente Valencia was arrested in Buenos Aires, after months on the run, for allegedly leading a drug trafficking gang. Tsunami warning issued for Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia after 7.2 quake
Tsunami warning issued for Western Pacific Soldier killed in ambush on military patrol in northern Mexican border city
Mexican soldier killed in ambush on army patrol US Geological survey says magnitude 7.2 quake hits South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.
7.2 quake hits South Pacific nation of Vanuatu Oily ship used in Gulf spill work enters Mobile Bay, sparks anger that it wasn’t cleaned
Oily ship enters Mobile Bay, sparks anger MOBILE, Ala. — A ship that worked offshore in the Gulf oil spill entered Mobile Bay with dark gunk on its hull, angering residents who believe any vessels should be cleaned before coming inland. Obama says moratorium on some deepwater drilling to continue, more environmental study needed
Violent thunderstorms leave swath of destruction, knocks out power to thousands in New England
Storms knock out power to thousands in New England Military tensions rise as South Korea holds anti-submarine drills, North scraps sea accord |
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