30 killed in Karnataka bus accidentBANGALORE - At least 30 people, including 10 children, were charred to death when the bus they were travelling in fell into a roadside pit and caught fire in the early hours of Sunday in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, police said. A reformed convict’s poems give birth to playSHIMLA - Put behind bars for nine years for rape, Sudhir Sharma underwent the agony of prison life - an emotional journey that found vent in 153 poems. Written on bits of paper and handed over to an NGO each time, the reformed convict’s poems will now be staged as a play in Shimla. BP’s top kill failed to seal oil gusherWASHINGTON - British Petroleum (BP) failed to seal off the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico after three days of trying the so-called top kill effort, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles has said. Chinese premier says avoiding conflict in the Koreas is most urgent more images Tropical Storm Agatha, 1st of season, hits coast at Guatemala-Mexico border; 12 dead
1st tropical storm of season kills 12 in Guatemala Tropical Storm Agatha, 1st of season, hits Guatemalan coast; 12 dead
1st tropical storm of season hammers Guatemala Obama says continued leak of oil into Gulf of Mexico is ‘as enraging as it is heartbreaking.’
Tropical Storm Agatha, 1st of season, hits coast at Guatemala-Mexico border; 4 dead
1st tropical storm of season drenches Guatemala BP: top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil well with mud; another approach being readied
News organizations say access to Gulf spill site has been limited; officials cite safety
Media claim access to spill site has been limited After nearly losing his leg, Marine returns for 2nd tour and is 1000th US death in Afghan war
1,000th GI killed in Afghan war was on 2nd tour Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 29, 2010
Some oil spill events from Saturday, May 29, 2010 BP says effort to plug Gulf well still not working as oil gushes, may look at other fixes
BP says so far, Gulf well plug isn’t working 2 killed in Oklahoma when small plane crashes and catches fire in field shortly after takeoff
Small plane crashes in Oklahoma, killing 2 Train tragedy toll 138, all bodies extricated (Roundup)JHARGRAM - The death toll in Friday’s train accident in this West Bengal town shot up to 138 late Saturday as the extrication of dead bodies from the wreckage of the Gyaneshwari Express was completed after 44 gruelling hours of rescue operations. BP considers other ways of plugging well as oil continues spewing into the Gulf of Mexico more images Tropical Storm Agatha, first of season, forms in eastern Pacific, headed toward Guatemala
1st tropical storm of season forms off Guatemala Skulls, bones found in Uttar Pradesh pondLUCKNOW - At least 10 human skulls and a number of bones were recovered from a dried-out pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah town Saturday, police said. Former central minister’s car stolen from his houseKARNAL - Former union minister of state for home I.D. Swami’s car was stolen from his house in this Haryana town Saturday, police said. Maid, three others arrested for robberyNEW DELHI - A maid has been arrested for masterminding a robbery earlier this week at the house where she worked in north Delhi, police said Saturday. Three others, including her husband, were also arrested. Investigation faults US drone crew in deadly February airstrike; US officers censured
US drone crew blamed for Afghan civilian deaths Goodell: success of Meadowlands Super Bowl will determine future of cold-weather championships
Goodell: More cold-weather Super Bowls possible Relief train reaches Mumbai with accident survivorsMUMBAI - A relief train carrying the survivors of the Gyaneshwari Express accident that killed 131 people reached Mumbai at 9 p.m. Saturday. Six Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel blastGAZA - At least six Palestinians were killed Saturday when a gas canister exploded in an underground tunnel in Rafah town on the Gaza-Egypt border, officials said. Railways, police chief spar over cause of derailmentKOLKATA - Contesting the West Bengal administration’s claim that fishplates were found removed at the site of the Gyaneshwari Express disaster, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday claimed the tracks there did not need fishplates. AP ENTERPRISE: As BP repeatedly downplayed Gulf spill’s scope and size, credibility fadedmore images 30 percent chance of rain for Indy 500 on Sunday
30 percent chance of rain for Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS — The National Weather Service is forecasting a 30 percent chance of rain for the Indianapolis 500. No pilot, but express ran ahead of Gyaneshwari: MamataKOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday admitted that no pilot engine was run ahead of the Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal’s troubled West Midnapore district but another express train had traversed the distance about half-an-hour before it derailed early Friday. Russian fighter plane crashesMoscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian fighter plane crashed Saturday near Lipetsk city but the two pilots ejected safely, the defence ministry said. Pressure rising on China at 3-nation summit to rebuke North Korea over ship sinking more images Pakistani spy arrested in PunjabMOHALI - Punjab Police Saturday arrested a Pakistani spy from near an Indian Air Force (IAF) station here, an officer said. Honoring the dead: US works to save military memorials at bases across Iraq as troops go home
Honoring the dead: US saves war memorials in Iraq Ten injured in Kashmir clashes over civilian killings (Roundup)SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI - Ten people, including three policemen, were injured in clashes between protestors and police in north Kashmir’s Nadihal village where three civilians killed in an alleged staged shootout were buried Saturday. An Indian Army major and four others, including a Territorial Army soldier, have been booked for the killings. Two convicted for Indian-origin woman’s murderLONDON - Two Britons have been convicted for the murder of an Indian-origin woman, with the judge terming it a “premeditated, calculated and ruthless crime”. Jailed top cop meets wife for first time after convictionCHANDIGARH - Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting a teenager and lodged in the Burail jail here, Saturday met his wife and counsel Abha Rathore for the first time after his arrest four days ago. Train tragedy toll rises to 131 (Third Lead)JHARGRAM - The death toll in Friday’s train tragedy near this West Bengal town has risen to 131, police said Saturday, also blaming Maoist guerrillas for the Gyaneshwari Express accident. Plea for criminal case against Amitabh BachchanLUCKNOW - A woman village-head in Uttar Pradesh Saturday sought a local court’s intervention to get a criminal case registered against Amitabh Bachchan in Barabanki district, where the megastar has bought land to build a women’s college. Baby reunited with family after train tragedyJHARGRAM - A two-year-old boy, Shaukat, who lost his father in the Gyaneshwari Express tragedy and whose mother is in hospital with severe injuries, was reunited with his grandfather and uncle Saturday, thanks to TV coverage by local channels. Mamata seeks CBI probe into train accidentKOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday’s train accident in Jhargram, terming it her political rivals’ conspiracy ahead of Sunday’s civic polls in West Bengal. Jet Airways’ pilot arrested for rape, cheatingMUMBAI - A Jet Airways pilot was arrested here Saturday on charges of rape and cheating following a complaint against him by an air hostess with whom he was in a relationship, a police official said. Antony assures fair probe of Kashmir civilian killingsNEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday that the alleged murder of three Kashmiri civilians in a staged shootout involving an Indian Army major was being “seriously” probed and none would be spared if found guilty. As BP offers few details on plugging Gulf oil gusher, a mesmerized nation waits for progress more images India cancels trains after derailment blamed on Maoist rebel sabotage; death toll hits 115
No one will be spared in staged Kashmir killing: AntonyNEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday that action would be taken against anyone found guilty of killing innocent Kashmiris in an alleged shootout. Train tragedy toll rises to 108JHARGRAM - The death toll in Friday’s train tragedy near this West Bengal town has risen to 108, police said Saturday, also blaming Maoists guerrillas for the Gyaneshwari Express accident. Endless clues, few answers, in what caused the Gulf oil spill and what its legacy will be
Sisters’ suicides being probed by rights panelBHOPAL - The Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) Saturday sought a report from district authorities on the case of the two teenaged sisters who committed suicide after allegedly being harassed by police, officials said. Six held for bid to sell antique idol in DelhiNEW DELHI - Six people have been arrested for trying to sell a 16th centry Jain idol here, police said Saturday. Two US tourists kidnapped in YemenSANA’A - An American tourist couple and their driver have been kidnapped by gunmen in Yemen, security and tribal sources said Saturday. Glacierslide kills 4 in PakistanISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and 18 injured after a glacierslide Saturday buried a vehicle in northern Pakistan, an official said. |
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