Tornado that killed 7 was Ohio’s strongest since 2002 and left $100M in damage, officials say
Official: Deadly Ohio tornado left $100M in damage It’s ‘mockery of justice’ for Bhopal victims, activists (Second Lead)BHOPAL - Victims and activists were furious that seven officials of Union Carbide were Monday convicted only for criminal negligence, which is punishable with a maximum of two years in jail, despite the enormity of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. Man robbed of Rs.5 lakh in DelhiNEW DELHI - Three motorcycle-borne robbers Monday assaulted and robbed a man of Rs.5 lakh in east Delhi, police said Monday. W.Va. natural gas well explodes, injuring 7 workers; methane pocket investigated as cause
W.Va. gas well explosion send flames 70 feet high Coast Guard admiral says more oil being captured from BP oil leak in Gulf
British twin sisters left seriously injured after attack by fox in their beds
Twin babies injured after fox attack LONDON — A fox has entered a home in London and injured twin baby girls in their cribs. Beggars, illegal street vendors detained in DubaiDubai, June 7 (IANS/WAM) The authorities in Dubai have arrested more than 400 illegal street vendors, beggars and car washers as part of a crackdown launched last month. Actor Raghuvir Yadav released from jailMUMBAI - Television actor Raghuvir Yadav, known for playing the title role in the comedy series “Mungeri Lal ke Haseen Sapne”, was set free by a city court Monday after he made a part payment of settlement dues to his divorced wife. Gang of robbers busted, four arrestedNEW DELHI - Police Monday claimed to have busted a gang of robbers, surprisingly headed by a woman, and solved at least two cases of waylaying in Usmanpur area of East Delhi. Rs.3 million looted in Bangalore day-light robberyBANGALORE - A gang of four people attacked the occupants of a car in broad day light here Monday and made away with a bag containing Rs.3 million (Rs.30 lakh) being taken to a bank, police said. IATA upgrades 2010 forecast for airline industry, predicts profit of $2.5 billion
IATA: Airlines are flying back to profits in 2010 DEP: Methane caused well-drilling blast that burned 7 workers in W.Va.; flames 70-80 feet tall
Fire 70-80 feet high after W.Va. gas well blast Two Nepali men nabbed with Indian passportsNEW DELHI - Police Monday claimed to have busted an international trafficking racket with the arrest of two Nepali citizens travelling on Indian passports to Afghanistan. Time line of Bhopal gas tragedyNEW DELHI - Time line of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and court trial in the case: Rs.4.5 lakh looted from Ranchi bank customerRANCHI - Unidentified criminals looted Rs.4.5 lakh from a bank customer in Ranchi, police said Monday. Student dies, parents allege torture by teachersGUWAHATI - A Class 6 student died here Monday, nearly two weeks after he returned from school limping in pain and was admitted to hospital. His father has alleged that he was physically tortured by two teachers for not completing his homework. Union Carbide, seven officials convicted for Bhopal gas tragedy (Third Lead)BHOPAL - More than 25 years after a gas leak from a Union Carbide plant killed an estimated 25,000 people here, a court Monday convicted the company and seven of its officials of criminal negligence in the world’s worst industrial disaster and sentenced the seven to two years jail. They were later released on bail. Command center: No dead, oiled birds found in Texas; government retracts earlier report
Officials: No dead, oiled birds found in Texas AP Essay: Gulf oil spill deepens public loss of faith in US gov’t, institutions
American accused in Bhopal gas case still at large: CBINEW DELHI - Warren Anderson, former chairman of the American parent company Union Carbide Corp responsible for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, is yet to be brought to book by Indian law, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials said Monday. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Convicts Granted BailBHOPAL, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) Bhopal Gas Tragedy case which convicted seven associates of Union Carbide India Ltd has been granted bail by the local court. The court released them after a bail payment of Rs.25,000. Prior to this the court had convicted eight accused associates of the plant out of one happens to be deceased. Reportedly, they were all sentenced for a two year prison as the primary verdict for Bhopal Gas Tragedy was declared. DEP inspector says old mine gas caused well-drilling explosion that burned 7 workers in W.Va.
Old mine gas ignites W.Va. well blast, 7 hurt Earthquake Los Angeles: No Damages RegisteredLOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- Los Angeles was hit by a series of earthquakes from Friday to Sunday. On Friday, a 3.9 magnitude quake struck the Port Hueneme, near Ventura County, at around 8:19 in the morning. Yet another earthquake struck Los Angeles on Sunday, at around 4:33 in the morning, about three miles east of Culver City and two miles east of Baldwin Hills. Yet another temblor occurred in Los Angeles on Sunday itself, in Santa Monica. Thankfully though, none of all these earthquakes caused any damage, either major or minor, and no injuries were also reported. However, according to the scientists with the Geological Survey of the United States, that is nothing very surprising.
Car bombs, gunmen kill 10 in Iraq; attackers bomb homes of policemen west of Baghdad
Car bombs, gunmen kill 10 in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD — Ten people died in a series of attacks in Iraq on Monday, including three killed when a car bomb exploded in a Baghdad shopping area. Gas well explosion in W.Va.’s Northern Panhandle injures 7 workers
Gas well explosion in W.Va. injures 7 workers Bhopal scenes like aftermath of chemical warfare: Raghu RaiNEW DELHI - As the court Monday convicted eight people in the Bhopal gas tragedy case after more than 25 years, veteran photographer Raghu Rai recalled the scenes of the world’s worst industrial disaster as being similar to an aftermath of a chemical warfare. Agency says dead, oiled birds reported in Texas, but state official there disputes report
Texas official disputes report on oily, dead birds Laptop thieves arrested, gang bustedNEW DELHI - With the arrest of two men Saturday, police Monday claimed to have busted a gang involved in stealing laptops and valuables from cars in central Delhi. CBI takes up Gyaneshwari Express derailment probeKOLKATA - The West Bengal government Monday said it would wind up the probe being conducted by the state police into the derailment and crash of the Gyaneshwari Express and hand over the findings to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Poland: money stolen in Russia from account of presidential plane crash victim
Poland: money stolen from crash victim’s account Pop singer Pink’s tour bus catches fire during Germany tour; no injuries
Pink’s tour bus catches fire; no injuries BERLIN — Police say a tour bus being used by the pop singer Pink caught fire on its way from Munich to Berlin, but there were no injuries. Afghanistan’s Karzai defends surprise move to remove 2 top security chiefs
Karzai defends removal of Afghan security chiefs Did a woman’s rejection trigger Cumbria killing spree?LONDON - Did Derrick Bird, the Cumbria killer, go on the rampage because he lost his mental balance after a girl he was fixated with ditched him? As the police leave no stone unturned to understand what made the taxi driver kill 12 people, the rebound effect is not being ignored. Car bombs, gunmen kill 7 in Iraq; attackers bomb homes of policemen west of Baghdad
Car bombs, gunmen kill 7 in Iraq attacks BAGHDAD — Seven people died in a series of attacks in Iraq on Monday, including three killed when a car bomb exploded in a Baghdad shopping area. Bhopal verdict a mockery of justice, say victims, activistsBHOPAL - Victims and activists were Monday furious that eight officials of Union Carbide had been convicted for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster only for criminal negligence, which is punishable with a maximum of two years jail, despite the enormity of the tragedy. Suspension bridge collapse kills 10 children in Indonesia’s Aceh province; 5 still missing
Bridge collapse kills 10 children in Indonesia Bhopal gas verdict travesty of justice: environmental expertsNEW DELHI - “Too little too late” and a “travesty/mockery of justice” is how environmentalists described the verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case announced Monday. The gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in 1984 had left 25,000 people dead. Investigators hope to return to West Virginia coal mine where 29 were killed in explosion
Investigators hope to return to mine where 29 died Government deal with Union Carbide delayed trial: activistsNEW DELHI - A 1989 pact between the central government and Union Carbide, absolving the company of all criminal and civil liabilities of the December 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, added to the delay in the trial in the case, said activists Monday. BJP to government: Reconsider n-bill in view of BhopalNEW DELHI - Describing the Bhopal gas verdict as “painful”, the Bharatiya Janata Party Monday linked it to the civil nuclear liability bill and said the government should reconsider the nuclear legislation. Famed advocate Erin Brockovich to visit region to discuss Gulf oil spill
Famed advocate to visit region hit by oil spill Unidentified man found lying dead in DelhiNEW DELHI - The body of an unidentified man was found early Monday in west Delhi’s Dwarka area, police said. Car bomb explodes in commercial area in western Baghdad, killing 3 people
Iraq officials say car bomb kills 3 in Baghdad 60-65 miners trapped in India coal mines- TV reportAt least 60-65 miners are believed to have been trapped inside two coal mines in an eastern Indian state of Jharkhand for the past six hours after a poisonous gas leaked inside, a TV news report said today. Elderly Indian found dead in AustraliaMELBOURNE - A 61-year-old Indian man was found dead with stab injuries in Australia, police said Monday. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Verdict Convicts Kesub MahindraBHOPAL, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Bhopal Gas Tragedy which happens to be one of the serious industrial disasters of all time witnessed it’s verdict being announced today. Reportedly, the local court dealing with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy case convicted ex-chairman of Union Carbide India Kesub Mahindra along with seven other people. Imitating arson in protests, student sets fire to his school
Copycat student torches school BANGKOK — A high school student stressed out over pressure to excel burned down part of his prestigious boarding school in what may have been behavior copying the widespread arson of recent protests in Bangkok, authorities said Monday. Eight held guilty for Bhopal gas tragedy, get two years in jail (Second Lead)BHOPAL - More than 25 years after a gas leak from a Union Carbide plant killed an estimated 25,000 people here, a court Monday held eight accused guilty of criminal negligence in the world’s worst industrial disaster and sentenced them to two years imprisonment. Bhopal gas tragedy verdict late: K.G. BalakrishnanNEW DELHI - The verdict on the Bhopal gas tragedy has “come late”, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson and former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan said here Monday. Trained noses expected to sniff out oil-tainted seafood, but vast Gulf catch hard to monitor
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