Foundation says Mandela’s great-granddaughter killed in crash after World Cup concert
Mandela relative killed after World Cup concert Triple tragedy in family in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Triple tragedy struck a household in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir when two sisters died of shock after seeing the body of their brother who was killed when he slipped into a gorge. Hawaii begins study of ocean floor power cables to bring wind energy to urban Honolulu
Hawaii begins study of undersea power cable plan Guatemala probes cause of massive sinkhole, orders evacuation of neighborhood as people return
Cavernous Guatemala sinkhole prompts evacuations Three held with 70 kg cocaine in Hong KongHONG KONG - Three people were arrested for possessing 70 kg of cocaine worth around 61 million HK dollars ($7.82 million), police said Thursday. Wash. refinery, site of blast, fire that killed 7, will stay closed at least through September
Wash. refinery where 7 died won’t open before Sept Federal investigator says ruptured part caused blast, fire that killed 7 at Wash. refinery
Rupture caused Wash. refinery blast that killed 7 Rescue ships on way after California teen girl lost at sea during solo sail around the world
Rescue launched for Calif. girl on solo world sail 8 feared dead as plane goes missing in PeruLIMA - A small plane with six passengers and two crew members went missing in Peru Thursday, officials said. Some oil spill events from Thursday, June 10, 2010
Owner says teams complete examination of key area of W.Va. mine where 29 died
Exam done of key area in W.Va. mine disaster California teen girl lost at sea during solo sail around the world, family seeks search help
California teen girl in trouble on solo world sail As oil spill rages on, Louisiana leaders worry about the industry, want drilling to resumemore images Family members of oil rig victims say Obama, lawmakers will help get them gain compensation
Team studying oil spill flow rate says much more oil may have flowed from well than thought
Team says much more oil may have flowed from well 5.1-magnitude earthquake shakes ChinaBEIJING - An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit China’s Uygur region Thursday, but no casualty was reported, officials said. 3 young Britons killed when bus carrying school group crashes in South Africa
Bus crash kills 3 Britons in SAfrica ahead of WCup Clinton pledges US help to fight illegal drug, weapons trade in Caribbean
Clinton unveils Caribbean security plan BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Alarmed by a dramatic increase in narcotics-related violence in the Caribbean, the Obama administration is pledging to help island nations combat drug and weapons traffickers. Iraq Shiite blocs signal their alliance strong by naming it, stay on track to form government
Iraqi Shiite blocs solidify alliance BAGHDAD — Iraq’s two largest Shiite political blocs have signaled their alliance is still strong by giving it a name, keeping them on track to form the core of the country’s new government. 3 Britons killed when bus carrying school group crashes in SAfrica
Bus crash kills 3 Britons in SAfrica NELSPRUIT, South Africa — Three British nationals who were part of a school group touring South Africa were killed in a bus crash Thursday, police said. BP gives $75M to Ala., Fla., Miss. to fund emergency grants to Gulf of Mexico
BP gives $75M to 3 Gulf states for spill efforts Mexican officials backtrack on claim that navy raid netted powerful explosives
Mexico officials backtrack on explosives claim Congress votes to free up more money for oil spill cleanup; feds to require repayment from BP
AP Interview: Russian organizers to seed clouds to prevent rain at 2014 Winter Games
AP Interview: Sochi to seed clouds at 2014 games Grisly Afghan attack claims 40 lives, raises fear of more bloodshed in the south
Grisly Afghan attack claims 40 lives, raises fear BP oil spill game changer for industry: ONGC chiefNEW DELHI - State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) chairman R.S. Sharma Thursday said the BP oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico has become a “game changer” for the hydrocarbon industry and will sharply increase insurance costs. MSHA: Exploratory teams reach working face of W.Va. coal mine where 29 died in April 5 blast
MSHA: Teams reach working face of W.Va. mine Poland’s former prime minister Marek Belka confirmed as new central bank governor
Poland confirms Belka as new central bank head Car bomb strikes Iraqi checkpoint in western Baghdad, killing 3 and wounding 9
Car bomb kills 3 in Baghdad BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say at least three people have been killed and nine wounded in a car bombing in a mainly Sunni district in western Baghdad. Congressional leaders press BP to do more as Obama plans to meet with victim relatives more images Oyster shucking: A La. seafood business, a way of life threatened by oil spill off Gulf Coast
Oil spill: La. oyster shuckers fear for livelihood Decision on Gujarat cop’s bail plea Monday (Lead, superseding earlier story)GANDHINAGAR - A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday reserved till Monday its decision on the bail plea of former Ahmedabad deputy commissioner of police Abhay Chudasama, arrested in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case. Jury awards family of man who died in 2007 Texas gas plant blast $82.5M
Houston jury awards $82M in 2007 gas blast death Indian arrested for smuggling ketamine drug into TaiwanTAIPEI - Taiwan police Thursday arrested an Indian on suspicion of smuggling 20 kilograms of ketamine, a a drug used in human and veterinary medicine, from Thailand to Taipei. Three of a family found dead in West BengalKOLKATA - A couple and their 22-year-old son were found dead in their home in West Bengal’a Hooghly district Thursday, an official said. Seven Bosnian Serbs convicted for Srebrenica massacreTHE HAGUE - A United Nations court Thursday found three former Bosnian Serb officers guilty of genocide and convicted four others for their role in Europe’s worst atrocity since World War II - the massacre in 1995 of thousands of Muslim men in Bosnia enclave of Five teenagers drown in GujaratGANDHINAGAR - Five teenagers, who had gone for a picnic at a dam site in Gujarat’s Panchmahals district, are feared to have drowned, an official said Thursday. Haryana ex-top cop seeks bail in molestation caseYAMUNANAGAR - Fearing arrest after he was booked for molesting a woman in May 2002, former inspector general of Haryana Police M.S. Ahlawat Thursday moved a court here for anticipatory bail. Arjun Singh silent on Anderson-related allegationsNEW DELHI - Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Arjun Singh has maintained a studied silence over allegations that he got former Union Carbide Corp chairman Warren Anderson released after his arrest for the Bhopal gas tragedy. Truck operator at Alabama coal mine dies of burns from fiery explosion refueling a drill rig
Truck operator at Ala. coal mine dies of burns Administration says BP agreed to speed up payments to businesses, individuals, for oil spill
Feds: BP agrees to expedite oil spill payments BP preparing to start burning at sea oil siphoned from leaking well in Gulf of Mexico
BP to start burning captured Gulf oil at sea Officials say US missile strike kills 2 people militant-controlled part of NW Pakistan
Officials: US missile kills 2 in NW Pakistan Murder accused arrested in DelhiNEW DELHI - A man who had murdered a resident of his village and thrown the body in neighbouring Gurgaon has been arrested, Delhi Police said Thursday. Haryana to hold judicial inquiry into Dalit attackCHANDIGARH - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said a judicial inquiry will be conducted into the incident of arson attack on the houses of Dalit (Balmiki) community in Hisar district’s Mirchpur village. Bihar businessman’s murderers arrested in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - Three criminals wanted in connection with the murder of a Bihar-based businessman have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, police said Thursday. Nigerian arrested for credit card fraud in NoidaNOIDA - A Nigerian national was arrested in Noida Thursday for credit card fraud, police said. Car crash victim’s children sent to child care centreNEW DELHI - The Delhi Police Thursday shifted three children of a 28- year-old-woman, who was last week killed in an accident involving a Mercedes Benz being driven by a politician’s son, to a child care centre, an official said. Man murder over business disputeNEW DELHI - Two people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a man due to business rivalry, police said Thursday. Arrested Gujarat police officer freed on bailGANDHINAGAR - Former Ahmedabad deputy commissioner of police Abhay Chudasama, behind bars in connection with the alleged Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, was Thursday granted three months bail to undergo surgery at a private hospital. |
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