6.2-magnitude quake hits JapanTOKYO - A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s Honshu Island Sunday, the meteorological office said. Tremors felt in coastal Orissa after Andaman quakeBHUBANESWAR - Tremors were experienced in parts of coastal Orissa Sunday morning, causing some amount panic among residents following an earthquake in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Strong earthquake rattles northern Japan, but no tsunami danger
Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan TOKYO — A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. Moderate earthquake centered in Southern California desert shakes San Diego
Moderate quake strikes in desert east of San Diego Ark. police: Search for victims of campground flood ends for the night, will resume in morning
39 killed in Mexico’s drug warsMEXICO CITY - At least 39 people were killed in separate attacks in two Mexican cities in the country’s ongoing drug war, police said Saturday. Investigators find 4 bodies aboard plane that crashed into eastern Arizona high school
4 bodies found on plane that crashed into school Magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Andaman Nicobar IslandsCHENNAI - A massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sunday at 00.56 a.m. with epicentre at 160 km west of Nicobar Islands at the depth of 35 km. Search for Ark. flash flood victims goes from desperate to grim, as anguished relatives wait more images State police: Death toll from flash floods at Arkansas campground reaches 18
Piece of oil rig washes up on Florida beach _ 190 miles from scene of disaster
Piece of oil rig washes up on Florida beach Magnitude 7.5 quake reported in Indian Ocean west of Nicobar Islands
Magnitude 7.5 quake reported in Indian Ocean Arkansas campers had only seconds to escape from deadly torrent in remote valley
Ark. campers had only seconds to escape from flood Authorities estimate between 400 to 500 barrels of oil spill into Salt Lake City creek
Oil spill covers geese, ducks in Utah SALT LAKE CITY — A leaked pipeline sent oil spilling into a Salt Lake City creek, coating geese and ducks and closing a park, officials said Saturday as they started a cleanup effort expected to last weeks. Authorities estimate between 400-500 barrels of oil spill into Salt Lake City creek
Chevron crews cap oil pipeline leak in Utah Coast Guard grows frustrated with BP, tells company to speed up oil containment
At least 6 young children among 17 confirmed killed by flash floods at Ark. campground
At least 6 children killed in Ark. flash floods 5 killed, including children, in Seattle apartment fire, authorities say
Authorities: 5 killed in Seattle apartment fire Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 12, 2010
Obama, Britain’s Cameron try to smooth diplomatic waters as tensions rise over BP oil spill
5 killed, including children, in Seattle townhouse fire, authorities say
Authorities: 5 killed in Seattle townhouse fire Kingfisher probing woman in cockpit during flightNEW DELHI - Private carrier Kingfisher said Saturday it was probing how a woman passenger travelled in the cockpit on the Chandigarh-Jammu leg of a Delhi-Srinagar flight. Obama, British PM Cameron discuss BP’s need to respond effectively to Gulf of Mexico oil spill
United Nations considering de-listing names from Taliban, al-Qaida sanctions list
UN reviewing Taliban, al-Qaida sanctions list Moscow turns down Kyrgyzstan’s request for help (Second Lead)BISHKEK/MOSCOW - Russia Saturday rejected an appeal from Kyrgyzstan’s interim president for military assistance in quelling rising violence in the Kyrgyz south, where the toll had reached at least 65. Police: About 2 dozen still missing after flash floods that swept through Ark. campground
Coast Guard tells BP to speed up containment pace, gives 48 hour deadline to expedite processmore images Calif island lands in immigration debate as its congressman takes on a Mexican official
Calif. island lands in storm of immigration debate BP says new system to trap oil gushing from a well in Gulf should be complete by mid-July
BP refines plans for capturing leaking Gulf oil Chhattisgarh officer suspended for sexual assaultRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government Saturday suspended a deputy collector in Dantewada district after a woman working in a girl’s school complained to the police that he had tried to sexually assault her, an official said. Arkansas crews searching for 24 still missing after flash floods sweep through campgrounds
Crews searching for about 24 after Ark. floods Oil washing up on Ala. shores heaviest since spill began; some tar globs as big as pancakes
Oil hitting Ala. beaches worst yet since spill Police station set on fire after man dies in custodyLUCKNOW - A mob clashed with policemen and set a police station on fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district Saturday after a man died in custody, an official said. Man commits suicide in GhaziabadGHAZIABAD - Troubled over his wife’s illicit relations with his friend, a 30-year-old man commit suicide here Saturday, police said. Five children killed Maharashtra roof collapseAURANGABAD - Five children were crushed to death and at least eight others were injured when the roof of a madrassa caved in due to heavy rains in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district Saturday evening, police said. Tamil Nadu safe haven for terrorists: JayalalithaaCHENNAI - AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa Saturday said Tamil Nadu has turned into a safe haven for terrorists, pointing to the blast on the railway track in Villupuram district. Sex-scam accused godman freed on bailBANGALORE - Self-styled godman Swami Nityananda, involved in an alleged sex scam, was released from jail Saturday, a day after the Karnataka High Court granted him bail on several conditions. Kerala leader chargesheeted for 2008 Bangalore blastsBANGALORE - Peoples Democratic Party chief Abdul Nasser Maudany has been chargesheeted along with 31 others for involvement in the 2008 serial blasts in Bangalore that left a woman dead and 20 others injured, police said Saturday. Searchers take to rivers, woods looking for dozens missing after Ark. flash floods
Crews search for dozens missing after Ark. floods State police: 17th body found in southwest Arkansas campground flooding
Police: 17 confirmed dead in Ark. flash flood UN committee reviewing names on sanctions list of those linked to Taliban, terrorist networks
UN reviewing Taliban, al-Qaida blacklist KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.N. committee that monitors sanctions against al-Qaida and the Taliban is reviewing 137 names on the travel and financial “blacklist” as part of a campaign to reach out to insurgents willing to reconcile with the government, the top U.N. representative said Saturday. 5 Afghan police, 2 NATO servicemen killed by roadside blasts in Afghanistan
5 Afghan police, 2 NATO servicemen die in blasts 5 Afghan police, NATO serviceman killed by roadside blasts in Afghanistan
5 Afghan police, NATO serviceman die in blasts Search for dozens of people missing after flooding at Ark. campground resumes
Searching resumes at daybreak in flooded Ark. area Techie’s fiance held for murder, in police custodyNEW DELHI - The fiance of a software company’s 22-year-old employee found dead at her home here has been arrested and sent to a day’s police custody, police said Saturday. Official: 5 Afghan policemen killed by roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan
Official: 5 Afghan policemen die in blast KABUL, Afghanistan — Five Afghan police have been killed by a roadside bomb in the southern province of Kandahar. Teenage solo sailor rescued in Indian OceanSYDNEY - A French fishing boat picked up solo sailor Abby Sunderland and was expected to return with the 16-year-old American to Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, Australian officials said Saturday. Kyrgyzstan seeks Russian help to control violenceBishkek, June 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kyrgyzstan Saturday asked Russia to send peacekeepers to help stop the violence in the country that has claimed 50 lives. Pacheco’s aide was convicted for cheque bouncingPANAJI - Controversial former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco’s aide Lyndon Monteiro was appointed a functionary of the Goa tourism department despite being arrested and sentenced in a cheque bouncing case, a lawyer-activist alleged Saturday. 155 dead in China flooding as 1.3 million moved to shelters and losses top $6.5 billion
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