Five killed in stampede at Kenyan rally

NAIROBI - Two explosions at a rally in the Kenyan capital led to a stampede in which at least five people died and 80 were injured.

Philippine bus accident kills 20 people, mostly Iranian students and doctors

Philippine bus crash kills 20, mostly Iranians

Ohio man dies of injuries he suffered during tornado, raising toll to 6; wife, son also killed

Ohio tornado claims another victim; toll up to 6

Contaminated by crisis: BP’s survival may be riding on management’s leadership skills

Past crises hint at whether BP can pass its test

Four policemen die in road accident

LUCKNOW - Five people, including four policemen, were killed early Monday when a speeding truck hit their vehicle in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, an official said.

Overexposed: US leads the world in radiation from medical tests, raising cancer concern

Americans get most radiation from medical scans

US mounts pressure on BP; Obama heads to Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON - The US increased pressure on energy giant BP Plc to boost capacity to contain the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama makes a fourth trip to the area Monday.

SKorea’s president wants strong response to NKorea over ship sinking amid Pyongyang threat

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FAA says 4 killed in crash of single-engine plane in southwest Arkansas

FAA: 4 dead in crash of small plane in SW Ark.

‘Google collected private data from Spanish Wi-Fi networks’

Madrid, June 14 (IANS/EFE) Google has “illegally” collected private data from Wi-Fi networks in Spain through its Street View project, a crime prevention association said Sunday.

Gunmen storm Iraq’s central bank, battle security forces after bombings; as many as 26 killed

26 die as insurgents storm Iraq’s central bank

Investigators search for cause in deadly Arizona plane crash; wreckage recovered from school

Investigators recover plane wreckage from school

State police: Death toll from Ark. flash floods reaches 19; 1 person still missing

Police: Death toll from Ark. flood reaches 19

Families of missing visit site of Ark. campground flood, as crews sift through river debris

Families of missing visit site of Ark. flash flood

BP begins more aggressive response to spill as Obama prepares to make another visit to Gulf

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Explosions kill 5, wound 75 at political rally in Kenyan capital

Explosions kill 5, wound 75 at Kenya rally

Explosions kill 5, wounds 75 at political rally in Kenyan capital

Explosions kill 5, wounds 75 at Kenya rally

Gunmen storm Iraq’s central bank and battle security forces after bombings; 15 killed

Gunmen storm Iraq’s central bank; 15 killed

Emergency management official: 4 killed in plane crash near Umpire in southwest Arkansas

Official: 4 dead in southwest Arkansas plane crash

Some oil spill events from Sunday, June 13, 2010

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Democratic senators calling on BP to put $20B in special account for oil spill damages

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AP ENTERPRISE: Relief well effort in Gulf spill draws scrutiny, questions about regulations

AP ENTERPRISE: Spill relief well draws scrutiny

Spokesman: Emergency workers don’t believe 21,000 gallon oil spill has reached Great Salt Lake

Official: Oil spill hasn’t reached Great Salt Lake

Ethiopian community mourns woman, 4 nieces and nephews killed in Seattle apartment fire

Ethiopian community mourns 5 dead in Seattle fire

Explosion kills 3, wounds 75 at political rally in Kenyan capital

Explosion kills 3, wounds 75 at Kenya rally

West Bank tensions divide roads, pushing Palestinians onto dangerous, time-consuming byways

Separate roads push West Bank Arabs to the byways

Chile president gives corporations key roles in quake response, raising conflicts of interest

Chile pres. faces conflicts in quake recovery plan

Utah park remains closed following 21,000 gallon oil spill that killed some birds

Utah park remains closed following oil spill

Two men stabbed to death in Mumbai suburb

MUMBAI - Two men were stabbed to death by unidentified people in Kandivali suburb of Mumbai, police said.

Federal investigators search for cause in deadly AZ plane crash; 4 bodies remain unidentified

Investigators search for cause in AZ plane crash

Sensors deployed to better track spilling oil as pressure mounts on BP to set up claim funds

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Mandela Foundation says family friend drove in crash that killed Mandela’s great granddaughter

Mandela Foundation names driver in fatal crash

RTI activist alleges misuse of name in petition

NEW DELHI - A Right to Information Act (RTI) activist Sunday said his name had been misused to file a petition, in what could be the first such case since the transparency law came into existence.

20 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Philippines

MANILA - Twenty people were killed Sunday when a tourist bus carrying mostly Iranian nationals plunged into a ravine in the central Philippines, police said.

Gunmen try to storm Iraq’s central bank and battle security forces after bombings; 15 dead

Gunmen try to storm Iraq’s central bank; 15 dead

Police narrow Ark. flood search to 3 missing people; crews search debris piles along river

Police narrow Ark. flood search to 3 missing

Rigger accused of failing to secure crane that killed 7 in NYC faces manslaughter trial

Rigger faces trial in deadly NYC crane collapse

Boy’s prank call sends Bangalore police into tizzy

BANGALORE - A prank call to the police control room by an unidentified boy, sounding eight to 10 years old, Sunday afternoon that a bomb would explode in the upscale M.G. Road sent the city police into a tizzy and caused a scare in the area.

Two held with drugs worth Rs.50 lakh on Bangladesh border

SHILLONG - Indian border guards detained two people near the Bangladesh border in Meghalaya and recovered brown sugar worth nearly Rs.50 lakh from them, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said Sunday.

2 Gulf states and Obama tell BP to set aside special funds to pay for mounting oil claims

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Cricketers Irfan, Yusuf Pathan’s kin to be booked

GANDHINAGAR - The family members of cricketers Irfan and Yusuf Pathan will be booked for forcibly evicting a tenant from their property, police said Sunday.

State police: Search narrowed to up to 3 missing people near Ark. campground hit by flood

Police: Up to 3 confirmed missing in Ark. flood

State police: No more than 3 people still missing in Ark. campground flash flooding

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Car packed with explosives and roadside bombs kill 12 in possible attack on Iraq’s central bank

Series of bombs near Iraq’s central bank kills 12

Bombs near Iraqi central bank in Baghdad kill 12, officials say militants intended robbery

Bombs near Iraqi central bank kill12

BAGHDAD — Cars packed with explosives and roadside bombs killed 12 people in Baghdad Sunday in what officials said appeared to be an attack targeting Iraq’s central bank by militants who wanted to rob it.

Electrical equipment destroyed in fire

NEW DELHI - A fire gutted a warehouse containing electrical equipment here Sunday, but no one was injured.

Report: South Korea’s top military officer offers to retire amid criticism over ship sinking

Report: SKorea’s military chief offers to retire

Gujarat Police to fund 500 students’ higher education

GANDHINAGAR - Continuing its social initiative, Gujarat Police have again decided to adopt 500 meritorious poor class 12 students and bear the cost of their higher education.

Obama to demand that BP set up escrow account for damage claims from Gulf oil spill

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Gang of Bangladeshi burglars busted

NEW DELHI - A gang of Bangladeshis who burgled houses in Delhi’s posh localities and disposed of the booty in Bangladesh and West Bengal has been busted here, police said Sunday.