LUCKNOW - A vice principal of a government-aided school was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district early Tuesday, police said.

14 missing after houses collapse in China

BEIJING - Fourteen people were missing Tuesday after their homes collapsed in heavy rains in southwest China, Xinhua reported.

US hails Andhra police officer as anti-trafficking hero

WASHINGTON - Sattaru Umapathi, an Andhra Pradesh police officer who has led numerous operations across India to rescue victims of human trafficking, has been hailed as a hero by the US state department.

29 die in Mexico prison shoot-out

Mexico City, June 15 (IANS/EFE) Twenty-nine inmates have been killed in a shoot-out between rival groups at a prison in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state, an official said.

Light plane crashes in Sydney neighborhood, narrowly missing houses and schools; pilot killed

17 die in Mexico prison shoot-out

Mexico City, June 15 (IANS/EFE) A shoot-out between inmates at a prison in western Mexico left 17 prisoners dead, the Sinaloa state Attorney General’s Office said.

Ricky Martin Foundation trains people to fight human trafficking

San Juan, June 15 (IANS/EFE) Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin’s foundation has begun training people to fight against child abuse and human trafficking.

Despite warnings, Arkansas campground’s isolation contributed to flash flood toll

NASA developing system to better predict size of tsunamis from quakes, reduce false alarms

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA says a research team has demonstrated a prototype for an improved tsunami prediction system.

Billionaire oilman says plug the leak, then figure out who’s to blame in Gulf oil spill

Obama to address nation Tuesday night from Oval Office on efforts to contain Gulf oil spill

Forecasters issued 4 warnings in a single hour ahead of deadly Arkansas flash flood

Ark. forecasters issued 4 flash flood warnings

Study: Experts say a cheap drug could stop bleeding and save tens of thousands worldwide

Cheap drug could save tens of thousands

LONDON — A cheap drug that can stop bleeding in recently injured accident patients could potentially save the lives of tens of thousands worldwide, a new study says.

South Florida beaches are oil free, but the message is hard to convey to foreign travelers

Ark. police ‘confident’ they’ve found all 20 flood victims after recovering body of young girl

Ark. police ‘confident’ 20th flood victim is last

Obama names final 5 members to panel investigating BP’s catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill

As Obama makes another visit to Gulf, documents show BP cut corners in days before blowout

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Obama predicts better times coming for Gulf, tours coast ahead of TV speech, meeting with BP

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On tour of oil-stained Gulf, Obama promises residents that region will return to normal

Body of young girl brings to 20 number of Arkansas flash flood victims found in ongoing search

Young girl is 20th Ark. flash flood victim found

Obama says Gulf seafood is safe, announces effort to help it stay that way

20th Ark. flash flood victim found was a young girl, search ongoing

20th flood victim found in Arkansas was young girl

ND oil rig count increases 25 percent since March; state says 127 rigs working at present

ND oil rig count jumps 25 percent in 3 months

Supply shortages slowing cleanup from Gulf oil spill, forcing BP to use suppliers worldwide

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference

6 days before explosion, BP engineer called Deepwater Horizon a ‘nightmare well’

BP engineer called doomed rig a ‘nightmare well’

Alcoa idles Spanish aluminum smelter after floods casue damage

Floods force Alcoa to idle Spanish smelter

Chevron says hole in pipeline that leaked oil into Salt Lake City creek was size of a quarter

Chevron: Oil in Utah leaked from quarter-size hole

Dozens rescued as flash floods inundate neighborhoods, close interstates in Oklahoma City area

Dozens rescued as flash floods inundate Okla. City

Extradite Anderson, Bhopal gas victims urge Obama

BHOPAL - Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster, and human rights activists Monday appealed to US President Barack Obama to initiate moves to extradite former Union Carbide Corp CEO Warren Anderson to India to stand trial.

Highway Patrol: 9-year-old boy responsible for fatal bicycle crash with bus at Disney World

Patrol: Boy at fault in fatal Disney bicycle crash

Oil pours into Louisiana’s Barataria Bay, threatening 1 of America’s most vital watersheds

Oil spill spreads in La.’s big, rich Barataria Bay

2nd suspected storage tank from BP’s exploded oil rig washes ashore in Florida Panhandle

2nd suspected BP storage tank washes up in Fla.

Coast Guard: BP is stepping up efforts to contain oil after demanding company speed up plans

Coast Guard: BP steps up efforts to contain oil

Bhopal gas victims activists approach Obama for ‘justice’

BHOPAL - Survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster, and human rights activists Monday appealed to US President Barack Obama for “real justice” in the case and drew his attention to his tough stand on “corporate accountability” over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Crews find body of 20th Ark. flash flood victim floating in river, continue searching

Crews find body of 20th flood victim in Ark. river

Hindu-Muslim marriage held up as families come to blows

KOLKATA - A proposed marriage between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl could not take place after the two families came to blows inside a marriage registrar’s office here Monday.

47 dead as boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh (Fourth Lead)

LUCKNOW - At least 47 people, including 18 children, drowned when a boat capsized Monday in the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, police said.

State police: 20th body found in Arkansas campground flooding disaster; search to continue

Police: 20th body found in Ark. flooding disaster

Obama on Gulf tour Monday, as White House says BP has agreed to set up victims fund

Flash flooding strands motorist, closes interstates in Oklahoma City

Flash flooding strands motorists in Oklahoma City

Man held for dowry killing in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH - A man was arrested on the charge of killing his wife for dowry while three others were booked in the case here Monday, police said.

16 killed as truck overturns in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - Sixteen people were killed and 45 injured when a small truck they were travelling in turned turtle in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district Monday, police said.

Heavy storm cause flash flooding in Oklahoma City, drivers urged to use caution

Heavy storm cause flash flooding in Oklahoma City

Hearing on Haryana cop’s anticipatory bail plea adjourned

YAMUNANAGAR - A court here will take up Wednesday the anticipatory bail petition of former inspector general of Haryana Police M.S. Ahlawat, who has been booked for allegedly molesting a woman lawyer in May 2002.

Decision on Khairlanji massacre convicts’ appeals Tuesday

NAGPUR - A division bench of the Bombay High Court will Tuesday pronounce its decision on the appeals of the eight people convicted for the 2006 Khairlanji massacre, in which four members of a Dalit family were brutally killed by a mob, an official said.

Will join politics after women’s bill passed: Kiran Bedi

CHANDIGARH - Kiran Bedi, a celebrated former police officer, Monday said she would join active politics after the women’s quota becomes law but expressed apprehensions about the bill’s passage.

Delhi burglars arrested, goods recovered

NEW DELHI - Police arrested three people including two burglars in south Delhi and recovered stolen goods worth Rs 2.5 lakh, a Delhi police statement said Monday.