Bolivian priest found guilty of sexual assault in ChileSantiago, June 20 (IANS/EFE) A Bolivian Catholic priest has been declared guilty of sexual abuse by a court in Chile. China says death toll in southern flooding rises to 132 amid continuous heavy rain
Flooding deaths rise to 132 in southern China Thai ‘banquet bandit’ likes to eat and runBANGKOK - Police arrested a Thai man for allegedly conning luxury car salesmen out of $4,844 in expensive meals at posh Bangkok restaurants, the Bangkok Post reported Sunday. Arizona wildfire burns near downtown Flagstaff, forcing evacuations of homes and businesses
Wildfire burns near Flagstaff, forces evacuations Leader of armed Jundallah insurgent group leader hanged in Iran
Jundallah insurgent leader hanged in Iran TEHRAN, Iran — Leader of the Jundallah insurgent group, Abdulmalik Rigi was hanged Sunday after months of interrogation and trial, the official IRNA news agency reported. Tropical Storm Celia strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coast, expected to stay well off shore
Tropical Storm Celia strengthens off Mexico Over 32,000 people displaced in Brazil floodsRio de Janeiro, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 32,000 people have been displaced in Brazil’s Alagoas state due to floods caused by heavy rains, the civil defence service said Sunday. Shooter kills two others, self in California restaurantWASHINGTON - A gunman opened fire in a southern California restaurant Saturday, killing two diners, including a child, local television KTLA reported. 11 killed in Mexican military helicopter crashMEXICO CITY - A military helicopter crashed in northern Mexico, killing all 11 people on board, the Defence Department said. Wildfire forces evacuations in Flagstaff, Ariz., burns hundreds of acres
Wildfire forces evacuations in Flagstaff, Ariz. Explosion in Istanbul metro stationISTANBUL - An explosion was heard in a metro station here in Turkey’s largest city late Saturday, a media report said. Bear shot dead after it mauls 70-year-old manWASHINGTON - A grizzly bear was shot dead after it mauled a 70-year-old man near Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming state in the US, officials said. Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 19, 2010
Four teenagers stabbed in MoscowMoscow, June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four teenagers were injured in a fight, when someone stabbed them with a knife in Moscow, police said Sunday. Carl Edwards grabs lead with 9 laps to go, holds on to win Nationwide race at Road America
Edwards wins Nationwide race at Road America Arizona wildfire prompts evacuations of hotel and homes in Flagstaff
Wildfire forces evacuations in Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Authorities in Arizona say a wildfire that broke out near downtown Flagstaff has prompted evacuations of nearby businesses, a hotel and homes feared to be in the fire’s path. 11 soldiers killed when Mexican military helicopter crashes in mountainous area in north
11 soldiers dead in Mexican military chopper crash Small plane performing aerial survey work gets stuck in Mass. tree, 3 suffer minor injuries
3 injured in Mass. when small plane lands in tree Small plane crashes in eastern Massachusetts with 3 people on board; conditions unknown
Small plane crashes in Mass. with 3 on board Tropical Storm Celia churns off Mexico’s Pacific coast, expected to stay well off shore
Pacific Tropical Storm Celia forms off Mexico Another day, another BP blunder: CEO’s day at yacht race draws even more anger along Gulf more images Poles seem poised to elect fallen president’s rival over grieving twin running in his place
Poles pick successor to president killed in crash Outrage grows along US Gulf Coast with word that BP CEO is spending weekend at yacht race
Found in Haiti quake rubble, a child is rescued _ and orphaned again after adoption freeze
Child rescued from Haiti rubble is orphaned again White House chief of staff says BP executive Hayward commits another gaffe by going yachting
Confusion over swimming rules in Gulf of Mexico off Ala. as tar balls wash up from oil spill
Spill causes confusion over swimming rules in Ala. Army major nabbed accepting bribeMUMBAI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday nabbed an Indian Army medical officer while accepting a bribe from a recruit for certifying him medically fit. Goldsmith abducted in Himachal, rescuedSHIMLA - A goldsmith based in this Himachal Pradesh capital who was abducted by four miscreants has been rescued from the nearby forests, police said Saturday. Farmer shot dead in Punjab villageSANGRUR - A farmer was shot dead in a Punjab village over a dispute on irrigation of fields, police said Saturday. UN says security in Afghanistan has not improved as bombings and assassinations soar
UN says security in Afghanistan has not improved Girl commits suicide in Punjab police stationAMRITSAR - A teenaged girl, arrested for theft, Saturday committed suicide inside a police station in this Punjab district, police said. Five killed as vehicle falls into gorgeSHIMLA - Five people were killed and 14 others were injured Saturday when an overloaded multi-utility vehicle rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district, police said. Babbar Khalsa militant held in MumbaiMUMBAI - A member of the insurgent Babbar Khalsa International group was Saturday arrested from a Mumbai suburb and three weapons and 40 bullets were seized from him, police said. Landslides kill 88 in ChinaBEIJING - Rain-triggered landslides in eastern and southern China have killed at least 88 people and left 48 missing over the past week, officials said Saturday. Over 75 percent winners in Rajya Sabha poll millionairesNEW DELHI - Over three-fourths of the winners in the just concluded Rajya Sabha polls are millionaires, while more than one-fourth have criminal cases pending against them, an election watchdog said Saturday. Korea, the war without end, casts a long shadow as 60-year mark nears more images Berlin tourist plane makes emergency landing, 7 slightly injured
Berlin tourist plane makes emergency landing Nepali children rescued from Ghaziabad councillor’s houseGHAZIABAD - Four Nepali children, who escaped to Ghaziabad from a study centre in Dehradun, were Saturday rescued from a councillor’s house here. They alleged that they had been held captive and were made to do domestic work, police said. Tropical Storm Celia forms off Mexico’s Pacific Coast, expected to stay well offshore
Tropical Storm Celia forms off Mexico’s coast As oil spews in Gulf, BP chief Tony Hayward attends yacht race off UK’s Isle of Wight more images I’m receiving threat calls: Brother of Nanda’s driverNEW DELHI - The brother of prominent industrialist Anil Nanda’s driver, who died of burn injuries earlier this week, Saturday claimed he was receiving threat calls from the businessman’s associates. BJP seeks Congress apology for Anderson safe passageNEW DELHI - Alleging that the Rajiv Gandhi government was “party” to the safe passage given to then Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded an apology from the Congress. Landslide claims eight lives in MaharashtraRATNAGIRI - Eight people were killed in their sleep and five injured in a landslide in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district Saturday, police said. Four shops gutted in fireNEW DELHI - Four shops were gutted in a fire at a central Delhi market Saturday, an official said. There were no casualties. Police clueless about Haryana ex-top cop’s whereaboutsYAMUNANAGAR - Haryana Police Saturday remained clueless about the whereabouts of former inspector general of police M.S. Ahlawat, booked earlier this month for molesting a woman lawyer in May 2002. Obama’s oil spill commission includes former EPA chief, Harvard dean, ex-Fla.-senator
Look at members of Obama’s oil spill commission Outside expert questions credentials of Gulf spill panel: ‘What do they know about petroleum?’
New tropical depression forms off Mexico’s coast as Tropical Storm Blas keeps swirling
New tropical depression forms off Mexico’s coast Woman collapses, dies in Gurgaon resortGURGAON - A 25-year-old woman employed with a MNC collapsed and died at the popular Wet’n'Wild resort at Manesar near here, police said Saturday. The medical report attributed the death to a heart attack. Officials: Militants thought to be al-Qaida kill 10 in raid on security HQ in Yemen port city
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