46 die in China mine blast

BEIJING - At least 46 people were killed in an explosion in a coal mine early Monday in China’s Henan province, the authorities said.

Relief operations continue as death toll hits 63 in Myanmar from flooding and landslides

Death toll from Myanmar floods, landslides hits 63

State media say at least 46 killed after explosion in central China mine

Media: 46 dead in explosion in central China mine

Hundreds of homes evacuated because of Flagstaff, Ariz., wildfire; search under way for hikers

Hundreds of homes evacuated because of Ariz. fire

Tornado rips roof from sporting arena, tears apart businesses in Billings, Mont.

Tornado rips businesses, arena in Billings, Mont.

Explosion traps 58 in China coal mine

BEIJING - At least 58 miners were trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine Monday in China’s Henan province, the government said.

Tornado rips roof from sporting arena, tears apart downtown businesses in Billings, Mont.

Tornado tears through downtown Billings, Mont.

Jeff Gordon takes blame for Martin Truex accident, but offers no apologies to Kurt Busch

Gordon apologizes _ sort of _ for aggressive day

State media says at least 58 trapped after explosion in central China mine

At least 58 trapped after blast in China mine

Montana highway patrol: Tornado touches down in Billings, tears roof off of large arena

Tornado tears roof from arena in Billings, Mont.

Officials: Chicago subway fire injures 19, 5 seriously, sends black smoke into city streets

Official: Chicago subway fire sends 19 to hospital

Montana highway patrol says tornado touches down in Billings, demolishes parts of expo center

Montana highway patrol says tornado hits Billings

Residents of more than 1,000 homes advised to evacuate because of wildfire near Flagstaff, AZ

Arizona wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate

Passenger plane makes emergency landing in Russia

Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A passenger aircraft with 116 people, including 11 children, on board had to make an emergency landing in Russia’s Ural mountain region, after one of its engines failed.

Crews on huge rigs drill deep into the Gulf to build relief wells, stop gushing oil leak

Far offshore, crews drill into Gulf to stop oil

Gulf oil spill is just one of the messes American BP exec will be charged with cleaning up

US exec must clean up oil spill and BP’s image

Suicide bombs kill 33 in Iraq as insurgents seek to take advantage of political deadlock

Suicide bombs kill 33 in Iraq, officials say

Celia swirls into hurricane while heading away from Pacific coast of Mexico

Season’s 1st hurricane forms far off Mexican coast

Suicide attacks in Baghdad and north of the capital kill at least 33, Iraqi officials say

Series of suicide attacks kill 33 in Iraq

BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a suicide attack has struck a crowd in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, raising to at least 33 the number of people reported killed in bombings on Sunday.

Impact of BP oil spill felt far from Gulf as Europe, Asia rethink drilling safety measures

Lee Myung-bak,Manmohan Singh

With BP’s British CEO reviled in US, oil firm turns Gulf cleanup over to one of its top Yanks

BP’s Yankee exec readies to take over cleanup duty

Komorowski leads Kaczynski in Polish presidential race, but runoff needed in 2 weeks

Runoff looms in Polish presidential election

10 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Saudi bus crash

RIYADH - At least 10 Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 25 injured when the bus in which they were travelling from Mecca to Medina turned turtle, a media report said.

Celia, howling off Mexico’s Pacific coast, upgraded to hurricane status

Celia becomes season’s first hurricane

MIAMI — Celia was upgraded to hurricane status Sunday as it howled toward open seas, away from Mexico’s Pacific coast.

Some oil spill events from Sunday, June 20, 2010

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Authorities: Second wildfire forces more evacuations near Flagstaff, Ariz.

2nd fire forces evacuations near Flagstaff, Ariz.

Documents: BP estimated leaking well could gush 4.2M gallons of oil into Gulf in worst case

Documents: BP estimated 4.2M gallon in worst case

Twin car bombs strike crowded district near trade bank in Baghdad, killing at least 28

Twin car bombs kill at least 28 in Iraq near bank

Bombs hidden in puish carts rock Afghanistan, underscoring continued security threat

US President Barack Obama

Authorities: Calif. man facing charge of starting AZ fire, crews brace for strong winds

Authorities: Man facing charge of starting AZ fire

Three held with detonators in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI - Three people suspected to be supporters of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were Sunday arrested with thousands of detonators in Tamil Nadu’s Triuchirapalli district, 320 km from here.

Twin suicide car bombings kill 28, injure dozens outside trade bank in Baghdad

Twin car bombs kill 28 near bank in Baghdad

Exit polls: Komorowski leads Kaczynski in Polish presidential race, runoff in 2 weeks

Komorowski leading Kaczynski in Polish election

Authorities: Calif. man facing charge of starting NM fire, crews brace for strong winds

Authorities: Man facing charge of starting NM fire

Four prisoners escape from Uttar Pradesh jail

LUCKNOW - Four prisoners escaped from a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura city late Sunday, an official said. Four jail officials were suspended after the incident.

Telugu actor Kota Srinivas Rao’s son dies in accident

HYDERABAD - Veteran Telugu film actor Kota Srinivas Rao’s son Kota Prasad died in a road accident here Sunday. He was 39.

Arizona wildfire burns near downtown Flagstaff, firefighters brace for strong winds

Crews battling Flagstaff fire brace for winds

Suspected honour killing: Couple found dead in Haryana

BHIWANI - In a suspected case of honour killing, a teenaged couple was Sunday found hanging from a tree in a Haryana village, police said.

Mamata warns of strong action against corrupt officials

KOLKATA - Three days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a multi-crore rupee railway recruitment scam, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday warned of strong action against the erring officials.

Crews drilling deep into Gulf of Mexico to construct relief wells, stop gushing oil leak

Barack Obama (Waxwork)
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One of prime accused in train sabotage held in Jharkhand (Night Lead)

RANCHI/KOLKATA - Police in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district Sunday arrested one of the three prime accused in last month’s train sabotage, allegedly by Maoists, in West Bengal that killed 148 people, police said.

Explosives seized in West Bengal

KOLKATA - A sack containing 50 gelatine sticks and other explosive material was found Sunday in West Bengal’s Bankura district, where Maoists are active, police said.

Man held for Aligarh admission racket

ALIGARH - A private coaching centre employee was arrested here for his alleged involvement in a racket in which students were charged Rs.4-6 lakhs for admission to prestigious colleges, police said Sunday.

Police custody for army major caught taking bribes

MUMBAI - A Mumbai court Sunday remanded to five days’ police custody an army officer who was arrested for allegedly accepting bribes for issuing medical certificates to prospective recruits.

Indian cabbie escapes robbery bid in Australia

MELBOURNE - An Indian taxi driver escaped unhurt after being threatened with a knife by two passengers in Australia Sunday.

Andhra techie’s murderers held in US

WASHINGTON - Five men have arrested for allegedly robbing and killing an Indian techie from Andhra Pradesh in the US, the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) said.

One of prime accused in train sabotage arrested (Third Lead)

RANCHI/KOLKATA - One of the three prime accused in a train derailment in West Bengal last month allegedly due to Maoist sabotage, in which 148 people were killed, was arrested from Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district Sunday, police said.

One of the prime accused in train sabotage arrested

KOLKATA - A pro-Maoist activist, who is one of the three prime accused in the derailment of a train in West Bengal that killed 148 people, was arrested in Jharkhand Sunday, police said here.

Chief of Gulf oil spill claims office urges people to come forward and file claims for damages

President Barack Obama

Twin suicide car bombings kill 27 outside a bank in Baghdad

Twin car bombs kill 27 near bank in Baghdad