Massive floods flatten Brazilian town, kill more than 3 dozen; 600 reported missing

Brazilian mayor: Floods have flattened entire town

Correction: USDA-Plane Crash story

Correction: USDA-Plane Crash story

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. — In a June 21 story about the fatal crash of a plane carrying two U.S. Forest Service workers and the pilot, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, erroneously reported that the plane’s owner was Wings and Wheels 2 LLC of Aurora, Colo. The FAA now says the plane was owned by Sterling Airways Inc. of Hornell, N.Y.

Plane’s tyre bursts while landing at Raipur

RAIPUR - A Kingfisher Airlines flight with at least 75 passengers on board had a close shave late Wednesday as one of its tyres burst while landing here, an official said.

5.5-magnitude quake hits Canada

OTTAWA - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale struck the Ontario-Quebec border region in Canada Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Seven die in small plane crash in Canada

OTTAWA - Seven people were killed Wednesday when their small plane crashed outside Quebec city, Xinhua reported.

Dell sees revenue growth in line with analyst forecasts

Dell sees revenue growth in line with forecasts

Pakistani boat found in Kutch

GANDHINAGAR - An abandoned Pakistani boat has been seized from Indian waters near Sir Creek off the Kutch coast, Gujarat Police said Wednesday.

HRD team visits Kolkata school to probe student’s suicide

KOLKATA - A team from the human resource development (HRD) ministry Wednesday visited the La Martiniere school in Kolkata to review a case of alleged suicide by a student after he was given corporal punishment.

Man killed, brother hurt in Ghaziabad road accident

GHAZIABAD - A man was killed and his brother critically injured Wednesday when their motorcycle was mowed down by a bus here, police said.

Tamang’s widow meets Buddhadeb, demands justice

KOLKATA - Demanding justice, slain All India Gorkha League president Madan Tamang’s wife Bharati met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee here Wednesday and expressed dissatisfaction with the probe into her husband’s murder.

Truck crushes Gurgaon student

GURGAON - An engineering student was killed and her friend was injured when a truck hit their two-wheeler in Gurgaon Wednesday, police said.

I was helpless in protecting honest officer: Karnataka Lokayukta

BANGALORE - Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) Santosh Hegde, who resigned in frustration Wednesday, expressed helplessness in protecting an honest officer from being suspended for exposing the disappearance of illegal iron ore seized by his team in March.

Two held for Delhi murder

NEW DELHI - Two people accused of killing a man during a failed car-jacking bid earlier this week have been arrested, police said Wednesday.

Toll in boat capsize rises to eight

LUCKNOW - The death toll in the boat tragedy in the Saryu river in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district has risen to eight, an official said Wednesday.

Report sought on Gujarat lecturer’s gang-rape

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government has sought a report from the Mehsana district police on the alleged gang-rape of a lecturer and has taken steps to suspend the three accused, who are government primary teachers. Two of the three accused have been arrested.

Took drugs but never sold them: Israeli pusher

PANAJI - Israeli Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, an alleged drug dealer, Wednesday admitted to using drugs but said he was never involved in selling them.

Trial in 2006 Mumbai train blasts resumes

MUMBAI - Nearly two years after the Supreme Court had stayed the trial in the July 11, 2006 serial blasts in trains, the proceedings resumed Wednesday with two key witnesses deposing before a Special Court here.

Andhra gives nod for India’s first BPO in jail

HYDERABAD - India’s first Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in jail will become a reality with the Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday giving its nod to the proposal.

Cash reward on clues to Delhi honour killing suspects

NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Wednesday announced cash rewards of Rs.50,000 each for clues to the whereabouts of three accused in a case of suspected honour killings in north Delhi earlier this week.

Multi-crore scam alleged in Ghaziabad authority

GHAZIABAD - A former board member of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) Wednesday alleged a multi-crore rupee scam in plot allotment by officials of the civic body.

Congress favours separate law for honour killings

NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday said it favoured a suitable law to deal with honour killings, saying there was a need to take holistic view of the problem as instances of such violence were being reported from different regions of the country.

One killed, 24 hurt in Russian ammunition blast

Moscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) One person was killed and 24 injured in an ammunition blast at a military training facility in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said Wednesday.

62 brown pelicans rehabbed after Gulf of Mexico oil spill released at wildlife refuge in Texas

Pelicans rehabbed from oil spill released in Texas

NY comptroller moves for lead plaintiff status in investors’ lawsuits against BP in oil spill

NY comptroller wants lead status in BP lawsuit

Monaco’s Prince Albert bids adieu to bachelorhood, to marry South African Charlene Wittstock

Monaco’s Prince Albert bids adieu to bachelorhood

Companies accuse Interior Department of ignoring judge’s order overturning drilling moratorium

Feds accused of ignoring judge’s drill ban ruling

Magnitude-5.0 earthquake reported in Canada, no reports of damage

Magnitude-5.0 earthquake reported in Canada

House Judiciary Committee approves subpoena for BP documents on claims payments