TORONTO - There was sporadic violence in the streets of Canada’s largest city Saturday as at least 10,000 otherwise peaceful demonstrators fumed at the world’s 20 leading powers gathered for a summit on the global economy.

UNITED NATIONS - Fighting drug abuse, trafficking and other social evils must be parts of the battle against poverty, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has said.

Two Pakistani sentenced to death in Yemen

SANAA - Two Pakistanis were sentenced to death by a Yemeni court Saturday after being convicted of drug trafficking, state media reported.

Children feared among multiple dead in house fire in upstate New York

Ind. auction for ex-financier who tried to fake death in plane crash, hid motorcycle to flee

Tropical Storm Alex drenches Caribbean coast of Belize, Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Some oil spill events from Saturday, June 26, 2010

Girl, 6, scratched, bitten by coyotes who attacked as she played in front yard in NYC suburb

Girl, 6, scratched, bitten by coyotes in NY suburb

Tropical weather could put BP’s oil containment system out of commission for a week or more

Tropical weather is new reason to worry in Gulf

Obama, South Korean leader say North Korea must face consequences for alleged ship sinking

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Demonstators hold hands at beaches around world to protest Gulf of Mexico oil spill

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Latin American immigrants mourn Spain train crash victims, protest to demand investigation

Latin Americans in Spain demand train crash probe

Tropical Storm Alex May Weaken

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) According to the latest news, the tropical storm Alex is reported to be heading toward either Mexico or Texas. It is good news for those working on the BP Oil Spill in the north of Gulf of Mexico. However, the tropical storm may produce some rough sea conditions in that area. A strong concern has been raised about the condition that might happen to the efforts to contain the oil if BP is forced to abandon the area for a while. Allegedly, about 69 million to 132 million gallons of oils have spewed into the water after the rig exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers. The leak is not expected to be fully plugged until BP finishes drilling a relief well.

5 people between ages 16 and 22 killed in head-on crash on Utah mountain highway

5 killed in head-on crash on Utah mountain highway

Obama’s point man on the Gulf oil spill recovery will visit the region next week

Son kills alcoholic father in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - A man was arrested here for allegedly murdering his alcoholic father as he objected to his drinking habits, police said Saturday.

Top US military officer assures Afghan leader new commander won’t alter war strategy

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Top Italian mafia fugitive managed affairs online: Police

Palermo (Italy), June 26 (IANS/AKI) One of Italy’s most wanted mafia fugitives, arrested in the South of France, managed his business affairs over the Internet and even had a nickname for a Skype account, a police official Saturday said.

Man, minor daughter crushed to death

NEW DELHI - A man and his 10-year-old daughter were killed when a container truck crashed into their slum dwelling in south Delhi, police said Saturday.

New policy soon to stop drug abuse

NEW DELHI - Against the backdrop of a UN report stating that drug use is shifting towards new substances and new markets, the Indian government is contemplating a national policy on prevention of alcoholism and substance abuse.

Court lowers to 12 those killed in feastday rail accident in Spain

Death toll in Spanish rail accident lowered to 12

24 killed in Bihar road accident

PATNA - Twenty-four people were killed Saturday when a bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Bihar, police said.

Two Dutch women raped, robbed in India

NEW DELHI - Two Dutch women on a world tour were repeatedly raped and robbed of their money and passports by two men posing as tourist guides, police said Saturday. One of the accused has been arrested.

Top US military officer assures Karzai that new commander won’t alter war strategy

Head-on collision between bus, truck kills 23 in India, say police

Police: Bus, truck collision kills 23 in India

Fashion, Bollywood fraternity mourn Viveka Babajee’s death

NEW DELHI - Condolences poured in from the fashion and Bollywood fraternity for former supermodel Viveka Babajee, who committed suicide in Mumbai.

Solomon Islands Feels Earthquake Tremors

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Tropical storm could be latest blow to containing massive Gulf spill; forecasters watch path

Storm could be latest problem in spill cleanup

Viveka Babajee hanged herself, autopsy report confirms

MUMBAI - Former supermodel Viveka Babajee’s autopsy report, received by the police Saturday afternoon, has confirmed that she committed suicide by hanging herself, a top police official said.

British boy makes bombs with chemicals bought online

LONDON - A British teenager with an “unhealthy interest” in explosives made gunpowder and nail-bombs with chemicals bought online through his mother’s eBay account, police said.

Another suspected honour killing in Haryana

HISAR - In another case of suspected honour killing, a 28-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in this Haryana district, police said Saturday.

Personal reasons behind Viveka Babajee’s suicide?

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - Former supermodel Viveka Babajee, who committed suicide in Mumbai Friday, suffered from depression after an apparent split with her boyfriend, her friends in the fashion industry said Saturday.

Snakes invade British prison

LONDON - A British prison is being invaded by snakes, which are scaling up the prison walls to “soak up some sun”, a media report said Saturday.

Helicopter crashes in Malaysian jungle on Borneo island; US pilot killed, co-pilot injured

Helicopter crashes in Malaysia; US pilot killed

Forecasters: Tropical storm Alex forms in Caribbean; unclear if it will hit oiled Gulf

Unclear if tropical storm Alex will hit oiled Gulf

Karzai denounces illegal profiteering, calls on other nations to stop drug trafficking

Karzai speaks out vs. drug smuggling, profiteering

Hurricane Darby, Celia weaken to Category 2 storms in the Pacific

Hurricanes Darby, Celia weaken to Category 2

Russian woman arrested for assisting German spy

ROPAR - A Russian woman accused of assisting a suspected German spy and who has been living in India without legal documents has been arrested, police said Saturday.

Couple seeks protection of Delhi women’s rights panel

NEW DELHI - A couple who got married against the wishes of their parents has approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) seeking protection after receiving threat calls from the girl’s family members, an official said Saturday.

Forecasters: Tropical storm forms Alex in Caribbean; not on track for oiled Gulf

Tropical storm Alex not on track for Gulf

MIAMI — The first tropical storm of the Atlantic 2010 hurricane season has formed in the Western Caribbean, but it’s not on track to pass over the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Over 12,000 vehicles seized in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, June 26 (IANS/WAM) In an effort to prevent accidents in Abu Dhabi, police have seized 12,605 faulty vehicles.

Obama’s point man on the Gulf oil spill cleanup will visit the region next week

NATO: US troop dies, Taliban commander, disguised as woman, killed in southern Afghanistan

NATO: US troop dies, Taliban commander killed

Tropical weather could be latest blow to containing massive Gulf spill; forecasters watch path

Weather could be latest problem in spill cleanup

Honour killing suspects in police custody

NEW DELHI - A court here Saturday sent three men arrested on charges of killing a couple and another woman in a case of suspected honour killing to five days police custody.

Industry, government spend little on oil spill clean-up technology

Little spent on oil spill cleanup technology

Nirupama Pathak’s mother denied bail

RANCHI - A Jharkhand court Saturday rejected the bail plea of Sudha Pathak, the mother of Delhi journalist Nirupama Pathak who was found dead in her home April 29.