Jail for man who threw shoe at Turkish PMSeville (Spain), July 1 (IANS/EFE) The Kurdish man who threw a shoe at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after an event in this southern Spanish city has been sentenced to three years in prison, the prosecutor’s office said. Private tutor held for raping studentMUMBAI - A private tutor, who had been absconding for over a month, has been arrested for allegedly raping his minor student, police said Thursday. Punjab does a reality check as a ‘drugged’ stateCHANDIGARH - With Punjab emerging as a major transit and destination point for drugs coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the state government has begun a new campaign against drugs to check addiction and abuse among youth. Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, pounds Mexico’s Gulf coast as Category 2 storm
Forecasters: Hurricane Alex makes landfall in northeastern Mexico; winds about 105 mph.
Calif. man arrested in 1989 NH arson that killed family of 4, including 2 kids, in apartment
Calif. man arrested in 1989 NH fire that killed 4 Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, nears Mexico, Texas coasts as Category 2 storm
Wildfire burning north of Flagstaff, Ariz., now fully contained after charring 15,000+ acres
Wildfire near Flagstaff, Ariz., fully contained Jimmy Buffett puts on free show at sister’s restaurant on Ala. coast; hundreds show up
Free show by Jimmy Buffett along Alabama coast New set of key straps were supplied before NYC crane collapse, witness says at rigger’s trial
Witness: New straps supplied before NYC crane fell Searchers find 4 bodies inside wreckage of plane missing since Sunday in northwestern Montana
4 bodies found inside wreckage of missing plane Wash.’s elusive teenage ‘Barefoot Bandit’ appears to be moving east; warrant issued in Neb.
Elusive teenage ‘Barefoot Bandit’ moving eastward 4 bodies found in wreckage of plane missing since Sunday in northwestern Montana
4 bodies found in wreckage of plane in Montana Iran sentences two jail keepers to deathTEHRAN - An Iranian military court sentenced two jail keepers to death over the deaths of three anti-government protesters last year, the Iranian Army Judiciary Organisation announced. NKorea proposes joint investigation with South Korea of deadly sinking of SKorean warship
NKorea wants both Koreas to probe ship sinking One killed as magnitude-6.4 quake hits MexicoMEXICO CITY - One person was killed after his house collapsed in a strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale that hit Mexico’s Oaxaca state Wednesday, media reports said. Senate bill would slow revolving door on former regulators working for oil, gas industry
Senate bill restricts Interior moves to industry Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Some oil spill events from Wednesday, June 30 Plane missing since Sunday spotted from air in NW Montana; no word on survivors
Plane missing in Montana spotted from air HELENA, Mont. — Montana officials say searchers have spotted what appears to be the wreckage of a plane missing since Sunday that was carrying four people on a sightseeing trip. World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill for tests; hurricane churns coastal waters
World’s largest oil skimmer heads to Gulf spill 2nd fire in a year damages Massey Energy coal processing plant in West Virginia
Fire damages Massey coal plant in W.Va. STOLLINGS, W.Va. — The second fire in a year will delay the reopening of a southern West Virginia coal processing plant, owner Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday. Travel deals from Gulf spill spread across the Southeast on fears of oil’s trail
Travel deals from Gulf spill spread wider than oil Prosecutors oppose retrial for Minn. man convicted Toyota crash that killed 3 people
Prosecutors oppose retrial in fatal Toyota crash Residents frustrated over failure to build new levee at risk from rising Des Moines River
Frustration over threatened Des Moines levee grows EPA: 1st samples show dispersants equally toxic; none had dangerous impact on sea life tested
EPA: 1st tests show dispersants equally toxic Overnight blaze in northern NJ kills 4, leaves 3 seriously hurt; electrical problems blamed
Northern NJ fire kills 4, leaves 3 seriously hurt Magnitude-6.2 quake shakes southern Mexico, killing 1
Strong earthquake hits southern Mexico, killing 1 A bus gutted on Noida expresswayNOIDA - A fire broke out in a bus on the Noida-Greater Expressway near the national capital Wednesday, a fire service official said. Senate panels requires strong oil spill response plans, removes limits on liability
Senate panels advance oil spill bill WASHINGTON — Congress began advancing legislation Wednesday that imposes new safeguards on offshore oil drilling in hopes of preventing a repeat of the devastating spill that has brought environmental and economic havoc to the Gulf coast. Complainant in high-profile extortion case deadPANIPAT - A jeweller, who had helped in the arrest of a top police officer in an extortion case, died in a Delhi hospital of medical complications, police said Wednesday. 7 injured in suicide bombing in heart of Chechen capital
Suicide bomber strikes Chechen capital, 7 injured Top ordnance official booked by CBIKOLKATA - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday filed a chargesheet against 12 people, including a former director general of ordnance factories, for alleged criminal conspiracy and corruption. Senate chairman launches tax probe of Transocean, drilling rig owner in Gulf oil spill
Senate chairman starts probe of Transocean’s taxes Central government employee found deadNEW DELHI - An Enforcement Directorate employee was found hanging in his office Wednesday, police said. Sikh high priests to meet on 1984 anti-Sikh riotsCHANDIGARH - A meeting of the five Sikh high priests is likely to be convened by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, to discuss whether the 1984 anti-Sikh riots should be designated a genocide. 15 policemen booked for fake gunfightLUCKNOW - A criminal case has been registered against 15 Uttar Pradesh policemen for faking a gun battle in 2006, officials said Wednesday. Goa official caught taking bribe suspendedPANAJI - A senior bureaucrat who has been booked for graft was suspended late Wednesday. The police, however, have not arrested the joint secretary-level officer. US, Afghans repel attack against major base, 8 militants dead
US, Afghans repel attack against major base Seven country villas sealed in DelhiNEW DELHI - The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday sealed seven country villas in the capital for violating building norms. Fla. Panhandle county’s BP claim rejected because company doesn’t have county’s phone number
No working phone number gets BP claim denied Interior Department to issue more permits for shallow water drilling in near future
Gov’t to issue more shallow water drilling permits Abu Dhabi man held for money launderingAbu Dhabi, June 30 (IANS/WAM) One person was arrested here Wednesday for duping people of 102 million dirhams ($28 million) in the name of a non-existent investment firm. Man held for chopping wife into three piecesGHAZIABAD - A man who murdered his wife, hired an accomplice to chop the body into three pieces, placed them in two bags and dumped them in a drain has been arrested on his minor son’s complaint in this Uttar Pradesh district, police said Wednesday. Alex, Atlantic’s 1st hurricane of season, rumbles toward Mexico, Texas coastlines more images AP names Jerusalem bureau chief Gutkin to oversee ongoing Gulf oil spill coverage
AP names editor to oversee oil spill coverage Police in NYC suburb warn parents to keep children indoors after 2 coyote attacks on kids
Coyote attacks keep children indoors in NYC suburb Public safety director: Early morning blaze in northern NJ leaves 2 dead, as many as 4 missing
Official: NJ fire kills 2, leaves up to 4 missing 5 injured in suicide bombing in heart of Chechen capital
Suicide bomber strikes Chechen capital, 5 injured Manhas is new Himachal police chief (Second Lead)SHIMLA - D.S. Manhas was Wednesday appointed as the new director general of police of Himachal Pradesh, an official said here. BP didn’t consider hurricanes or tropical storms in its Gulf of Mexico oil spill response plan
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