Suicide car bomber attacks paramilitary base in NW Pakistan, kills 1 soldier
Bomb scare at Kennedy Airport in New YorkNEW YORK - About 300 passengers were evacuated at John F. Kennedy Airport here Sunday after a bomb scare, authorities said. Brawls, crimes ruining Chandigarh night lifeCHANDIGARH - Planning to party into the wee hours or go for a late night stroll in Chandigarh? Beware of brawls, road rage, drunken driving and molestation incidents that have seen a spurt in this city and are spoling plans to promote night tourism. 50 missing as boat capsizes in BangladeshDHAKA - At least 50 people, including women and children, were missing after a boat with about 100 passengers on board capsized Sunday night in a river in Bangladesh. Nine die from gas poisoning in China mineBEIJING - At least nine miners died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a colliery in China’s Henan province Sunday night, officials said Monday. JFK Airport terminal in NYC reopens after bomb scare that turns out to be false alarm
NYC airport terminal reopens after false alarm Horses run out of control at US independence day paradeWASHINGTON - Two horses ran out of control and rammed into spectators during the American Independence Day parade in Iowa, and injured 24 people including children, police said. Shuttle bus carrying steel workers catches fire in central China, killing 24 people
State media: Bus fire in central China kills 24 18 killed in Zimbabwe accidentHARARE - At least 18 people were killed and 31 injured when the bus in which they were travelling rammed into the back of a stationary truck in Zimbabwe, police said. Cocaine-made FIFA World Cup replica seizedBOGOTA - A replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy, made of 11 kg cocaine, was seized at the international airport here in the Colombian capital, Colombia Airports anti-drug officials said. Huge cache of drugs seized in KathmanduKATHMANDU - A huge consignment of hashish - 105 kg - hidden in sacks of potatoes and meant to be sent to China was seized here in the Nepal capital by the Narcotic Drugs Control Law Enforcement Unit. Quake with magnitude of 6.3 rattles northern Japan, no danger of tsunami
Quake with magnitude of 6.3 rattles northern Japan Air ambulance crashes just after takeoff from remote West Texas airport, killing all 5 aboard
Patient among 5 dead in Texas air ambulance crash Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 4, 2010
Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 4, 2010 Komorowski likely winner over twin of late president in Polish presidential vote
Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency Exit polls in Polish presidential election show Komorowski to be likely winner
Exit polls in Polish election give Komorowski edge Kevin Harvick avoids Daytona carnage, wins wild night race and extends series points lead
Harvick survives wild Daytona race for victory Around the Gulf Coast, oil spill makes Independence Day a time for American introspection
VP urges fast and peaceful government transition as suicide bombers hit 2 Iraqi cities
Blasts mar Biden’s call for new gov’t, unity Couple found dead in Haryana, honour killing suspectedFATEHABAD - A teenaged boy and a girl were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Haryana’s Fatehabad district Sunday morning in a suspected honour killing, police said. A case has been filed against two uncles of the girl. Government will take over spill response information website; Move could happen in days
US to take more control of spill response website Massey Energy sends top-ranking executive into W.Va. mine to help with investigation
Massey exec heads underground for W.Va. probe Far from Gulf disaster’s glare, Nigeria’s chronic oil spills are its 50-year nightmare
Gulf spill a familiar story in oil-soaked Nigeria Biden: Main political parties must be in government, leaders must ‘finish what they started’
Biden: Iraqi gov’t must include top vote-getters From galleons to U-boat victims, ghostly shipwrecks of Gulf risk being caked in sinking oil
Sinking oil threatens historic Gulf shipwrecks Winds, choppy seas delays some oil spill cleanup efforts along Gulf coast
Rough weather curtails some Gulf cleanup work Taking on increasingly tough Afghan fight, Petraeus rejects defeatism: ‘we are in this to win’
Colombian boy walks 70 km to seek father’s releaseBogota, July 4 (IANS/EFE) A 12-year-old Colombian boy participated in a 70-km trekking campaign seeking the release of his father and others held hostage by rebels since 1997. Raids on to nab Bengal train sabotage suspectKOLKATA - Security forces Sunday conducted raids in several villages in Jhargram in West Midnapore to nab Umakanto Mahato, one of the prime accused in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express train tragedy in which 148 people were killed. 18 die in truck and bus collisions in Zimbabwe
18 die in Zimbabwe bus crash HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police in Zimbabwe say 18 people have died and 30 have been seriously injured in a triple highway accident involving two buses and a truck. Police officer injured in gunfightGHAZIABAD - An Uttar Pradesh Police sub-inspector Sunday sustained critical injuries during a raid on a criminal’s hideout in the Modinagar area of Ghaziabad district, police said. Gujarat cops urged to rethink dog breeding planGANDHINAGAR - Animal lovers have urged the Gujarat Police to reconsider a proposal for their sniffer dogs from aggressive breeds mate with civilian canines. Indian American bridegroom-to-be killed in boat accidentNEW YORK - A young Indian American physiotherapist preparing to marry his long-time sweetheart next month was killed in a boating accident in New York Harbour, media reports Sunday said. 16-year-old commits suicideNEW DELHI - A 16-year-old boy committed suicide in the Shalimar Bagh area here after an argument with his brother, police said Sunday. Suspected ISI agent among three held in TripuraAGARTALA - A suspected Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent was among the three people arrested in Tripura immediately after they entered India from Bangladesh, police said here Sunday. Lebanon’s top Shiite cleric, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, dies in hospital near Beirut at 75
I didn’t hit biker, I helped him: MikaMUMBAI - Singer Mika, who allgedly hit a biker with his car in the Four Bungalows area Sunday morning, has denied the reports, saying he in fact helped the victim by taking him to the hospital. Cancellara leads, Armstrong in fourth as Tour de France 1st stage begins
Tour de France 1st stage under way ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara is wearing the leader’s yellow jersey as Tour de France riders set off for the first stage through Belgian and Dutch lowlands. Bomb threat at Delhi metro stationNEW DELHI - An anonymous caller Sunday telephoned the police and threatened to blow up the Uttar Nagar Metro station in west Delhi, prompting the authorities to beef up security in the capital, an official said. Agitators beat up Kolkata traffic sergeantKOLKATA - A traffic sergeant was severely beaten up by an angry mob after he prevented them from torching a bus that had hit and severely injured a pedestrian here Sunday. Pope calls for sober lifestyle as he pays homage to Celestine V, hermit pope who resigned
Pope praises life of 13th-century pontiff who quit Congo: burned survivors recover from deadly tanker explosion; UN says at least 230 dead
Congo: Burn survivors recover from tanker blast 2.6 tons of cocaine seized in SpainMadrid, July 4 (IANS/EFE) Spanish authorities have arrested 10 people with over 2.6 tons of cocaine being shipped from Colombia, police said. Biden looks to ease tensions between Iraqi rivals, see new gov’t seated before US troops leave
Biden seeks thaw between Iraqi political rivals Three arrested in Peru with fake billsLima, July 4 (IANS/EFE) Peruvian police arrested two men and a woman when they tried to pass counterfeit bills with face value of $1 million at a Lima shopping mall. Get escort while withdrawing money from Panchkula banksPANCHKULA - In the wake of increasing incidents of daylight snatchings and robberies, police have decided to provide security cover to people withdrawing Rs.200,000 or above from any bank here. 42 bodies pulled from landslide in SW China, 57 still missing with no signs of life detected
42 bodies recovered from landslide in SW China Controversial question paper: Professor’s hand cut offMUVATTUPUZHA - A college professor, currently on bail for preparing a inflammatory question paper, had his right palm chopped off by a group of eight unidentified people Sunday morning, police said. World Cup replica filled with cocaine seizedBOGOTA - Colombian police confiscated a replica of the World Cup trophy filled with 11 kg of cocaine that was being sent by mail to Spain, officials said. Scribe murder case: Accused alleges torture in jailNEW DELHI - One of the four accused in the murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan has alleged that he was beaten up inside the Rohini jail as he refused to bribe the prison authorities. |
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