Four students hurt in Himachal varsity clashSHIMLA - Four students were injured early Wednesday when activists of two political outfits clashed in the Himachal Pradesh University here, police said. AP IMPACT: Some 27,000 aging, abandoned wells in the Gulf possibly leaking but never inspected
AP IMPACT: Gulf awash in 27,000 abandoned wells Teen swept away in creek amid Oklahoma City area flooding; storms also collapse concert tent
Teen swept away in creek amid Okla. City flooding In NYC, Queen Elizabeth praises UN’s aims for peace, then places wreath at ground zero
Queen addresses UN, places wreath at ground zero Six killed in Cairo shooting spreeCAIRO - Six people were killed and six others wounded when a bus driver opened fire at them in the Egyptian capital Tuesday, Xinhua reported. Texas governor forms group to improve technology, safety in energy industry after oil spill
Texas group will look at oil, natural gas drilling Feel the burn! Extreme heat scraps racing cards, sends ballplayers to the coolers
Feel the burn! Heat wave affects sporting events East Coast residents seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
Journalist killed in MexicoMexico City, July 7 (IANS/EFE) A newspaper editor was shot dead in western Mexico. Extreme heat slows or cancels rail travel across much of the rail-reliant Northeast
Heat slows down train travel in rail-reliant East New containment vessel halfway linked to oil gusher; no time frame set for pumping to begin
New Gulf containment vessel partly linked to well Two months into the crisis, oil seeps into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain, worrying fishermen
Oil seeps into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain Mob attacks firefighters, police with fireworks, bottle rockets at complex near St. Louis
Ill. mob shoots fireworks at police, firefighters US urges release of citizen sentenced in ChinaWASHINGTON - The US called on China Tuesday to release a US geologist who was sentenced to eight years in prison for obtaining an oil database regarded as a state secret. Queen Elizabeth places wreath to pay respects at NYC’s ground zero after speech at UN
Queen places wreath at World Trade Center site Queen Elizabeth challenges UN to keep leading response to global dangers and promoting dignity
Queen challenges UN to lead in confronting dangers Over 190 endangered animals seized in MexicoMexico City, July 7 (IANS/EFE) More than 190 endangered birds and turtles were seized in the Mexican capital, officials said Tuesday. As temps soar above 100 degrees in East, utilities are loaded with record electricity demand
As power demand soars, grid holds up … so far Venezuela arrests top Colombian drug traffickerCaracas, July 7 (IANS/EFE) A top Colombian drug trafficker wanted by the US has been arrested in Venezuela, officials said Tuesday. Easterners seek a respite as temperatures soar above 100 degrees in some cities
Officials say plane stolen from Indiana, crashed in Bahamas fits pattern of ‘Barefoot Bandit’
Stolen plane fits elusive ‘Barefoot Bandit’ mold 14 Nepali workers rescued from Himachal riverSHIMLA - Fourteen Nepali labourers were rescued Tuesday after they were swept away by a swollen river in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district, officials said. Thousands evacuated from northern Mexico town where authorities fear dam will overflow
Mexican town evacuated amid fears dam will burst Bill sets up New Hampshire emergency phone message system to keep residents alert
NH gov to sign bill on emergency phone msgs Oil’s creep brings sheen, tar balls to Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans
Oil’s fingers reach into Louisiana’s inland waters AP Interview: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett hopes Ala beach concert lifts Gulf spirits more images Stormy weather delays hookup of new vessel to collect gushing oil from Gulf well
Hookup of new Gulf containment vessel delayed Teenage robbers arrested in DelhiNEW DELHI - Three teenagers, including two minors, were Tuesday arrested here over a robbery that happened last month in Rohini. 12 dead, thousands without water in northern Mexico state hit by remnants of Hurricane Alex
Mexico’s death toll from Hurricane Alex up to 12 Israeli military to prosecute, discipline soldiers for actions during Gaza war
British soldier, 3 Afghan police killed in roadside blasts
British soldier, 3 Afghan police killed by blasts Russia objects to citizen’s arrest in IndiaNEW DELHI - Russia has strongly objected to India over the detention of a Russian woman, Olga Timoshik, by Punjab Police for allegedly helping a suspected German spy. Former SS sergeant Adolf Storms, 90, dies amid war crimes investigation
90-year-old Nazi suspect Adolf Storms dies Eight students held for murderCHENNAI - Eight students of the Sathyabama University here were Tuesday arrested for the murder of an engineering student of Dr. M.G.R. University, police said. Five Bhopal gas tragedy convicts get bailBHOPAL - A court here Tuesday granted regular bail to five convicts in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster. Five stabbed to death in ChinaBEIJING - Five members of a family, including an infant, were stabbed to death by a man at a village in central China, police said Tuesday. British pop singer arrested after car crashLONDON - British pop singer George Michael has been arrested after crashing his car into a photo shop in North London, it was reported Tuesday. Pacheco may have got fake medical certificates: prosecutionPANAJI - Government doctors may have issued bogus medial certificates to ensure that former Goa minister Mickky Pacheco, an accused in a culpable homicide case involving his alleged lover’s death, skipped judicial custody, the prosecution alleged Tuesday. Spanish court orders reopening of probe into death of reporter hit by US tank fire in Iraq
Spanish reporter’s Iraq death probe reopened Report: Singer George Michael arrested, on bail after car crash in London
George Michael arrested in London after car crash EU bans most Iran Air jets from Europe for safety reasons, 2 Indonesian airlines off blacklist
EU: Most Iran Air jets banned from Europe BRUSSELS — The EU banned most of Iran Air’s jets from flying to Europe because of safety concerns, emphasizing Tuesday that the move was not related to U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Student found dead in Uttar Pradesh madrassaLUCKNOW - A 17-year-old student was Tuesday found dead at a madrassa in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, police said. Gujarat cops to get fingerprint scannersGANDHINAGAR - Detecting criminals will now become easier, with all police stations in Ahmedabad getting equipped with fingerprint scanners within this year. Elite Afghan police manning new checkpoints in Kandahar are visible sign of ramped up security
Elite cadre of Afghan police set up in Kandahar Police find $200,000 in busManagua, July 6 (IANS/EFE) Police found $220,000 in cash on a bus in Nicaragua, a media report said. 4,000 protestors arrested in Delhi during shutdownNEW DELHI - Over 4,000 protestors were arrested and a similar number detained in the Indian capital during the countrywide shutdown called by opposition parties against rising fuel prices, a police officer said Tuesday. Death toll of military plane crash in Romania rises to 12
Romania: deaths in military plane crash rise to 12 Nepal police kill three kidnappersKATHMANDU - Three people, alleged to be kidnappers who opened fire on a police patrol, were killed in a forested area in southern Nepal Tuesday. March of thousands for captive soldier Gilad Schalit divides Israel on sensitive issue
Mass march for captive soldier divides Israel Tar balls hit Texas beach; oil from blown-out ocean well washes up along all 5 Gulf states
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