Drag racing driver dies after crash at NHRA event outside Seattle

Driver killed in crash at Washington raceway

Clinton condemns Uganda bombings, promises US help tracking down perpetrators

The White House

23 die in Guatemala violence

Guatemala City, July 12 (IANS/EFE) At least 23 people, including six women, have been killed in separate incidents of violence in Guatemala, police said.

6.2-magnitude quake jolts Chile

SANTIAGO - An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the northern part of Chile, but there was no report of damage or casualties, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.

Twin bombings strike crowds in Uganda watching World Cup final; 64 people killed

Bombs strike World Cup watchers in Uganda, kill 64

64 killed in bomb attacks in Uganda as people watched World Cup; Americans among victims

64 die in bomb attacks in Uganda during World Cup

Free Buffett beach concert draws thousands to Alabama coast despite oil spill

Free Buffett beach show draws crowd on oil coast

Bombs explode at 2 sites in Uganda’s capital, killing at least 30

Blasts at 2 sites in Uganda kill at least 30

Uganda: 2 bomb attacks kill 30 or more, Somali militia blamed

2 bomb attacks in Uganda; 30 feared dead

KAMPALA, Uganda — Bombs exploded at two sites in Uganda’s capital late Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV, killing at least 30 people. At least three Americans — part of a church group from Pennsylvania — were among the wounded.

More than 20 deaths are feared after bombs explode at 2 sites in Uganda

More than 20 deaths feared after blasts in Uganda

Bombs explode at 2 sites in Uganda with 20 deaths feared; Somali militia blamed

Bombs explode at sites in Uganda, 20 deaths feared

‘Barefoot Bandit,’ who ran from law for 2 years, drawing thousands of fans, caught in Bahamas

‘Barefoot Bandit’ nabbed after 2 years as fugitive

Uganda: 2 bomb attacks; 20 or more feared dead, Somali militia blamed

2 bomb attacks in Uganda; 20 feared dead

KAMPALA, Uganda — Bombs exploded at two sites in Uganda’s capital late Sunday as people watched the World Cup final on TV, and officials at the scene put the death toll at more than 20 and said it could rise further.

Bombs explode at 2 sites in Uganda with deaths feared; Somali militia blamed

Bombs explode at 2 sites in Uganda, deaths feared

Uganda: Bombs explode at 2 sites; deaths feared, Somali militia blamed

Uganda: Bombs explode, Somali militia blamed

Transformer explosion in Las Vegas arts district hurts 2, damages buildings

Transformer explodes in Las Vegas arts district

Stung by many failures, BP trying not to promise too much with latest effort to stop oil leak

The White House

BP exec says latest containment effort may be 2-5 more days, no promises on when oil stops

BP: Latest containment effort may be 2-5 more days

Navy Blimp hovering over Gulf on oil spill duty looking for slicks, wildlife in distress

Navy blimp hovers over Gulf on oil spill duty

Police: Conn. driver killed as car goes through house, hits tree, then crashes into 2nd home

Conn. driver killed as car hits 2 houses, tree

Coroner identifies miner killed at troubled Peabody operation in Illinois

Deceased Peabody miner identified as Kentucky man

Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 11, 2010

Some oil spill events from Sunday, July 11, 2010

Mandela appears at Soccer City as South Africa bids farewell to World Cup

Mandela appears at Soccer City before final

Egyptian teen arrested while attempting to swim to Turkey

CAIRO - A Egyptian teenager was arrested Sunday 10 km off the country’s northern coast while he was swimming in an apparent attempt to migrate to Turkey, police said.

Boat capsizes in Maharashtra, three drown

MUMBAI - At least three people drowned and eight others are reported missing after a boat capsized in Vasai creek in Maharashtra’s Thane district Sunday evening, police said.

Washerman beaten to death, politician held

RANCHI - A washerman was beaten to death by a politician for failing to iron his clothes in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district Sunday, police said. The politician was arrested.

Oil spill, space shuttle disasters: When technological arrogance, hubris lead to catastrophe

Technology’s disasters share long trail of hubris

Man kills cousin to avenge sacking

GHAZIABAD - A 25-year-old man killed his uncle’s daughter and then shot himself as the girl’s father had sacked him from his job, police said Sunday.

Man burnt as hot oil thrown on him

NEW DELHI - A hunt is on for a sweetmeat shop owner who attempted to kill a man by throwing hot oil on him and beat up his brother following an argument in north Delhi, police said Sunday.

Official: Oil spill victims can file single request for 6 months of compensation from BP fund

Oil claims: 6 months of payments per each request

Uncapped oil gusher spews into Gulf as BP works on new seal to capture all the crude

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Cop held for assaulting wife, son

NEW DELHI - A Delhi Police constable was arrested Sunday for assaulting his wife and 15-year-old son.

Couple killed in roof collapse

CHANDIGARH - A couple who ignored warnings that their house was unsafe were killed in their sleep when its roof collapsed here early Sunday, police said.

No leads on Gandhi’s ‘missing’ belongings

GANDHINAGAR - Investigations into a complaint about the theft of some personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi from the Kasturbadham memorial near Rajkot in Gujarat seem to have reached a deadend due to lack of records related to the exhibits.

Fresh breaches in Ghaggar submerge more Punjab villages

CHANDIGARH - Two fresh breaches in the Ghaggar river and one in the Narwana canal in different parts of Punjab Sunday submerged scores of villages and inundated several acres of agricultural land in the state’s Mansa district, an official said.

Nelson Mandela to greet fans at Soccer City before World Cup final, grandson says

Grandson: Nelson Mandela to greet World Cup fans

Australian victims given drugs for sexual favours

MELBOURNE - Two brothers in an Australian town sexually assaulted teenage girls for years and one of them gave his victims drugs in return for sexual favours, a court was told.

Australia needs more judges for sex trials

MELBOURNE - With the growing number of sex offences, a senior judge in Australia has said the nation needs more judicial appointments to reduce the backlog of cases.

Man held for trading in stolen laptops, mobiles

NEW DELHI - A trader was arrested in Delhi for buying and selling stolen laptops and mobile phones, police said Sunday.

Three drown in Maharashtra

NASHIK - Three students drowned in a lake in Nashik district, police said Sunday.

PM, Sonia, Mayawati’s silence agonises dead boy’s parents

KANPUR - Eight days after a severely injured boy bled to death because he could not be taken to hospital in time due to security restrictions during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit, his family deeply resents the silence of the prime minister, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on the July 3 tragedy.

Attacks kill at least 11 police, district chief in once-quiet northern Afghanistan

Attacks kill 11 Afghan police, official in north

Dumped Carbide waste should be moved out of Pithampur: NGOs

BHOPAL - Organisations working for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims Sunday demanded that the toxic waste secretly smuggled out of the Union Carbide factory here and dumped in Pithampur be immediately shifted out as it poses a threat to the people.

Six media stations attacked in Russia

MOSCOW - Six television and radio broadcasting stations were attacked overnight in Russia’s North Caucasus region, media reports said Sunday.

Obama adviser says White House is confident that BP’s latest effort on oil leak will work

President Barack Obama

Bangladesh not to give visas to 1971 war-crimes suspects

DHAKA - Bangladesh has decided to send a list of suspected war criminals from the country’s 1971 secession conflict with Pakistan to all Dhaka-based diplomatic missions asking them not to issue them visas, a senior minister said Sunday.

BP crews make progress on new cap for Gulf oil leak, removing flange to make room for new gear

Work on new cap for Gulf oil leak moves ahead

Three feared drowned near Juhu beach

MUMBAI - Three youth were feared drowned at Mumbai’s Juhu creek and three were rescued when they went on a picnic at the beach Sunday afternoon, police said.

Unchecked oil gusher spews into Gulf as BP works to install cap to capture all the crude

President Barack Obama

Massive protests in Canada against police excesses during G-20

TORONTO - Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in major Canadian cities to demand an inquiry into police excesses during the G-20 summit here June 26-27. In the largest mass arrest in Canadian history, more than 1,000 people were arrested in the city under secret emergency powers given to security forces.