Art vs. Oil Spill: Poets, painters, musicians find ways to protest, raise awareness and funds
Artists find ways to protest Gulf spill NEW ORLEANS — Musician Shamarr Allen was flying back into Louis Armstrong International Airport when he got his first real glimpse of the BP oil spill. The words of CEO Tony Hayward’s TV spot — “To those affected and your families, I’m deeply sorry” — were ringing in his ears. Spanish police use insects to solve 150 casesMadrid, July 20 (IANS/EFE) When a murder or some other crime is committed, insects are the first to arrive at the crime scene, even before the police show up, and in Spain these small creatures have helped to solve 150 crimes over the past 10 years. Philly suspends tugboat contract, hires new operator after duck boat crash that killed 2
Philly hires new tugboat firm after fatal crash Train looted in BiharPATNA - An armed gang of robbers looted and assaulted the passengers of a train in Bihar’s Begusarai district early Tuesday, police said. Attorney: Prosecutors scapegoating 3 men charged in deadly blaze at toxic ground zero tower
Att’y: 3 men scapegoated in NYC toxic tower fire Turkey charges 196 people of coup plotISTANBUL - A Turkish court has charged 196 people, mostly retired senior army officers, of a coup plot to topple the ruling government. Federal judge who tossed out feds’ first deepwater drilling ban refuses to withdraw from case
Judge refuses to withdraw from drilling ban case Poland asks Russia for Smolensk air crash reportsWARSAW - Poland has asked Russia for the inquiry files and post mortem reports of the Smolensk air crash victims, including that of former Polish president Lech Kaczynski, who died in the incident April 10. US official: industrial explosive Tovex likely used in car bomb attack against Mexican police
US official: Mexican car bomb likely used Tovex Easing winds help crews hold wildfire that scorched 10 square miles in central Washington
Firefighters hold wildfire in central Washington Judge plans Thurs. verdict in NYC crane collapse case, weighs 2 versions of small failures
Judge plans Thursday verdict in NYC crane trial As NYC crane collapse trial nears end, 2 versions of small failures appear as felling big rig
Trial of rigger in NYC crane collapse nears end Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on BP’s ruptured oil well, but not yet major concern
Feds: Oil, gas leaking from cap on ruptured well Obama spill chief says cap on ruptured BP oil well leaking, but not yet a major concern
Feds: Cap on ruptured BP’s oil well leaking BP shares fall as oil spill tab continues to rise, seep detected near well causes concern
BP shares fall as costs rise, seep causes concern Clinton urges Scottish review of decision to release Lockerbie bomber on humanitarian grounds more images Obama launches new national policy to strengthen management of oceans
Obama launches policy to protect oceans WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes. Corn prices tumble as more favorable weather forecast boosts supply expectations
Favorable weather pushes corn prices lower Federal government lets BP keep cap on ruptured Gulf oil well despite leaks, seepage
Cap on oil well kept shut despite leaks, seepage NY man, 70, and NJ man, 75, killed when parachutes tangle in Pennsylvania skydiving mishap
2 skydiving seniors die when chutes tangle in Pa. White House spokesman says BP’s ruptured oil well leaking at top, also seeping 2 miles away
Gibbs: BP’s ruptured oil well leaking from top Ahead of US visit, UK’s Cameron says decision to release Lockerbie bomber was wrong
UK’s Cameron: releasing Lockerbie bomber was wrong Iraqi cleric meets with PM candidate in Syria as Iraqis face pressure to form new government
Iraqi cleric meets with PM candidate in Syria Prosecutors could seek to have Barefoot Bandit _ and mom _ forego movie, book deal profits
Could feds keep Barefoot Bandit, mom from profit? Heavy storm damage causes homeowners insurance to jump 9.7 percent in Ohio
Homeowners insurance jumps 9.7 percent in Ohio ‘Please save us’ cried dying passengers of VananchalKOLKATA - There was a loud crashing sound and a jerking, after which passengers of the Uttar Banga express fell pell-mell from their berths, injuring themselves. But what people recall of the trauma most is the plea of the wounded and dying passengers of the Vananchal Express, “Please save us, we don’t want to die”. Car bomb kills 4, wounds 21, in former insurgent stronghold near Baghdad
Car bomb kills 4 north of Baghdad BAGHDAD — Police say a car bomb has killed four Iraqis and wounded 21 more in a one-time insurgent stronghold northeast of Baghdad. Couple die in accidentNOIDA - A young unmarried couple died in Jewar area here when they were hit by a truck, police said Monday. Federal government lets BP keep cap on ruptured Gulf oil well despite possible seepage
Well cap kept shut despite possible seeping nearby Police fire in air to disperse mobs in SuratSURAT - Police had to fire in the air in this Gujarat city to disperse mobs after a minor skirmish between migrant labourers and autorickshaw drivers turned into a violent clash Monday. As many as 150 people have been arrested. Death toll in Sainthia railway accident 63SAINTHIA - The death count in the Sainthia train tragedy in West Bengal went up to 63 with two more people succumbing to their injuries Monday night, officials said. Easing winds help firefighters hold 15-square-mile wildfire near Yakima in central Washington
Firefighters hold wildfire near Yakima, Wash. Gujarat police chief apologises to high courtGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat’s Director General of Police (DGP) S.S. Khandwawala Monday apologised to the Gujarat High Court for chargesheeting a woman whom the court had given a clean chit in an abduction case. Man told to pay $2,290 for drowning squirrelLONDON - In perhaps the first case of its kind, a man has been ordered to pay more than 1,500 pounds in court costs for drowning a squirrel, a media report said Monday. BP compensation fund director tells spill victims he’ll be more generous with them than courts
Feinberg sells compensation fund to spill victims Gujarat opposes handing over Ishrat case to CBIGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government Monday strongly opposed handing over the probe into the Ishrat Jahan killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Train driver, co-driver failed to prevent accident: OfficialKOLKATA - The driver and assistant driver of the Uttar Banga Express failed to use the brake or apply the emergency brake to avoid hitting a stationary passenger train in Sainthia in West Bengal, killing 61 people in the accident Monday, a railway official said. British national killed in attack on private security convoy in northern Iraq, embassy says
Embassy: British national killed in northern Iraq Federal government lets BP keep cap on ruptured Gulf oil well for another day despite seepage
Oil cap kept shut despite seepage near broken well Robbers snatch Rs.10 lakh from petrol pump employeesGHAZIABAD - Four motorcycle-borne robbers looted Rs.10 lakh from two petrol pump employees who were on their way to deposit the cash at a bank in Garh Mukteswar in Ghaziabad district Monday, police said. Angry traders later blocked the Lucknow-Delhi highway to protest rising crime in the area. Six arrested in Noida for honour killingNOIDA - Six people, including the parents of a girl, were arrested for murdering her as they could not “bear to see her live” with a lower caste man she had married, police said Monday. Death toll hits 18 in party massacre in northern Mexican city plagued by drug violence
Gunmen massacre 18 partygoers in northern Mexico Identifying train accident victims will be toughSAINTHIA - Railway officials may have a tough time identifying the dead in Monday’s train accident in this West Bengal town, as most of the victims were travelling in two unreserved compartments that bore the brunt of the collision. Erring driver or faulty signal - what caused train tragedy?SAINTHIA - Monday’s train collision in West Bengal that killed 61 people and injured over 150 could have been caused by an erring driver or malfunctioning signal system, experts say. Feinberg says spill claimants would be ‘crazy’ to bypass his compensation fund
Feinberg urges spill claimants to opt for fund Greek journalist gunned down in front of home, police say slaying linked to terror group
Greek journalist gunned down, police cite terror Congress refuses to say if satisfied with Mamata as ministerNEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday sidestepped questions on whether Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee would be removed after the train accident in West Bengal, the second major one in the state in less than two months, in which at least 61 people were killed. Congress stands behind Mamata BanerjeeKOLKATA - The Congress in West Bengal Monday firmly stood behind Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded a high-level inquiry into the train accident in the state’s Sainthia town that killed at least 61 people. Space crunch space, lack of blood for train accident victimsSURI - The injured in Monday’s train accident in Sainthia town of West Bengal battled a space crunch and shortage of blood in Suri district hospital where they have been admitted. Trains Collide in West Bengal: 70 Dead, 200 Injured |
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