Lima, July 25 (IANS/EFE) Around two tonnes of cocaine camouflaged among sacks of coffee meant to be shipped to Europe were seized in Peru, police said.

Officials: 2 Connecticut firefighters killed while battling blaze at house in Bridgeport

DUISBURG - At least 19 people died and more than 300 were injured Saturday when revellers at the Love Parade music festival in the western German city of Duisburg set off a stampede in a crowded access tunnel, police said.

Experimental plane crash in woods near regional airport in western Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead

50 bodies recovered in ‘narcograve’ in Mexico

Monterrey (Mexico), July 25 (IANS/EFE) Forensic experts in Mexico have found 50 bodies in the “narcograve”, authorities said.

Cleanup to resume at US oil spill

WASHINGTON - Ships will be able to return to the Gulf of Mexico within hours to continue siphoning oil from the BP Plc spill, a spokesman for cleanup coordinators said Saturday.

Authorities end search for survivors of medical plane crash in Lake Michigan

German police say 18 people killed, dozens injured in mass panic at Love Parade music festival

German police say 18 people killed, dozens injured in mass panic at Love Parade

German police say 17 people killed, dozens injured in mass panic at Love Parade

Death toll at Love Parade festival in Germany rises to 17, with 80 injured

15 die in Germany stampede

DUISBURG - At least 15 people died and 80 were injured Saturday when revellers at the Love Parade music festival in the German city of Duisburg set off a stampede in an access tunnel, police said.

1 killed, 1 injured in seaplane crash in La.; pilots practicing water landings in marshland

Crews hurrying to fix leaky well facing ‘cat-and-mouse’ with weather after Bonnie breezes by

It’s the heat AND the humidity: Summer temps in the 100s bear down on Eastern US

Heavy rains in Midwest cause flooding that shuts down Chicago interstate, damages Iowa dam

Crews hurry to plug well after Bonnie breezes by, hope for clear weather to finish final fix

Coast Guard, others stop Lake Michigan search for medical plane crash victims as prospects dim

Ganguly’s security guard beaten up by mob

KOLKATA - Former captain of Indian cricket team Sourav Ganguly’s security guard was severely beaten up by some people after he tried to disperse an agitating crowd at Behala on the southern outskirts of this city, police said.

Egypt foils attempt to smuggle cement into Gaza

RAFAH - Egyptian authorities foiled Saturday an attempt to smuggle a huge quantity of building materials into the Gaza Strip through secret tunnels at border.

51 dead found at suspected drug-gang dumping ground in northern Mexico

It’s the heat AND the humidity: Summer bears down on Eastern US

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Another wave of oppressive heat has clamped down on a broad swath of Eastern states, with temperatures in the 90s and residents scrambling for shade or just staying indoors.

GOP’s Kirk on defensive after discrepancy in childhood story prompts new honesty questions

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

German police say 15 people killed, dozens injured in mass panic at Love Parade

15 killed in mass panic at Germany’s Love Parade

Flooding shuts down major interstate in Chicago; In Iowa, officials say dam has failed

Rains flood Ill. interstate, endanger Iowa dam

Coast Guard, others stop search for Lake Michigan plane crash survivors as prospects are dim

Coast Guard ends search for plane crash survivors

Father arrested for daughter’s honour killing

HOSHIARPUR - A man in Dasuya town of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district was arrested for allegedly murdering his daughter and severely injuring her boyfriend after finding them in a objectionable position in his house, police said Saturday.

Weather service says Lake Delhi dam in eastern Iowa has failed; flooding expected downstream

National Weather Service says Iowa dam has failed

Father arrested for killing daughter

HOSHIARPUR - A man in Dasuya town of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district was arrested for allegedly killing his daughter in a suspected case of honour killing, police said Saturday.

Evacuation called off, ships return to leaky oil well as tropical rainstorm weakens over Gulf

Ships head back to oil spill as storm breezes by

Computer teacher held for dowry harassment

GREATER NOIDA - A computer teacher was arrested following a dowry harassment complaint filed by his wife and mother of two children in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri town, police said Saturday.

10 dead in Germany music festival crush

DUISBURG - At least 10 people died Saturday at a techno-music festival in the German city of Duisburg when crowds of people were crushed in a tunnel leading to the event grounds, police said.

Highway robbers arrested

NEW DELHI - Two people who used to rob people after offering them lift at night were arrested, police said Saturday.

8th-generation Gulf oysterman: Surviving another disaster, no relief until all the oil is gone

For oyster clan, just another disaster in a series

NATO official: 2 US troops missing in eastern Afghanistan

School van catches fire, students safe

LUCKNOW - A school van in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district caught fire, but the students trapped inside were rescued by the timely intervention of the driver and locals, police said Saturday.

NATO official: 2 US service members missing in eastern Afghanistan

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Bonnie breaking apart in the Gulf, barely a tropical depression; strengthening not likely

Bonnie barely a tropical depression in Gulf

Man burnt to death in Ghaziabad caste conflict

GHAZIABAD - Caste conflict took an ugly turn in Tatarpur village of Ghaziabad Saturday when an upper caste man was burnt to death by people belonging to the Dalit community, police said. Three accused were arrested while one is absconding.

Ships prepare to return to spill site as tropical depression weakens over Gulf of Mexico

Ships prepare to return to spill as storm weakens

Canadian air force jet crashes during practice for international air show; pilot ejects safely

Canadian jet crashes during air show practice

Good Samaritans to be reimbursed in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - People who help accident victims will be reimbursed the cost incurred for taking the injured to hospital, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said Saturday.

Crews continue search for 5 missing in medical flight crash over Lake Michigan; pilot rescued

Mich. search goes on for 4 missing in plane crash

Trial court barred from deciding Kachru case accused’s bail

SHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh High Court Saturday restrained the trial court from passing any order related to bail given to four students of a medical college who ragged their junior Aman Kachru to death last year.

Rescuers continue searching for 4 missing after medical flight crashes into Lake Michigan

Search continues in Mich. for 4 in plane crash

Five killed in road accident

AGRA - Five people were killed and two others seriously injured when a pickup van collided head on with a jeep near this Uttar Pradesh city Saturday, police said.

Breakdown of law, order in Tripura: Congress

AGARTALA - There is a complete breakdown of law and order in Tripura, leader of opposition and Congressman Ratan Lal Nath said Saturday, adding that party chief Sonia Gandhi has also voiced concern on the issue.

Ships steam to safer waters as Bonnie rolls into the Gulf of Mexico; storm weakening

Ships steam to safer waters as storm enters Gulf

Army probe against tainted ex-aide of Rodrigues sought

CHANDIGARH - A city-based NGO Saturday demanded a military court of inquiry against Major Nirvikar Singh, aide-de-camp (ADC) of former Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator S.F. Rodrigues, facing corruption charges.