SHILLONG - Three earthquakes shook parts of Meghalaya and Assam within eight hours Tuesday, triggering panic among residents. No casualties were reported.

Kingfisher employee arrested for thrashing passengers

RANCHI - An employee of Kingfisher Airlines was arrested on charges of thrashing passengers who were agitating over the delay of a Mumbai-bound flight following a bird hit here, police said Tuesday.

Father of misidentified woman says Ariz. hospital correctly ID’d patient but mixed up families

Some oil spill events from Monday, July 26, 2010

2 Virginia firefighters killed when truck rolls over on way to house fire; 1 civilian killed

CHP: SUV driver in fatal Calif bus crash that killed 6 was under the influence of alcohol

Judge rules retired NYC firefighter who died on 9/11 entitled to dept. recognition on memorial

Evidence that mother, son had taken drugs before NYC apartment fire where 5 died, AP learns

Officials: Heavy caseload led to misidentification of 2 women after deadly Ariz. traffic crash

Two die in mid-air collision in New Zealand

WELLINGTON - Why two light planes collided in mid-air killing the chief instructor of a New Zealand flying school and her student remained a mystery Tuesday as investigators began probing the accident.

Acres of mud, dead fish lie in place of Iowa lake after dam break; owners commit to rebuilding

US officials warned Scotland over release of Lockerbie bomber; feared celebrations in Libya

Four dead in Israeli military helicopter crash

BUCHAREST - At least four soldiers were killed when an Israeli military helicopter crashed in Romania during a training exercise, the ministry of defence in Bucharest confirmed late Monday.

Conn. pool company head chooses judge instead of jury for manslaughter trial in child’s death

Report: Rescue chief says 4 bodies found at Romanian site of Israeli helicopter crash

US senators call on UK, BP officials to testify at hearing on release of Lockerbie bomber

Hundreds of thousands without power in Washington area after storm rips through; 4 dead

Afghans say 52 civilians die in NATO attack; alliance disputes report

Lawyer for tug pilot in Philly duck boat crash fears felony charge for his client

Twin parked car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims kill 25 in Iraqi holy city of Karbala

New Hampshire worker dies after being pulled through paper roller machine

Twin car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims kill 22 in Iraqi city of Karbala

Pentagon scrambles to assess damage done by massive leak of classified battlefield reports

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Helicopter crashes in Romania with 6 Israelis, 1 Romanian on board; no details on survivors

Officials: Israeli helicopter crashes in Romania

Helicopter crashes in Romania with 6 Israeli soldiers, 1 Romanian; no details about survivors

Copter with 6 Israeli soldiers crashes in Romania

Calendar of major business events scheduled for Tuesday

Business events scheduled for Tuesday

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Tuesday:

UAE road deaths drop by 21 percent

Abu Dhabi, July 26 (IANS/WAM) Road fatalities in the UAE dropped by 21.01 percent in the first half of 2010 with 391 deaths registered, compared with 495 deaths in the corresponding period last year.

Trial court told to decide rape case afresh

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High court Monday set aside a 10-year jail term awarded to a man for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl and directed the trial court to decide the case afresh.

Hundreds of thousands without power in DC area after powerful storms rip lines; 2 dead

Power outages plague DC area after storms; 2 dead

AP sources: Evidence that mother, son had taken drugs before NYC apartment fire where 5 died

AP sources: Drug traces in mother, son in NYC fire

Curfew in Jammu and Kashmir town after clashes

JAMMU - Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba town after clashes between protestors and police over bovine smuggling left at least 20 people injured, police said.

Official booked for beating man to death

LUCKNOW - A criminal case was Monday registered against a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) as a man died allegedly after being beaten by him in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district, police said.

Jethmalani to plead Shah’s case, former cop turns approver (Second Lead)

AHMEDABAD - Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, under arrest after being charged for alleged involvement in the 2005 killing of Sohrabudding Sheikh, Monday marshalled top lawyer Ram Jethmalani to plead his bail case even as a former police official, who is also an accused, turned approver in the case.

Apex court accepts plea against Soren’s acquittal (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI/RANCHI - The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and four others for their alleged involvement in abduction and murder of Shashi Nath Jha.

Clashes in Jammu and Kashmir town

JAMMU - More than a dozen people were injured Monday as protestors clashed with the police in Samba town of Jammu and Kashmir over bovine smuggling.

Don’t doubt cops who appear as witnesses, courts told

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday said that courts should not doubt the evidence given by police officers as witnesses in a case.

Three held for murder

NEW DELHI - Three people, including a women and a minor, were arrested for murder of a man in the national capital, police said Monday.

Afghan president says a NATO rocket attack killed 52 civilians in the south of the country

Afghan president: NATO rocket killed 52 civilians

Delhi University student arrested for theft

NOIDA - A Delhi University student was arrested for allegedly stealing a debit card which he used to buy presents for his girlfriend, police said Monday.

Pakistan lashes out, Afghan govt says it is ’shocked’ by the leak of 91,000 war papers

War papers leak shock Afghanistan, upset Pakistan

Kandhamal nun gangrape trial begins

BHUBANESWAR - A court in Orissa Monday began the trial of an alleged gangrape of a nun in the state’s Kandhamal district during communal clashes in 2008.

CBI gets court nod to quiz Shah in jail

AHMEDABAD - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was Monday allowed by a special court to question Gujarat’s former minister Amit Shah in jail for three days, starting July 28, in connection with the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing.

Two arrested for murder

NEW DELHI - Two people were arrested Monday for murdering a man in the national capital, police said.

Federal biologists release hundreds of endangered baby sea turtles into Texas Gulf waters

Biologists release endangered turtles into Gulf

Murder case trouble for Soren again, says will fight

NEW DELHI/RANCHI - Former chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren could land in trouble in the murder case of his personal secretary Shashinath Jha after the Supreme Court Monday admitted an appeal against his acquittal.

Regulate visas issued to terminally ill patients: Court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday directed the central government to regulate the procedure for issuing visas to terminally ill foreign nationals, some of whom are suspected of serving as carriers for drug traffickers.

Afghan government says it is ’shocked’ by the leak of 90,000 classified records on the war

Afghan govt ’shocked’ by leak of 90,000 war papers

Terror suspect arrested in Punjab

PATIALA - A suspected Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) extremist, suspected of planting explosives at two places in Punjab in recent months, was arrested from Punjab’s Patiala town Monday, police said.

Apex court admits petition against Soren’s acquittal

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and four others in the abduction and murder of Soren’s secretary Shashinath Jha in 1994.