Japan executes two murderersTOKYO - Two murderers were hanged in Japan Wednesday, Justice Minister Keiko Chiba said. State media says explosion at factory in eastern China injures about 100 people
Report: Explosion at China factory injures 100 China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam, as torrential rains smother the country
China floods test massive Three Gorges Dam Himachal accident: Search on for passengers missing in rivuletSHIMLA - Police and rescue workers Wednesday morning again began to search for four people who were missing a day after their bus skidded off the road into a rivulet in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district, officials said. Men charged for racially abusing Indian in AustraliaMELBOURNE - In a first such case in Victoria, three men have been charged with inciting racial hatred nearly six months after they physically assaulted an Indian student in this Australian city. NASCAR team owner Roush injured in Wisconsin plane crash, but walks away
NASCAR’s Roush injured in Wisconsin plane crash Dozens of homes burned, evacuations ordered as wildfire burns near Mojave Desert
Wildfire burns homes in rural Calif. community Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Some oil spill events from Tuesday, July 27, 2010 NASCAR team owner Roush OK after plane crash in Wisconsin, team executive tells AP
NASCAR’s Roush OK after plane crash MILWAUKEE — NASCAR team owner Jack Roush is OK after he was involved in a plane crash in Wisconsin, Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith tells The Associated Press. Authorities investigate death of woman who was struck by police cruiser in Cincinnati park
Police: Ohio woman dies after hit by police car Massey Energy reports $88.7M second-quarter loss tied to deadly W.Va. mine explosion
Massey Energy reports $88.7M Q2 loss CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Upper Big Branch mine isn’t likely to reopen in 2010 because of ongoing investigations and damage from the April 5 explosion that killed 29 men, Massey Energy Co. said Tuesday. Reid unveils pared-down energy and oil bill following collapse of climate legislation
Reid unveils pared-down energy and oil bill Homes burned, evacuations ordered as wildfire burns near Mojave Desert
Wildfire burns homes in rural Calif. community Texas man convicted of beheading 3 children was ‘jovial’ after arrest, officer tells jury
Jury considers punishment in Texas beheading trial Oil from Gulf spill is no longer collecting on the surface, but where is it?
Gulf flow has stopped, but where’s the oil? Puerto Rico independence supporters welcome return of violent nationalist group’s leader
Flooded Dominican Republic communities on alert for deadly dengue, leptospirosis outbreaks
Flooded Dominican towns fight disease outbreaks NTSB says failed signal and poor safety oversight at Metro caused 2009 crash that killed 9
Feds: Fatal DC rail crash came from lax oversight Pipeline leaks more than 800,000 gallons of oil into Michigan waterways, coating wildlife
Oil pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river Russian pilot missing in Darfur copter incident, but aircraft and other crew are safe
Russian pilot missing in Darfur copter incident Reid introducing pared-down energy and oil bill following collapse of climate legislation
Reid introducing pared-down energy and oil bill Former Connecticut volunteer firefighter charged with setting fatal 1986 fire
Former Conn. firefighter charged in arson killings Circuit judge orders new trial for SC man who blames Zoloft in grandparents’ shotgun deaths
New trial granted for SC man in Zoloft case Pipeline leaks more than 800,000 gallons of oil into Mich. creek & river, coating wildlife
6 months after airlift, 12 Haitian kids remain in legal limbo outside Pittsburgh
Fate uncertain for 12 Haitian kids airlifted to US NTSB says failed signal and and poor safety oversight at Metro caused 2009 crash that killed 9
NTSB: Failure of train signal led to Metro crash Feinberg says he will disclose salary BP is paying him to administer Gulf fund
Feinberg says he will divulge his salary WASHINGTON — The administrator of a $20 billion Gulf oil spill compensation fund said Tuesday that he will disclose the salary BP is paying him, after initially declining to do so. Wildlife soaked in oil, odor spreads after pipeline leaks 840K gallons into Kalamazoo River
Michigan oil spill soaks wildlife, causes odor 129 foreigners staying illegally in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR J - A total of 129 foreign nationals are staying illegally in Chhattisgarh, state Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said Tuesday. 23 booked for forgery in PunjabFEROZEPUR - Twenty-three people have been booked for running a racket of preparing forged documents used for the issuance of arms licences in this border district in Punjab, police said Tuesday. 6 homes destroyed by blaze in Sequoia National Forest; crews in Lassen make headway on fires
6 homes destroyed in Sequoia National Forest blaze Railway employee held for raping minorLUCKNOW - A railway employee was arrested here on charges of raping a three-year-old girl Tuesday, police said. Goa exhibition withdrawn due to controversial paintingsPANAJI - A Christian research institute was Tuesday forced to withdraw a painting exhibition after protests from Hindu right wing group activists against three paintings which showed Hindu deity Krishna and Shiva in bad light. Goods train overshoots signal, probe orderedLUCKNOW - A tragedy was averted on the Howrah-Delhi rail route, near a railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Auraiya district, Tuesday when the driver of a goods train ignored the signal, taking the train several metres away from the spot where it was supposed to stop, officials said. Subcontractor in deadly Pittsburgh-area well blast paid OSHA fines in 2 other well fires
Subcontractor in deadly Pa. well blast had fines German aid workers freed in DarfurBERLIN - Germany Tuesday said its two aid workers abducted five weeks ago in Sudan’s Darfur have been released. Seven killed in Romanian crashBUCHAREST/TEL AVIV - The Israeli army confirmed Tuesday the deaths of six of its soldiers and one Romanian soldier in a helicopter crash in Romania. Brinda Karat seeks justice for victims of Gujarat riotsNEW DELHI - In the backdrop of the arrest of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Brinda Karat Tuesday asked the central government to ensure protection and justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Maoists want to usurp power at gunpoint: Raman SinghRAIPUR - Maoists have been stepping up their war against the state with the aim of usurping power in Delhi at gunpoint, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said Tuesday. Fla. tourism official wants media held ‘accountable,’ claims Gulf reporting inaccurate
Fla. tourism official: hold media ‘accountable’ Rare tornado sweeps through Montana’s rural northeast corner, killing 2 and injuring 1 at farm
Tornado in NE corner of Montana kills 2 at farm Africa to send thousands more troops to Somalia to counter al-Shabab power; US provides funds more images Giants rookie Chad Jones heading to New Orleans after long hospital stay
Giants rookie safety Chad Jones leaving hospital NTSB chairwoman: D.C. transit system had systemic safety breakdowns before crash that killed 9
NTSB: D.C. transit had wide problems before crash Amin’s bid to turn approver may not be a cakewalkGANDHINAGAR - Jailed former deputy superintendent of police in Gujarat N.K. Amin, whose plea to turn approver in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing case is slated to come up for hearing Aug 3, may find the going tough in his bid to seek pardon. Sohrabuddin killing: CBI report in apex court by July 31GANDHINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to meet the July 31 deadline for giving an interim report on the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing to the Supreme Court but may seek more time from the court for the probe, sources said Tuesday. Two arrested in Ghaziabad honour killing caseGHAZIABAD - Two people were arrested Tuesday in Ghaziabad by the Meerut police for allegedly chopping a youth to death in a case of honour killing, police said. Six die, 18 missing in China mud-rock flowBEIJING - At least six people were killed and 18 remained missing after a mud-rock flow hit a mountain village in China’s Shaanxi province, authorities said Tuesday. US audit finds weakness in Pentagon controls for Iraq funds; $8.7 billion missing
Audit: US can’t account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds Travel group seeks $500 million to boost Gulf tourism in wake of oil spill
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