Engineers booked after elephants electrocuted in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Three engineers of a private power distribution company in Orissa have been booked for the deaths of three elephants by electrocution in Keonjhar district, an official said Tuesday. Beijing police now do blogging, podcastsBEIJING - Police in the Chinese capital will now offer interactive services through blogs and podcasts in a country where the number of internet users is multiplying. Three die after drinking spurious liquorPATNA - Three men died after drinking spurious liquor in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, police said Tuesday. Fire officials: 6 teens in 2 families drown in La. river, 7th rescued; hit sudden drop-off
6 teens drown in Louisiana river; 7th rescued Nine die in China mine accidentBEIJING - At least nine people were killed and seven trapped in a coal mine accident in China, authorities said Tuesday. Fire chief: At least 4 teens drown in Red River at Shreveport, La.; crews still searching
Fire chief: At least 4 teens drown in La. river Authorities identify men who died in cargo plane crash at Alaska’s Denali National Park
Denali Nat’l Park plane crash victims identified Diverse life in Oil-plagued Gulf of Mexico was already threatened, new study reports
Gulf diversity threatened even before oil spill 9 dead, 7 trapped in central China coal mine after gas accident
9 dead, 7 trapped in central China coal mine Former Mo. truck driver pleads guilty in 2009 traffic accident that killed 10 in NE Oklahoma
Mo. man pleads guilty in 10-fatality Okla. wreck Testing that’s needed for spill kill effort in Gulf is delayed until Tuesday
Testing for Gulf spill kill effort is delayed Van carrying San Francisco-area bands crashes in Oregon; vocalist killed, 2 injured
Van carrying bands crashes in Ore, vocalist killed Officials: Pipeline shut down for routine maintenance before odor calls, massive oil spill
Mich. oil pipeline shut down for work before spill NYPD chief in Haiti to meet with earthquake-ravaged country’s leaders, help rebuild security
NYPD boss in Haiti to help rebuild security forces 172 million gallons of oil spilled into Gulf of Mexico, federal task force says
172 million gallons spilled in Gulf, officials say Space station breakdown has NASA scrambling over repair plan; 1st of 2 spacewalks set Thurs.
Space station breakdown has NASA scrambling Study links civilian deaths to increased attacks on US forces
Study ties civilian deaths to attacks on US forces Government declares Gulf seafood safe after spill, but even some fishermen aren’t so sure
Small plane crashes on San Diego golf course, killing woman and injuring man, 3 children
Plane crashes on San Diego golf course; 1 dead 11 die in Siberia plane crashMoscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A passenger jet crashed in East Siberia Monday, killing 11 of the 15 passengers on board, a Russian emergencies ministry spokeswoman said. Las Vegas woman sues Toyota, alleges floor mat against gas pedal caused husband’s fatal crash
Vegas widow sues Toyota over floor mat in crash Russian emergencies ministry: passenger plane crashes in Siberia, killing at least 11
Plane crash in northern Siberia kills at least 11 Mom, child die as drunk driver rams vehicle into houseRio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) A woman and her baby was killed when a drunk driver rammed his vehicle into a house in southern Brazil, police said. Al-Maliki predicts divided Iraq if his critics replace him with a weak prime minister
Public to voice concerns at meeting about oil spill in southern Michigan river
Public to share concerns on Mich. river oil spill Russian emergencies ministry: passenger plane crashes in Siberia, killing at least 7
Plane crashes in northern Siberia, at least 7 dead 14 killed, over 50 hurt in Karachi after killing of MQM ministerISLAMABAD - Panic and fear gripped Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and financial hub, on Monday afternoon following the murder of a member of Sindh provincial assembly Raza Haider by unknown assailants in Nazimabad area where he had gone to attend a funeral. As plugging attempt nears, BP now says role of expensive relief wells unclear
BP: Upcoming kill attempt might do the trick alone NASCAR team owner Jack Roush upgraded to fair condition as he recovers from plane crash
NASCAR’s Jack Roush upgraded to fair condition Grizzly in Montana attacks was underweight, but still no clear answer why she mauled 3 campers
Grizzly in triple mauling was light, not starving Environmental groups seek federal judge’s removal from La. drilling moratorium case
Groups seek judge’s removal from drilling case Russian emergencies ministry: passenger plane has crashed in Siberia, killing 15 people aboard
Plane crashes in northern Siberia, 15 people dead As plugging attempt nears, BP now says role of expensive relief well unclear
BP hedges on role of relief well in Gulf oil leak Attacks kill 12 in Iraq as Obama outlines end of combat mission
Officials: 2 men cited after sparks from mechanical saw started fire that destroyed 23 homes
Investigators: Sparks from saw started Calif. fire 13 railway employees grilled in Sainthia accidentKOLKATA - The West Bengal police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Monday grilled 13 Eastern Railway employees who were on duty at the time of the July 19 Sainthia train accident in which 63 people were killed. Man claims jumped out of car after being abductedCHANDIGARH - A man Monday alleged that he was abducted by four youth from outside the Punjab and Haryana High Court and was pushed into a car but jumped out of the vehicle to escape, police said, expressing doubts over his claim. EPA says new tests show dispersants used in Gulf not more toxic than alternatives
EPA says Gulf dispersants not more toxic than oil Congress, JMM legislators stung in Rajya Sabha ‘vote scam’RANCHI - A sting operation by an investigative portal alleges that at least six legislators of Jharkhand from mainline parties were ready to sell their votes for around Rs.1 crore each in the Rajya Sabha elections in June. Despite oil spill and mortgage fiasco, anti-government mood hampers tougher regulations
Russia not releasing documents from plane crash: PolandWARSAW - Polish investigators cannot complete their probe of the crash that claimed the life of president Lech Kaczynski because prosecutors have not yet received crucial documents from their Russian counterparts, Poland’s Interior Minister Jerzy Miller said Monday. US farmers to benefit from drought and fires destroying Russia’s wheat harvest
Bad Russian wheat harvest boosts US farmers Attacks kill 11 in Iraq as Obama outlines end of combat mission
Pakistani flood survivors return home, finding little but destruction, anger at government
Opponents call for US-style moratorium on deepwater wells after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Multi-crore old-age pension scam unearthed in Uttar PradeshBAHRAICH - A multi-crore old-age pension scam has been unearthed in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, an official spokesman disclosed here Monday. Pamela Anderson helps pets abandoned after BP oil spill, now on their way to new homes in Va.
Pamela Anderson helps pets abandoned after spill Up to 9,000 idled rig workers may be eligible for BP grants because of Gulf drilling freeze
Thousands of rig workers eligible for BP grants Authorities recover body of final victim in Lake Michigan medical plane crash
Final victim of Lake Michigan plane crash found Death toll from Russian wildfires reaches 40, Moscow shrouded in new blanket of smoke |
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