Defense expert for Minn. man seeking new trial after fatal crash disputes trial testimony
Expert disputes trial testimony about Toyota crash Wake held for mother, 4 children found dead in murder-suicide at burning NYC home
Wake held for family killed in NYC murder-suicide Ambulance crosses center line of Ohio highway and hits semitrailer, killing driver and patient
Ohio highway crash kills ambulance driver, patient Tragedy on the Red River: 6 teens from 2 families drown as relatives watch helplessly
Tragedy on a river: 6 teens from 2 families drown BP begins ’static kill’ at ruptured US oil wellWASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS - Oil company BP Plc Tuesday began the long-awaited pumping of mud into the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico - the so-called “static kill” to permanently seal the shaft. Va. police: Illegal immigrant charged with killing nun and injuring 2 others in car crash
Police: Illegal immigrant crashes, killing Va. nun On the water, leaders of ’static kill’ effort to plug oil leak say it’s going well
On water, ’static kill’ appears to be going well Car bombing strikes Shiite city south of Baghdad as series of attacks kill at least 23 in Iraq
Iraq: Car bomb kills 15 south of Baghdad BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through an outdoor market Tuesday in a mainly Shiite city southeast of Baghdad in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 23 people nationwide, officials said. Ex-leader of of Haiti’s Chamber of Deputies says singer Wyclef Jean will run for president
Ex-deputy: Wyclef Jean to run for Haiti president ‘Static kill’: BP starts forcing mud down blown-out well to choke Gulf gusher for good
BP begins attempt to cut off gusher by pumping mud Pipeline company Enbridge offers to buy homes in area around oil spill in Michigan river
Company offers to buy homes near Mich. oil spill Tropical Storm Colin degenerates into low in the Atlantic, could reform in the next few days
Tropical Storm Colin now a low in the Atlantic Crews begin pumping mud into Gulf of Mexico oil well in attempt to plug it up
Crews begin effort to plug leaking Gulf oil well Pipeline company offers to buy up to 200 homes in area affected by oil spill in Michigan river
Pipeline firm offers to buy homes near Mich. spill Crews on Gulf of Mexico begin attempt to plug oil well by pumping mud into it
Crews begin effort to plug leaking Gulf oil well New offshore drilling chief says ban on deepwater drilling may be lifted early![]() Gunman among 9 killed in Conn. beer distributor shooting; company says he was caught stealing
9 killed in shooting at Conn. beer distributorship Union says Conn. gunman who killed 9 was caught stealing, had not complained of racial bias
Union: Conn. gunman was caught on tape stealing Gulf oil spill, record high temperatures fail to sway votes on energy legislation![]() Taliban’s code of conduct: Protect civilians _ unless they side with the government, NATO
Afghanistan’s ranks of civil servants under siege Gunman, 8 others killed in beer distributor shooting; company says he was asked to quit
Gunman, 8 others fatally shot in Conn. warehouse Testing begins in preparation for attempt to plug blown-out Gulf oil well
Testing begins for attempt to plug Gulf oil well Mother of Conn. warehouse shooter’s girlfriend says he had complained of racial bias at work
Woman says Conn. shooter complained of race bias NHTSA: New technology can prevent tractor-trailer truck rollovers, save over 100 lives a year
NHTSA: New technology can prevent truck rollovers 74 killed in China floodsBEIJING - Floods have left 74 people dead and 71 missing in northeast China’s Jilin province over the past two months, officials said Tuesday. Police sub-inspector suspended for molesting colleagueNEW DELHI - A Delhi Police sub-inspector was Tuesday suspended for molesting his colleague and showing her obscene MMS clips, a day after he was arrested on the charge, a police officer said. Car bombing strikes Shiite city south of Baghdad as series of attacks kill at least 22 in Iraq
Iraq: 15 killed in car bombing south of Baghdad UAE to release 724 prisoners ahead of RamadanAbu Dhabi, Aug 3 (IANS/WAM) In a humanitarian gesture ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 724 prisoners. Nine killed in US shootingWASHINGTON - Nine people were killed in a mass shooting Tuesday at a workplace in Connecticut, police said. Car bombing strikes Shiite city south of Baghdad as series of attacks kill at least 17 in Iraq
Iraq: 10 killed in car bombing south of Baghdad 6 teenagers who drowned in Red River in Louisiana were from 2 families
Teens who drowned in La. river from 2 families Man passing himself of as Delhi cop arrestedNEW DELHI - A man passing himself off as a constable of the Delhi Police has been arrested and a fake police identity card seized from him, police said Tuesday. Conn. official: 9 killed in beer distributor shooting; company says gunman was asked to quit
Official: 9 killed in Conn. warehouse shooting More workers die in China’s mines even as bosses are ordered underground to improve safety
China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below Pakistan’s president says international community is losing the war in Afghanistan![]() more images Crews hope attempt to seal off oil at bottom of Gulf will mark a turning point
On Gulf, a turning point nears in spill efforts Connecticut official: 9 killed in shooting at beer distributor, including gunman
Official: 9 killed in Conn. workplace shooting Blasts in outdoor market south of Baghdad kill 10, wound 30![]() ‘No ransom paid for official kidnapped by Bodo militants’MUMBAI - No ransom was paid to secure the release of a forest official of Maharashtra who was kidnapped by Bodo militants while on a holiday in Arunachal Pradesh, a key negotiator said Tuesday. Wildfires raging out of control in western Russia, troops and volunteers help battle blazes![]() Court order on Arun Gawali reservedNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its verdict on the Maharashtra government’s plea against a Bombay High Court judgment striking down a criminal complaint against underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawali. Cubs of grizzly that killed 1, injured 2 near Yellowstone Park are settling into Montana zoo
Killer grizzly’s cubs settling into Montana zoo US dispatches big helicopters from Afghanistan to move relief supplies in deluged Pakistan
US sending big helicopters to help flood relief CBI issues ‘look-out’ notices for builder Hirandani, brotherMUMBAI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday issued a look-out notice for the city’s leading realty developers Niranjan Hiranandani and his brother Surendra in connection with a Rs.168-crore Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scam, an official said. Amin’s plea to turn approver adjourned till Aug 10AHMEDABAD - The hearing on a plea filed by former deputy superintendent of police N.K. Amin to turn approver in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout has been adjourned by a court till Aug 10. 47 killed, over 120 injured in Karachi riots (Third lead)ISLAMABAD - Forty-seven people have been killed and more than 120 injured in riots that broke out in Karachi following the murder of a provincial legislator, police said. BP creates special business claims team in effort to speed up payments
BP creates special team to speed up claim payments Cross dedicated to Poland’s late president stays put outside palace amid vocal protests
Protesters in Poland block cross from being moved Bid to smuggle narcotics foiled in DubaiDubai, Aug 3 (IANS/WAM) Authorities in Dubai have foiled a bid to smuggle 1.57 kg of crystal narcotics brought in by a passenger from an African country. Long delayed inquest begins into death of UK scientist killed during secret bomb experiments
Inquest begins in secret UK bomb experiment death |