80 dead, 2,000 missing in China landslidesBEIJING - Over 80 people were killed and 2,000 went missing Sunday morning after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit northwest China’s Gansu province, an official said. At least 80 people killed, 2,000 missing in landslides in China’s Gansu province
80 dead, thousands missing in China landslides Australian man survives 12,700-volt shockSYDNEY - An electric pole surveyor in Australia had a miraculous escape when he suffered only partial burns on being hit by a power surge of 12,700 volts. Woman, 75, kills 80-year-old husbandNEW YORK - A 75-year-old woman stabbed her husband, 80, to death in a fit of rage in Monroe town in New Jersey, police said. 65 killed in China landslideBEIJING - At least 65 people were killed early Sunday morning due to landslides triggered by heavy rain in China’s Gansu province, officials said. Chinese state media say at least 65 people killed in landslides in Gansu province
Landslides kill at least 65 people in China Spike Lee slams US report on disappearence of Gulf oil spill, calls for media scrutiny
Spike Lee bashes US report on vanished Gulf oil France gives $1.4 mn for Pakistan flood victimsPARIS - France will grant $1.39 million (1.05 million euros) in aid to the severely-flooded regions of Pakistan, the French foreign ministry has said. British woman, daughter stab each otherLONDON - A British woman and her 12-year-old daughter are fighting for life after stabbing each other in Southall, a suburb of London. Tropical Storm Colin becomes poorly organized as it heads toward Bermuda, flooding expected
Colin poorly organized as it heads for Bermuda Twin-engine plane crashes into western Pa. home, killing 2 men aboard; man, dog in home unhurt
Plane crashes into western Pa. home, killing 2 men Russian citizens to become freelance policemenMoscow, Aug 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia citizens will soon be engaged as freelancers to help policemen in their duties, a new bill has said. Official: Ruptured oil pipeline that spewed oil into S. Michigan river shows lengthwise rip
Ruptured Mich. oil pipeline shows lengthwise rip Search teams suspend hunt for 34 trapped in Chilean mine after dangerous new rock collapse
Teams suspend hunt for 34 trapped in Chilean mine Along Gulf Coast, oil well’s plugging brings relief but fear of abandonment, too
Well plugging brings relief but abandonment fears Plane crash kills two in USWASHINGTON - A small plane crashed into a home in Pennsylvania state, US, Saturday, killing at least two people. Official: Blasts at a market in Iraq’s second largest city kill 20, wound as many as 100
Basra blasts kill 20 Iraqis, wound scores BAGHDAD — Explosions killed at least 20 people and wounded as many as 100 Saturday night at a downtown market in Iraq’s second-largest city, a senior official said, coming at the end of a violent day that also saw the slaying of seven policemen around the country. Floods kill at least 8 in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic
Floods kill at least 8 in Europe WARSAW, Poland — Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed at least eight people in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, officials said Saturday. Small plane crash sets Pa. home on fire; 2 found dead in wreckage, man, dog in home unhurt
Small plane crashes into Pa. home; 2 bodies found Twin-engine plane crashes into western Pa. home, killing 2 aboard; man, dog in home unhurt
Plane crashes into western Pa. home, killing 2 Rescuers begin search for 34 trapped in Chilean mine, descent could take up to 8 hours
Rescuers work to free 34 trapped in Chilean mine Blasts at a market in Iraq’s second largest city kill 10, wound 35, officials say
Blasts in Iraqi city of Basra kill 10, wound 35 Small-plane crash sets Pa. home on fire; no residents hurt, number of people on plane unknown
Small plane crashes into Pa. home, sets it ablaze Pollution level goes up as Russia battles firesMOSCOW - Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels Saturday, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported. Benazir Bhutto’s son raises money for Pakistan flood; his father addresses UK political rally
Pakistan president heckled at UK political rally Two drug traffickers gets death penalty in ChinaBEIJING - Two drug traffickers, including a Chinese French citizen, were sentenced to death Saturday for manufacturing, transporting and dealing large amount of crystal methamphetamine, known as “ice”, in south China’s Guangdong province. Bengal’s decision on CBI probe in Sainthia train crash soonKOLKATA - The West Bengal government will inform the central government within a week about its opinion on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into last month’s train accident in Birbhum district which left 63 dead, an official said Saturday. Five killed as gas cylinder explodesBATHINDA - Five people, including three women and two children, were killed and two others injured when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a house in this Punjab town Saturday evening, police said. Mexican teachers get training to deal with shootingsCiudad Juarez (Mexico), Aug 7 (IANS/EFE) Teachers in this crime-ridden Mexican border city are receiving special training from police in how to react when shootings occur in or near schools, officials said. Tommy Stinson, bassist from the legendary Replacements, lends a hand in quake-ravaged Haiti
Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson helps in Haiti Four train passengers injured as youths go on rampageKANPUR - At least four passengers, including three soldiers, were injured Saturday when several unidentified youths went on a rampage trying to occupy reserved seats in a train in this Uttar Pradesh city, officials said. As more rains lash flooded Pakistan, Islamists step up aid and some resist evacuations
More rains hit flooded Pakistan, Islamists step up ‘Zero nukes’ grows from flicker of hope to global cause; Hiroshima wonders, will Obama come?
Abolishing nukes: flicker of hope to global cause Along Gulf coast, capping of spill brings relief but fear of abandonment, too
Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment Shah grilled by CBI throughout SaturdayGANDHINAGAR - Gujarat’s former minister of state for home Amit Shah was grilled throughout Saturday by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake shootout case. The questioning is expected to continue late in the night. Leh floods toll rises to 132, all foreign tourists safe (Fourth Lead)SRINAGAR - The death toll in Friday’s flash floods in Leh town has risen to 132 while 500 people are still missing, officials said Saturday. Medical personnel and relief supplies began reaching in strength and special flights flew out the stranded tourists. Floods kill at least 6 in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic
Floods kill at least 6 in Eastern Europe WARSAW, Poland — Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed at least eight people in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, officials said Saturday. With spill fading, Gulf seafood industry tries to shake off its oily image
Gulf seafood industry tries to shake an oily image Seven held guilty for lynching five Dalits in HaryanaJHAJJAR - A district court here Saturday held seven people guilty and acquitted 19 others in a case relating to the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district. 1,600 dead, 15 mn affected in Pakistan floodsISLAMABAD - Authorities in Pakistan raced to evacuate families threatened with fresh floods as heavy rains worsened the deluge which had left at least 1,600 people dead and affected 15 million others. School manager shot dead over property disputeGHAZIABAD - A school manager was shot dead over a property dispute in the Loni area of Uttar Pradesh’ Ghaziabad district, police said Saturday. Five people have been arrested. Small plane crashes into Pa. home; no residents hurt, number of people aboard plane unknown
Small plane crashes into western Pa. home BELL, Pa. — Authorities say a twin-engine plane crashed into a house in western Pennsylvania, but authorities do not know how many people were aboard. No one in the home was hurt. Wildfires threaten Russian missile attack warning centreMoscow, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Wildfires raging across the central part of European Russia are threatening to engulf the military command of the Russian missile attack warning centre in the Moscow region, a military spokesman said Saturday. Court frames gangrape charges against senior IAS officerCHANDIGARH - A local court here Saturday framed gangrape charges against Haryana’s commissioner and secretary in fisheries department N.K. Jain in an eight-year-old rape case. Police and gunmen trade bullets for hours at Baghdad bomb factory leaving 5 policemen dead
Overnight gunfight at Baghdad bomb factory kills 5 Major security breach foiled in BARCMUMBAI - A major security breach - the second in the past nine months - was foiled at the high-security Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) when security personnel and police nabbed seven people who attempted to secure class IV jobs there using forged documents and the man who arranged their “recruitment”. Charity: 6 Americans on medical team among 10 killed by militants in remote Afghanistan
6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan 15 killed in China accidentBEIJING - Fifteen people were killed and one person was injured when a bus carrying them plunged into a gorge in southwest China’s Sichuan province Saturday. Leh tragedy toll 121, no foreign tourist dead or missing (Third Lead)SRINAGAR - The death toll in Friday’s cloudburst tragedy in Leh town has risen to 121 while 500 people are still missing, officials said Saturday. No foreign tourist was among the dead or missing. Sex racket busted, 14 arrestedMATHURA - An inter-state sex racket has been busted in this Uttar Pradesh district with the arrest of 14 people, including six girls, from two hotels and a state-owned tourist resort, police said Saturday. |
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