Woman survives ninth-floor fallBuenos Aires, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) A 21-year-old woman survived a fall from the ninth floor of a building in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires. Rouvanjit’s death hasn’t deterred beatings in Bengal schoolsKOLKATA - Six months after Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla hanged himself following a humiliating caning by the principal, teachers in West Bengal have not stopped thrashing students, with some even causing serious injuries. Australian women’s jail to have full-body scannerMELBOURNE - A high-security women’s prison in Australia will have a full-body scanner for checking visitors and inmates in order to stop infiltration of drugs and weapons inside the jail. Ten dead in Mexico’s drug warsMEXICO CITY - Another ten deaths were credited to Mexico’s drug wars over the weekend, including four drug gang suspects killed in a chase by security forces in northern Mexico, according to media reports Sunday. Officials in Ames, Iowa, say tap water is safe to drink again, no water restrictions remain
Ames officials say water is safe to drink again 8 killed when truck in Calif. off-road race rolls into fans who lined up close to race course
Off-road racer rolls truck into crowd, killing 8 Teen survivor released from hospital after Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Stevens
Teen survivor of fatal Alaska plane crash released 28-year-old California man was driver in desert crash that killed 8; no charges planned
Driver in truck crash ID’d; no charges planned 6.4-magnitude quake hits Papua New GuineaHONG KONG - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted Papua New Guinea Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. Las Vegas woman, 20, San Diego-area men among dead in Calif. desert race crash that killed 8
6 men, 1 woman among dead in California race crash Uttar Pradesh shunts officials after police firingLUCKNOW - The Uttar Pradesh government late Sunday gave marching orders to district magistrates and police chiefs of the state’s Aligarh and Mathura districts, a day after police firing on farmers, protesting inadequate compensation against acquisition of land, killed two people. DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan’s guilt; it won’t change minds of victim’s family
DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan’s guilt US Navy reports robbery of 4 commercial ships near Iraq’s southern oil hub of Basra
US Navy says 4 ships robbed off Iraqi coast Nigeria: Royal Dutch Shell warns oil pipeline sabotage increasing despite amnesty deal
Nigeria: Shell says pipeline sabotage increasing Witnesses describe ‘nightmare’ as truck slams into spectators, kills 8 at off-road Calif. race
8 killed as truck slams into spectators at CA race UN chief Ban says he’s never seen anything like Pakistan flood disaster; calls for more aid more images Insurgents strike leaders of Sunni militia fighting al-Qaida in Iraq
Sunni security militia targeted in Iraq violence Families raise new questions over medical advice that led to Lockerbie bomber’s release
Lockerbie families raise new questions over bomber UN chief appeals for aid to flood-hit Pakistan (Night Lead)ISLAMABAD - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday his visit to Pakistan will help bring the world’s focus on the humanitarian crisis in the country that has resulted from one-third of its area being flood-affected. Gulf driller looking forward to finishing permanent plug _ and celebrating the end with cigar
Gulf driller to light up cigar after job is done Australian currency firm hired tainted Indian middleman: ReportSYDNEY - A Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) currency firm engaged an Indian middleman implicated in the Iraq oil-for-food scam, a revelation that can change the course of inquiry into a bribery scandal in the country. Thief’s hand amputated in Saudi ArabiaRIYADH - A man has had his hand amputated as punishment for robbing a shop, Saudi Arabian officials said Sunday in a statement. Smog leaving MoscowMoscow, Aug 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The smog from wildfires in Russia started leaving Moscow Sunday evening and is unlikely to return early next week, an environmental expert said. UN chief says Pakistan floods the worst disaster he has ever seen; calls for more aid
13 of family killed in Afghan accidentKABUL - Thirteen members of a family, including women and children, were killed and three injured when a mini-bus plunged into a river in northeast Afghanistan’s Takhar province Sunday, an official said. UN chief calls for more aid to flooded Pakistan (Second Lead)ISLAMABAD - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called upon the world to step up assistance to Pakistan, where some 20 million people are affected by the country’s worst floods. 15 Kashmir cops suspended after shoe attack on OmarSRINAGAR - Fifteen personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir security wing have been suspended after a shoe was flung at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day function at the Bakshi Stadium here Sunday. Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 10, injure 30 across Iraq despite overall drop in attacks
Shootings, bombings across Iraq kill 10, injure 30 Himachal tribals tone down festival after Leh disasterKEYLONG - Expressing solidarity with the victims of flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh town, tribals in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul district have decided to celebrate their annual festival without fanfare, an organiser said Sunday. Bosnian lab that identifies victims of atrocities and disasters helps Iraq unearth war secrets
Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets Poisonous smog returns to Moscow as fires continue to burn, expected to clear on Monday
Poisonous smog returns to Moscow MOSCOW — The poisonous smog that contributed to a higher death rate in Moscow last week returned to Russia’s capital Sunday, officials said. Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 11, injure 30 across Iraq
11 killed in persistent Iraq violence BAGHDAD — Drive-by shootings and a spate of bombings killed 11 people and wounded dozens more Sunday in fresh reminders of persistent violence across Iraq despite an overall drop in attacks nationwide. Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 10, injure 31 across Iraq despite overall drop in attacks
Shootings, bombings across Iraq kill 10, injure 31 15 cops suspended for shoe thrown at OmarSRINAGAR - Fifteen personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir security wing were suspended for Sunday’s security lapse in which a former head constable flung a shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day function here. U-turn by JetBlue attendantWASHINGTON - JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater suddenly refused to comment on what caused the bloody gash on his forehead that he originally blamed on a luggage-greedy passenger, a media report said Sunday. Drive-by shootings, bombings kill 10, injure 31 across Iraq
10 killed in persistent Iraq violence BAGHDAD — Drive-by shootings and a spate of bombings killed 10 people and wounded dozens more Sunday in fresh reminders of persistent violence across Iraq despite an overall drop in attacks nationwide. China mourns mudslide victims, toll rises to 1,248 (Roundup)BEIJING - China paused for three minutes Sunday as the nation mourned the deaths and misery of thousands of people in devastating mudslides that swept the northwestern region, with the national flag flown at half-mast in the country and at diplomatic missions abroad. Bombings, drive-by shooting kill 9, wound 30 in Baghdad area
Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 9 in Iraq Puma skin seized from parcel sent from USNEW DELHI - The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has seized the skin of a puma, an endangered species, shipped from the US as a rug, an official said Sunday. Poland’s new president takes command of military in pomp-filled Army Day ceremony
Poland’s new president takes command of army Eight killed at US off-road raceWASHINGTON - Eight people were killed and 12 injured after a vehicle rammed into a crowd of spectators during an off-road race in California. UN chief meets Zardari, GilaniISLAMABAD - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and was briefed on the devastation caused by floods across the country. Two fishermen drown near beached shipPANAJI - Two people drowned while two others were rescued, when they were caught in a powerfull water current in close vicinity of a beached ship off Goa’s Candolim beach Sunday. Canadian man sets a fire in front of PM’s houseOTTAWA - A man has been arrested for setting a fire in front of the official residence of Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper in Ottawa Saturday night. Bombings, drive-by shooting kill 7, wound 17 in Baghdad area
Drive-by shooting, bombings kill 7 in Iraq Rich being shielded from Pakistan floods?ISLAMABAD - As ordinary Pakistanis continue to battle floods which have claimed at least 1,600 lives, there have been allegations that flood waters are being diverted to less privileged areas and canals are being breached at the behest of power groups. Flooding worsens in Pakistan as UN chief appeals for more aidmore images Indians hack Pakistani website: TV channelISLAMABAD - Indian hackers have broken into the website of the Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), a Pakistani television channel claimed Sunday. Dutch girls groomed for sex on social networking sitesLONDON - Thousands of young girls in the Netherlands are being groomed for sex on social networking websites and forced into prostitution by pimps, a charity has claimed. Shoe-thrower mentally unsound: Kashmir PoliceSRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir police Sunday said the man who flung a shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day parade here Sunday is a suspended head constable and is “mentally unsound”. |
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