Stop using my name to escape law: Phnom Penh police chiefPHNOM PENH - Phnom Penh’s police chief has warned anyone involved in criminal acts to stop claiming they are related to him in order to escape prosecution, local media reported Tuesday. Mob burns bank in ColombiaBogota, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) Residents of a Colombian town looted and burned down a bank to protest the death of a boy in an alleged military shooting. Woman, two kids murdered in BiharPATNA - A 28-year-old woman and her two minor children were murdered in this Bihar capital, police said Tuesday. Plane stolen from Venezuelan airportCaracas, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) An aircraft was stolen from a hangar at Caracas’ Maiquetia International Airport during the weekend, authorities said. 36 killed, hundreds injured in latest flooding from heavy rains in China’s Gansu province
36 killed, hundreds injured in new China flooding State media say 36 killed in latest flooding from heavy rains in China’s Gansu province
State media say 36 killed in new flooding in China South African creches rent babies to beggarsLONDON - Creches rent out babies to beggars who use them to get sympathy alms from motorists in South African city of Pretoria. Death toll for massive fireworks plant explosion rises to 19 in China, with 153 injured
Death toll for China fireworks blast rises to 19 Appeals court postpones Sept. 1 hearing on drilling ban, orders judge to probe new moratorium
Appeals court postpones hearing on drilling ban 3.5 mn Pakistani children at risk of fatal diseasesUNITED NATIONS - Nearly 3.5 million children in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged areas are at risk of contracting fatal diseases such as cholera and dysentery, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has warned. US ending an easy path to oil riches in announcing tougher scrutiny of deepwater drilling
US is toughening scrutiny of deepwater drilling Fire marshal: Oil vapors in storage tank exploded from welder’s spark in deadly Pa. well blast
Marshal: Oil vapors caused deadly Pa. well blast Bodies of 2 toddlers recovered from car found in South Carolina river; mother arrested
Bodies of 2 toddlers found in car in SC river Off-roaders worry desert race crash could lead to more restrictions, end of their sport
Off-roaders worry accident may mean sport’s end Three babies die, eight injured in Romania blazeBUCHAREST - Three infants were killed and eight others seriously injured Monday when a fire broke out in a Bucharest gynaecology and obstetric clinic, local reports said. La. shrimpers head back to work after Gulf spill but fear the public won’t buy their catch
Shrimping season in La. reopens after spill 8-year-old ‘had to fight’ to escape Okla. house where fire killed 6 others, including 4 kids
6 dead, including 4 children, in Okla. house fire Lightning strike kills 7 children at religious school in Sudan’s Darfur region
Lightning kills 7 school children in Darfur Transportation Department proposes installing seat belts in new motorcoaches within 3 years
DOT wants seat belts installed in new motorcoaches One dead, 120 injured in Colombia plane crashMEXICO CITY - An airliner belonging to Colombian carrier Aires crash-landed on the island of San Andres Monday, killing one passenger and injuring 120 others, officials said. Grizzly in maulings that killed Michigan man was in poor condition, had parasites
Grizzly in maulings was stressed, had parasites Bodies of 2 children recovered from car found in South Carolina river; mother arrested
Bodies of 2 children found in car in SC river BLM to review off-road wreck that killed 8 fans and similar events in Calif. desert
BLM to review off-road wreck that killed 8 fans ‘Miracle’ as Colombia jetliner crashes in thunderstorm: Woman dies, but 130 survive
‘Miracle’ in Colombia crash: Woman dies, 130 live Gunmen kill 8 hunters in Mexico; at least 19 dead nationwide as photos emerge of capo’s death
Mexico: Hunting party of 8 killed in Oaxaca state Crops washed away, livestock drowned: Painful future for Pakistan’s farmers
Farmers bear brunt of Pakistan’s deadly floods Federal mine safety inspectors told to increase enforcement of mine ventilation requirements
Feds step up ventilation enforcement in mines 13 die in China fireworks factory blastBEIJING - Thirteen people have died and 148 were injured in a fireworks factory blast in northeast China Monday, Xinhua reported. Transportation Department proposes installing seatbelts in motorcoaches within 3 years
DOT proposes installing seatbelts in motorcoaches Officials mull options for BP’s broken well, putting final kill back at least a week
Final kill of BP’s well at least a week away Former Bihar MP Pappu Yadav arrested, taken to Patna (Second Lead)PATNA/NEW DELHI/GURGAON - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday arrested former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav from a private hospital in Haryana’s Gurgaon town adjoining the national capital. He was later taken to Patna and sent to jail. Medical Examiner: House fire kills 2 adults, 4 children in eastern Oklahoma
Oklahoma house fire kills 2 adults, 4 children Police: Mel Gibson uninjured after crashing his Maserati into hillside in Malibu
Mel Gibson uninjured in single-car Malibu crash Engineering student injured after fall from hostelGHAZIABAD - A 19-year-old B. Tech student of a private university in Ghaziabad was critically injured after he fell from the fourth floor of his hostel, police said Monday. Curfew in parts of Bareilly after communal violenceLUCKNOW - Curfew was clamped in parts of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district Monday after communal violence broke out, police said. Interior halts exemptions from environmental reviews for deepwater drilling
Interior halts deepwater environmental exemptions Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard dies in Los Angeles at 87
Jazz photographer Herman Leonard dies at 87 Police: Mel Gibson involved in single car crash in Malibu, actor is ‘fine’ rep says
Mel Gibson involved in single car crash in Malibu ‘Miracle’ as Colombia jetliner crashes: 1 dies, but 130 survive
‘Miracle’ in Colombia jet crash: 1 dies, 130 live Noida school student kidnappedNOIDA - A Class 4 student of a Noida school was kidnapped by one of his father’s employees, police said Monday. Car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims in northern Iraq kills 5
Iranian pilgrims killed in north Iraq car bomb UAE troops distribute aid in AfghanistanKabul, Aug 16 (IANS/WAM) The UAE military Monday distributed 30 tonnes of relief material in the flood-affected areas of Afghanistan. 14-year-old boy crushed to death by tankerNEW DELHI - A 14-year-old boy was crushed to death Monday by a Delhi Jal Board water tanker in south Delhi’s Saket area. Rights panel to probe tribal woman’s harassmentNEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has deputed a team to inquire into sexual harassment charges levelled by a tribal woman against a suspended senior police officer in Jharkhand. Seven of family injured in acid attackMUZAFFARNAGAR - Seven members of a family in this Uttar Pradesh district sustained multiple burn injuries after their neighbour threw acid on them Monday following a land dispute, police said. Gujarat riots: Plea to cancel bail of accused admittedGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Monday admitted a plea for cancelling the bail granted to Babu Bajrangi, a prime accused in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots that followed the Godhra train carnage. Apex court for caution in suicide abetment casesNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court has said that an individual cannot be accused of abetting a suicide unless there is a “positive act on the part of the accused to instigate or aid (another) in committing suicide”. Court puts curbs on Gujarat cop’s arrestGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Monday restrained the state police from arresting an additional director general of police (ADGP) in connection with a 26-year-old suspected staged shootout. 5 killed, 9 injured in a car bomb targeting a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad
5 killed in car bomb explosion in northern Iraq Corrupt can go scot free by giving bribe: CourtNEW DELHI - “In this country, if you are caught taking bribe, you can go scot-free by giving bribe,” the Delhi High Court said Monday, pulling up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for delay in probing a two-decade-old graft case. |
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