51,000 evacuated after flood hits ChinaBEIJING - About 51,000 people were evacuated Saturday morning after floods hit northeast China’s Liaoning province, authorities said. 50,000 displaced in Assam floodsGUWAHATI - Heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods in Assam Saturday, displacing at least 50,000 people in the state’s Lakhimpur district, officials said. No casualties have been reported. The last word: Slim and fit defensive tackle Jerrell Powe ready to power Mississippi
Slimmed-down Powe ready to power Ole Miss OXFORD, Miss. — For six years, everyone else has had their say. Speed guns to check Delhi’s rash drivers at nightNEW DELHI - Soon people will have to think twice before speeding on Delhi roads at night. Delhi Traffic Police are set to procure radar-based speed guns at a cost of Rs.5.25 crore (Rs.52.5 million) that will check speedsters after dark. Haiti’s electoral council rules that singer Wyclef Jean cannot run for president
Haiti council: Wyclef Jean can’t run for president Wildfire in Angeles National Forest burns 100-plus acres, 40 percent contained
Wildfire in LA County forest 40 percent contained 2 Australian soldiers killed and 2 wounded by improvised explosive devise in Afghanistan
2 Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Surging wildfire in Angeles National Forest forces evacuation of homes
Wildfire in LA County forest brings evacuations 2 men safe after small plane crashes into northeastern Pennsylvania river during flight lesson
FAA: 2 safe after small plane crash in Pa. river Pakistan thanks world for opening wallets, says flood victims now have global support more images Man Falls Over The Twilight Tower of Terror PlatformRare World War II dive bomber raised from Calif. reservoir 65 years after crash
WWII warplane raised from California reservoir 66 years after crash, WWII pilot’s remains buried in Vermont with full military honors
WWII pilot’s remains buried in Vt. ESSEX, Vt. — A World War II pilot has been laid to rest at a family plot in Vermont 66 years after his plane crashed in Corsica. Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had legal trouble and had raised ire of animal supporters
Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had legal trouble Escort linked to Italian PM ‘gang-raped’Bari (Italy), Aug 21 (IANS/AKI) The escort who revealed she spent the night with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has claimed she was held prisoner and gang-raped by a businessman and two other guests at his villa. Ohio bear owner says he was only witness to attack that killed caretaker at animal compound
Ohio bear owner: I’m only witness to fatal attack Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had convictions and had raised ire of animal supporters
Ohio bear kills caretaker; owner had convictions How close you were to the oil spill will determine whether you can collect from BP’s $20B fund more images Wyclef bid for president of Haiti lends lots of sizzle, little
Wyclef Jean brings sizzle to Haiti election Police say small plane crashes into Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania
Small plane crashes into river in northeastern Pa. Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams pleads guilty in New York DWI case, gets year in jail
Ex-NBA star Williams pleads guilty in DWI case Officials vow tighter scrutiny of off-road racing as tricked-out trucks run Nevada desert race
Officials vow tighter scrutiny of off-road racing Sunken World War II dive bomber lifted from bottom of California reservoir
Crashed WWII dive bomber raised from CA reservoir ‘Hot Dot’ patches that warn of high body temperature get tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews
‘Hot Dot’ patches tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews Governments pledge over $200 mn in new funds for Pakistan: UNNEW YORK - Governments pledged more than $200 million during a debate in the UN General Assembly convened to show solidarity with flood-ravaged Pakistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday. Bureau of Land Management expands review of off-road racing on its federal lands nationwide
BLM expands off-road race reviews nationwide Rare World War II dive bomber dislodged from California reservoir floor, ready to pull up
Salvage crew has plane primed to move in San Diego Tricked-out trucks, motorcycles. buggies run Reno-to-Vegas desert race after accident in CA
Trucks start desert race in NV after CA accident Karnataka welfare minister shunted out after beggars’ deathsBANGALORE - Karnataka Social Welfare Minister D. Sudhakar lost his portfolio late Friday in the wake of 22 beggars dying in this city since Wednesday due to negligence and suspected food poisoning, a senior official said. Security beefed up at Kandhamal ashram after threatsBHUBANESWAR - Security has been beefed up at an ashram in Orissa’s communally sensitive Kandhamal district after inmates complained they had received death threats, police said Friday. New panel to probe Shillong jailbreakSHILLONG - The Meghalaya government Friday appointed S.P. Rajkhowa, a retired judge of the Guwahati High Court, to probe last year’s Shillong jailbreak, an official said. Seven arrested with drugs worth Rs.1 croreBARABANKI - Seven drug peddlers, who operated in various states, were arrested with morphine and opium worth Rs.1 crore in this Uttar Pradesh’s district Friday, police said. Shah to appear before court through video-conferencingAHMEDABAD - A designated CBI court Friday granted the plea of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, a prime accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case, to appear before it through video-conferencing. Ohio bear kills caretaker, was owned by former exhibitor who was target of animal supporters
Ohio bear owned by PETA foe kills its caretaker Details of oil spill claims show geographic closeness to disaster is key to payments
Closeness to oil spill key to many claims MIAMI — Details released Friday about how claims will be paid from BP PLC’s $20 billion fund show that how close geographically a person or business is to the Gulf oil spill will play a key role. Teacher thrashes student in BengalKOLKATA - A Class 9 girl student was allegedly beaten black and blue by her Bengali teacher for writing a poetry in a classmate’s notebook in school, prompting the teenager’s parents to file a police complaint. 200,000 animals dead in Pakistan floods: FAOISLAMABAD - Over 200,000 domesticated animals have died in the floods in Pakistan, and poultry in many areas have been completely wiped out, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Friday. MCD employee held for taking arms licence on fake documentsNEW DELHI - An MCD employee was arrested in Delhi Friday on charges of procuring an arms licence on the basis of fake recommendation letters from army units here and in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Bear owned by controversial animal-wrestling exhibitor fatally mauls man in Ohio
Bear owned by Ohio wrestling exhibitor kills man Three held in Delhi on charges of cheatingNEW DELHI - Three people were arrested in Delhi Friday on charges of cheating people on the pretext of providing them air tickets for abroad, police said. Stay on senior Gujarat cop’s arrest extendedGANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Friday extended till Aug 23 the stay against arrest of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Kuldip Sharma in a case relating to a 26-year-old allegedly staged shootout. Chinese healer accused of sexual assaultSYDNEY - A 55-year-old Chinese traditional healer has been accused of sexually assaulting five women at his healing centre in Sydney. Putin replaces Russian forest agency chief as firefighters battle remaining wildfires
Britain remembers ‘the few’ on 70th anniversary of Churchill’s famed Battle of Britain speech
70 years on from WWII, Britain remembers ‘the few’ Haiti team hoping Youth Olympics can help it overcome earthquake trauma
Youth Olympics therapy for Haiti soccer team Floods in Pakistan help army’s reputation improve, but hinder that of civilian leaders
Authorities say bear owned by animal-wrestling exhibitor fatally mauls man in Ohio
Ohio officials: Exhibitor-owned bear kills man Air India plane lands in Oman after bomb hoaxABU DHABI - An Air India passenger plane travelling from Kuwait to Mumbai made an emergency landing Friday at the airport in Oman’s capital Muscat after a passenger claimed there was a bomb on board, a media report said. Scores flee beggars’ home after 22 deaths in three daysBANGALORE - A number of inmates of the government-run Destitute Rehabilitation Centre on the city’s outskirts fled the place Friday following the death of 22 inmates in the last three days, an official said. Two trains looted in Uttar PradeshLUCKNOW - A group of armed robbers struck in the Karnataka Express and the Jammu Tawi Express trains, assaulting passengers and looting valuables and cash worth over Rs.2 lakh from them in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district Friday, officials said. |
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