Jay Leno raises $100,000, including his own donation, for Gulf recovery with benefit show

Jay Leno raises $100,000 for Gulf Coast recovery

Four bandits gunned down in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL - Four bandits were killed in a gunfight with police in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district Sunday, a senior officer said.

Man posing as tax official to extort money held

NEW DELHI - A man who posed as an income tax (IT) official and attempted to exhort Rs.30 lakh from a businessman has been arrested, police said Sunday.

Major train collision averted in West Bengal

KOLKATA - A major railway accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday when two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after one of them overshot a signal, a railway official said.

250,000 evacuated due to China floods

BEIJING - Over 253,500 people have been safely evacuated in China’s Liaoning province after torrential rains caused waters to rise to the danger level in a major river bordering China and North Korea, officials said Sunday.

Train accident averted in West Bengal

KOLKATA - A major accident was averted in West Bengal Sunday after two trains moving in opposite directions came within 150-200 metres of each other on the same track after one of them overshot a signal, a railway official said.

Tropical Storm Frank forms in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico; warnings issued along the coast

Tropical Storm Frank forms off Mexico’s coast

Mechanic dies after falling into Gurgaon drain

GURGAON - A car mechanic drowned after he fell into a drain in this satellite town of the national capital and his body was recovered Sunday, police said.

Staying Behind: Thousands choose to stay in Pakistan’s floods to protect their homes

Thousands stay in Pakistan floods to protect homes

Six die in China factory blast

BEIJING - At least six people were killed and eleven injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, police said Sunday.

Pakistan flood aid tops $800 mn

ISLAMABAD - Aid received for Pakistan’s flood victims is almost double the amount requested by the UN, the country’s foreign minister said Sunday, as relief workers struggled to save dozens of villages and towns from flooding.

UAE supplies food in flood-hit Pakistan

Dubai, Aug 22 (IANS/WAM) Ready-to-eat processed food has been provided to the flood-hit people in Pakistan’s Punjab province by the Red Crescent Authority (RCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said.

10 Africans arrested in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD - At least 10 Nigerians and Ugandans were arrested in Hyderabad Sunday for illegally overstaying in the country, police said.

4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan; former mujahedeen leader killed by roadside bomb

4 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Four U.S. troops were killed in fighting in eastern and southern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled Soviet invaders decades ago was killed by a roadside bomb in the country’s north.

Driver, conductor drown as bus washed away in flood

SOLAPUR - The driver and conductor of a state transport bus were drowned when their bus was washed away in flood waters in this Maharashtra district Sunday, officials said. An off-duty driver, hitching a lift on the vehicle, however escaped.

Here’s a switch: Murkowski talks up Senate seniority in bid for another term from Alaska

Four JVM-P workers killed in accident

RANCHI - Four workers of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) were killed and 14 others injured Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a tree and fell into a

Madan Tamang murder accused flees custody

DARJEELING - Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Nicol Tamang, one of the main accused in Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) chief Madan Tamang’s murder, Sunday escaped from police custody in Darjeeling district, triggering unrest in the hills.

2 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan; former mujahedeen leader killed by roadside bomb

2 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two U.S. troops were killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled Soviet invaders decades ago was killed by a roadside bomb in the country’s north.

Video of mob beating 2 brothers to death as police watch sparks anger, anguish in Pakistan

Video of mob killings sparks anguish in Pakistan

Over Rs.2 lakh withdrawn using cloned ATM cards

CHANDIGARH - The Chandigarh Police have received four complaints since Thursday regarding the fraudulent withdrawal of over Rs.2 lakh from ATMs located in various parts of this union territory.

World gives, pledges more than $800 million to help Pakistan cope with floods, official says

Official: Int’l aid for Pakistan floods over $800M

Dacoits strike at Mumbai Jain temple, kill guard

MUMBAI - A security guard was killed and another injured after dacoits attacked a Jain temple here and decamped with jewellery worth over Rs.300,000 early Sunday, police said.

Trial run held of Games traffic plan

NEW DELHI - The trial run of a traffic plan reserving road lanes for vehicles that will ferry Commonwealth Games athletes and officials was conducted Sunday by the Delhi traffic police in south Delhi’s Lodhi Colony area.

IMF to review Pakistani budget in floods aftermath

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it has called a meeting to review Pakistan’s budgetary and economic prospects in the aftermath of the floods that have devastated the country’s infrastructure.

Another contraband haul from train from Pakistan, authorities worried

ATTARI - Fake currency of face value Rs.9.5 lakh and one kg of heroin were recovered from a goods train coming from Pakistan, causing worry to the authorities who say these trains are increasingly becoming a smuggling medium.

Chhattisgarh villagers in fear after another triple murder

RAIPUR - Terror has struck a Chhattisgarh village after three children, below the age of 10, were found brutally murdered on Friday, the second such triple murder in the village in a month.

Pakistanis use stones, sandbags to strengthen river levees as floods sweep toward sea

Pakistanis use stones, sandbags to stave off flood

Madan Tamang murder: prime accused flees police custody

DARJEELING - Gorkha Janamukti Morhca central committee member Nicol Tamang, one of the prime accused in the murder of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) chief Madan Taman, fled from police custody in Darjeeling district early Sunday.

River in north China overflows; 94,000 people evacuated from flooded city

Rain batters China anew; 94,000 evacuated in flood

Firefighters battling large blaze at apparently vacant Boston warehouse; no injuries reported

Large fire burns at Boston warehouse; no one hurt