Thousands flee volcanic eruption in IndonesiaJAKARTA - A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted Sunday for the first time in 400 years, shooting black smoke and ash up to 1,500 metres into the air and prompting the evacuation of thousands of residents. Indonesian volcano spews ash and lava briefly in its 1st eruption in 400 years
Volcano quiet for 400 years erupts in Indonesia 10 troops die in Venezuela chopper crashCaracas, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) Ten Venezuelan soldiers have died when their helicopter crashed in southwestern part of the country, an official said. Arizona authorities say 69 cars involved in 3 collisions on section of Phoenix interstate
69 cars involved in Phoenix interstate accidents 12 die in Peru bus collisionLima, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) At least 12 people were killed when two buses collided head-on in Peru’s northern Cajamarca region, local media reported. Hurricane Danielle brings dangerous rip currents to US, dozens rescued off Fla. coast
Danielle brings rip currents to US, dozens rescued New York judge slapped with child porn chargesNEW YORK - A former Manhattan criminal court judge is being probed after child porn images were found in his office computer, a media report said. Car accident can’t keep Corey Wilson from making a difference for No. 7 Sooners
OU’s Wilson finding new ways to make a difference 10 killed in Venezuelan military chopper crashCARACAS - All 10 soldiers on board a Venezuelan National Guard helicopter were killed when the chopper crashed while taking off on an anti-drug operation, military officials said. Jilted lover kills woman’s family in TurkeyISTANBUL - A 56-year-old Turkish man shot dead a woman for rejecting his advances and three of her family members in Istanbul, a media report said. Chevron: Cleanup almost completed at site where oil spilled into Salt Lake City creek
Chevron: Most oil removed from Utah leak site 5 years later, La. residents look for healing after epic storm in symbolic Katrina burial more images Chile, a society ripped apart by February’s massive earthquake, unites around trapped miners
Chile, divided by quake, unites around miners Summer of 2010 set to go down in record books as the hottest ever across the Northeast
Numbers confirm it: Summer was a scorcher ALBANY, N.Y. — New numbers confirm what the sweaty brows of Northeasterners have been saying for months: The summer of 2010 was a record-breaking scorcher. Women beaten for dowry, loses visionNEW DELHI - A woman in Delhi lost vision in one eye after being beaten by her husband and in-laws over dowry demands, police said Saturday. Sohrabbudin killing: Cop says CBI wants her to implicate ShahNEW DELHI - Gujarat police official Geetha Johri has moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was mounting pressure on her to point an accusing finger towards some politicians, including former minister Amit Shah, in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing. Father Red: Community mourns priest, among many still unaccounted for 5 years after Katrina
Priest among missing 5 years after Katrina UAE raises $19 mn for Pakistan flood aidAbu Dhabi, Aug 28 (IANS/WAM) In order to help flood-hit Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has raised AED 72 million ($19 mn) from donations given by its citizen during a three-day nationwide campaign. Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases; girl students apparently poisoned in Kabul more images African held in UAE with ‘banknotes’ worth $1mnAbu Dhabi, Aug 28 (IANS/WAM) An African was arrested in Abu Dhabi while trying to sell two souvenir banknotes worth $1 million to a woman, police said Sturday. 10 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela
10 killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela German relief plane arrives in PakistanISLAMABAD - A German military plane carrying relief supplies for Pakistani flood victims has arrived in Islamabad, a German embassy spokesman confirmed Saturday. 14 militants, 2 policeman killed in shoot-outs in Russia’s restive North Caucasus
14 militants, 2 policeman killed in Russia 5 missing after boat capsizes off Navi MumbaiMUMBAI - Five people — three women and two minor children — were missing after their boat capsized near Navi Mumbai Saturday, officials said. Floods, droughts, politics, money: Pakistan struggles with its water woes
Pakistan floods just one of its water woes NKorean dictator appears headed home after China trip that spurred succession speculation more images Three LIC officials killed in road accidentBOKARO - Three Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) officials were killed and one was critically injured when a truck hit their car in this Jharkhand city Saturday, police said. Mamata doubts West Bengal shootout’s genuinenessKOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday expressed doubt over the genuineness of a shootout in which a prime accused in the Gyaneshwari Express sabotage case was killed in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district. Paris Hilton arrested on cocaine chargeNEW YORK/ LAS VEGAS - US socialite Paris Hilton has been arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine and briefly booked into a detention centre, local media reports said Saturday. Don Babloo presented in court late, officials questionedNEW DELHI - A city court Saturday questioned an Uttar Pradesh jail’s official for a delay in presenting don Om Prakash Srivastava alias Babloo Srivastava before it in connection with an extortion case. Four buried alive as well-wall caves inRANCHI - Four people, including a girl who fell into a well and three others who tried to rescue her, were killed and three injured when the wall of the well caved in Saturday in Jharkhand’s Chhatra district, police said. 22-storey fall kills daughter of US envoyNEW YORK - A 17-year-old daughter of the US ambassador to Thailand, Eric G. John, was killed after she fell 22 floors from a high-rise building in New York, police said. Fire strikes at ruling party headquarters in Nigeria, only months before presidential election
Nigeria: Fire strikes ruling party headquarters 14 militants, 1 policeman killed in shoot-outs in Russia’s restive North Caucasus
14 militants, 1 policeman killed in Russia In a snub, Pakistan asks India to send aid through UNISLAMABAD - Pakistan has declined an Indian offer of $5 million aid for flood victims directly and wants it to be routed through the United Nations, Dunya TV reported here Saturday. Eight women electrocuted in Haryana, four injured (Lead, Changing dateline)NUH - Eight women, including two girls, were electrocuted and four others were injured in a Haryana village Saturday morning when a high-tension wire fell on the vehicle in which they were travelling, police said. ITBP donates Rs.1.75 crore for Ladakh flood victimsNEW DELHI - The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Saturday donated Rs.1.75 crore for rehabilitation of victims of the Aug 6 flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region that killed at least 183 people. Three held for counterfeiting currency notesLUCKNOW - Three men involved in the manufacturing and supply of fake currency notes to various states in the country were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district, police said Saturday. 120 kg poppy husk seized, 2 arrestedCHANDIGARH - Haryana Police Saturday arrested two residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district and recovered 120 kg of powdered poppy husk from their possession. 10 people reported missing in Austria after their boats capsize during a rafting tour
Austria: 10 people missing after rafting accident Fire in northeast China kills 9 and injures 9 others
China fire kills 9, injures 9 BEIJING — State media say a fire has killed nine people and injured nine others at a real estate office in northeastern China. Hurricane Danielle still far out over Atlantic but could bring dangerous rip currents to US
Danielle may bring dangerous rip currents to US We regret incident, evacution in fliers’ interest: Jet AirwaysMUMBAI - The Jet Airways management Saturday expressed “regrets” over the inconvenience caused to its passengers over Friday’s emergency evacuation fracas involving its Mumbai-Chennai flight in which at least 14 fliers sustained injuries and 10 staffers were suspended by the aviation watchdog. One labourer dead, five hurt in Lucknow accidentLUCKNOW - One labourer was killed and five were injured Saturday when a freshly dug trench caved in at an under-construction area here. While the labourers claim the area had statues of Mayawati and BSP founder Kanshi Ram, officials said it was a private property. Hurricane Danielle Subsides11 Russian sailors drown on rescue bid in the ArcticMOSCOW - Eleven Russian sailors drowned in the Arctic after their rescue vessel went down in stormy seas on a mission to try to help a fishing boat in distress, it was reported Saturday. Karunanidhi tells police to uphold human rightsCHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Saturday told the state police force not to violate human rights while arresting and questioning those suspected of crime. Jet hauled up for ’serious lapses’, 10 staffers suspended (Second Lead)MUMBAI - The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Saturday hit out at Jet Airways for “serious procedural lapses” in dealing with an emergency evacuation aboard its Mumbai-Chennai flight Friday night in which 14 passengers were injured. Kachru’s father deposes in ragging death caseDHARAMSALA - Deposing before a Himachal Pradesh court here, Rajendra Kachru, the father of medical student Aman Kachru who was ragged to death last year, Saturday narrated in detail the sequence of events that led to his son’s death. Dead captain’s mother seeks fresh probe, meets AntonyNEW DELHI - The mother of a decorated army captain Saturday demanded an independent probe into his 2006 death in Jammu and Kashmir, saying she has “no faith in an army inquiry” which had held he committed suicide due to personal reasons. |
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