Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing smoke and ash into the air

Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing hot ash

Mexican mayor shot dead

MEXICO CITY - A mayor in a Mexican town was shot dead by gunmen, authorities said.

Snow-pummeled mid-Atlantic gets a break in Farmers’ Almanac’s kinder, gentler winter forecast

Farmers’ Almanac: Kinder, gentler winter on tap

Indonesian volcano erupts for second time

JAKARTA - Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra Monday erupted for a second time in as many days, forcing thousands of residents to join the more than 20,000 already in evacuation centres, officials said.

Hurricane Earl strenthens, threatens north Caribbean, expected to gain force

Hurricane Earl stronger, threatens north Caribbean

Sedgwick, Cranston win Emmy for lead actors in drama

LOS ANGELES - Kyra Sedgwick and Bryan Cranston have been named best lead actress and actor in drama series respectively at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

42 killed in Ecuador bus accident

QUITO - At least 42 people were killed and 11 injured Sunday in Ecuador when a bus carrying 53 passengers fell off a cliff, the Ecuadorian Red Cross said.

Gunman kills four in US

LOS ANGELES - A gunman shot dead four people, including his wife, in an Arizona community of the US early Sunday, authorities said.

Hurricane Earl threatens Caribbean

WASHINGTON - An Atlantic tropical storm became a hurricane Sunday as it took aim at the eastern Caribbean, forecasters said.

Video shows trapped Chilean miners crying, but saying they are doing better

New video shows emotional trapped Chilean miners

Dani Pedrosa passes Ben Spies, pulling away for somber Indy MotoGP win

Pedrosa cruises to Indy MotoGP victory

INDIANAPOLIS — There was a brief celebration Sunday when Dani Pedrosa finished his first Indianapolis MotoGP victory, then everyone went back to mourning the loss of the youngest rider ever killed at the historic track.

36 killed in Ecuador bus accident

QUITO - At least 36 people were killed and 12 injured Sunday in Ecuador when a bus fell off a cliff, police said.

5 years after Katrina, residents mourn dead and celebrate region’s recovery, not yet complete

Barack Obama

Obama heralds New Orleans’ resilience, commits to Gulf recovery on 5th anniversary of Katrina

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Transcript of President Barack Obama’s remarks at Xavier University in New Orleans

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Obama pledges common purpose with New Orleans and Gulf coast on 5th anniversary of Katrina

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Chilean miners must remove thousands of tons of falling rocks to aid their own rescue

Chile miners must move tons of rocks in own rescue

13-year-old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz killed in prerace crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Teen motorcycle racer killed in crash at Indy

Newly born Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean, expected to gain force

Newborn Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean

36 die as Ecuadorean bus runs off road, overturns; 12 others reported injured

36 die as Ecuadorean bus runs off road, overturns

Muslims donate nearly $1 billion to Pakistan for flood relief

Muslims donate nearly $1 billion to Pakistan

A look at key moments in BP’s push to operate on the oil and gas industry’s frontiers

Key moments in BP’s push to operate on frontiers

Thousands affected by flooding in southern Mexico, authorities plan relief channels

Thousands affected by flooding in southern Mexico

BP likely to back away from frontiers of oil industry as it rebuilds shattered reputation

BP’s life on frontiers of energy industry at risk

Message from God: Retired Florida teacher builds and rebuilds Christian school in Haiti

Retired Florida teacher rebuilds school in Haiti

36 die as Ecuadorean bus plunges off cliff; 12 others reported injured

36 die as Ecuadorean bus plunges off cliff

Motorcycle rider, 13, suffers ‘traumatic injuries’ in pre-race crash at Indianapolis

Motorcycle rider, 13, seriously injured at Indy

Flood-stricken Pakistani families risk losing their children to waterborne disease

Millions of Pakistani kids risk waterborne disease

Pakistani philanthropist says helping people is ‘biggest jihad,’ raises money for flood relief

Aging philanthropist is Pakistan’s Mother Teresa

Give jobs to flood-hit: Congress tells Mayawati

LUCKNOW - The Congress Sunday urged Uttar Pradesh’s Mayawati government to give jobs under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) to villagers displaced by the floods in the area of their temporary rehabilitation.

Hurricane Earl barrels toward eastern Caribbean, expected to continue strengthening

Hurricane Earl barrels toward eastern Caribbean

Two farmers murdered in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Two farmers were killed in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district Sunday in suspected fueds related to compensation received by them for land acquired by the government, police said.

Five-year-old found dead in Delhi park

NEW DELHI - A five-year-old boy who went missing Saturday was found dead in a park in south Delhi Sunday, police said.

15 killed in West Bengal accident

KOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed and around 25 were injured when a bus fell into a ditch in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district Sunday. Locals later went on a rampage, alleging improper treatment of the injured.

Nasscom sets up cyber lab in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD - A Cyber Lab here was Sunday inaugurated to train police officers in tackling rising cyber crimes.

Two dead, thousands flee as volcano erupts in Indonesia (Third Lead)

JAKARTA - At least two people died and thousands were evacuated Sunday after a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years, shooting black smoke and ash as high as 1,500 metres into the sky.

5 years after Katrina, people across the Gulf Coast recall chaos, celebrate region’s rebirth

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Earl becomes Category 1 hurricane with winds of 75 mph as it barrels toward eastern Caribbean

Earl becomes a Category 1 hurricane in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Earl Theatens To Become Hurricane

Azad killing: Andhra police chief rules out judicial probe

HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Police Sunday said there was no need for a judicial probe into the killing of top Maoist leader Azad in a gunfight but promised a comprehensive police inquiry to clear all doubts.

15 die as bus falls into ditch in West Bengal

KOLKATA - At least 15 people were killed and around 20 injured when a bus fell into a ditch in West Bengal’s Coochbehar district Sunday, an official said.

Ending Vineyard vacation, Obama travels to New Orleans to mark 5th anniversary of Katrina

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Chilean Miners Await Rescue

Johri never shared any information with us: Andhra police

HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Police Sunday said Gujarat Police officer Geetha Johri had never shared any information during the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout case.

North Korean leader Kim tours Chinese border cities on trip that sparked succession talk

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Mass exodus in Pakistan as floodwaters threaten new areas

ISLAMABAD - The mass exodus of people continued in Pakistan Sunday as floodwaters entered Thatta district in the Sindh province, even as the government set up relief camps in the port city of Karachi to shelter the victims, media reports said.

US soldier drowns in rafting accident in southern Germany

US soldier drowns in Germany

BERLIN — NATO’s training school in southern Germany says a 39-year-old U.S. soldier has died in a rafting accident.

One dead, thousands flee as volcano erupts in Indonesia (Second Lead)

JAKARTA - One person died and thousands were evacuated Sunday as a volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years, shooting black smoke and ash up to 1,500 metres into the air.

US teens charged with elderly woman’s rape

WASHINGTON - Three teenagers in the US city of Detroit have been charged with raping a 90-year-old woman, a media report said Sunday.

Magnitude 5 earthquake in SW China injures 14; damages hundreds of homes

Earthquake in SW China injures 14; damages homes