Roadside bombs kill 8 coalition troops in southern Afghanistan as Karzai doubts US strategy
Four killed after ‘microphone’ bomb explodesPHNOM PENH - Four people died and three were injured when a rocket-propelled grenade that a farmer pretended to be using as a microphone exploded, local media reported Tuesday. Vietnam War-era artillery shell explodes in southern Vietnam, killing man and injuring wife
Vietnam War-era shell explodes, killing villager Roadside bombs kill 7 US troops in violent southern Afghanistan as Karzai doubts US strategy
Medical board moves to revoke license of Calif. osteopath linked to overdose cases
Officials move to strip Calif. doctor of license Mount Sinabung in Sumatra Erupts Again on ModaySeven die in Mexico shootoutMexico City, Aug 31 (IANS/EFE) Seven people died in a nearly 15-hour battle between gunmen and soldiers in Mexico, defence department said Monday. Lions lose DeAndre Levy again, but get good news on Louis Delmas, Jason Hanson
Lions lose LB Levy again, but get some good news Spill investigation panel member: No conclusions until after blowout preventer analyzed
Panel member: Blowout preventer may hold key Death of 13-year-old motorcycle racer prompts safety review, no ‘drastic’ changes planned
Teen’s death prompts review of safety measures Defense raises mental health issue, gets trial delay until Jan. 5 in Ohio fire deaths of 9
Ohio trial in fire deaths of 9 off until Jan. 5 Roadside bombs kill at least 7 US troops, including 5 in single blast in Afghanistan more images Fire damages construction equipment at site of proposed mosque in Tennessee, raising worries
Rough waters continue on Mid-Atlantic beaches; more expected though week as Earl approaches
Rough waters for shore resorts between storms Hurricane Earl strengthens to a Category 4 storm with winds near 135 mph, Puerto Rico braces
Hurricane Earl strengthens to Category 4 storm Drilling begins on escape hole to free Chilean miners; digging could take 4 months
Drilling begins in effort to free Chilean miners Tropical Storm Fiona forms behind Hurricane Earl in the Atlantic, east of the Leeward Islands.
Tropical Storm Fiona forms behind Hurricane Earl Judge orders Peabody to pay $174,000 in fines tied to safety of southern Illinois mine
Peabody ordered to pay $174,000 over Ill. mine Hurricane Earl batters tiny Caribbean islands, gains strength on course toward US East Coast
Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast 88-year-old Georgia man dies week after being attack by neighbor’s goat outside his home
Georgia man dies of goat attack injuries COLBERT, Ga. — Officials say an 88-year-old man died a week after a goat attacked him outside his home in northern Georgia. Safety first: Teenager’s death has sanctioning body taking another look at safety
Teen’s death has USGPRU reviewing safety measures Months of perfect weather in northern New England draws tourists _ but not free-spending ones
Menacing Hurricane Earl Threatens The East CoastIndonesian volcano erupts, catching scientists off-guard; 30,000 people flee to safety
Indonesian volcano erupts after 400 years of quiet Independent experts rarely called on to verify critical drilling equipment blamed in oil spill
Rigs’ drilling parts lack third-party endorsements Bloody 3 days for US troops as 14 killed, most by homemade bombs
In Pakistan, refugees sell their rations, stoking food versus cash debate for flood victims
Aid for sale in Pakistan as refugees want cash Three of family killed in road accidentRAIPUR - A couple and their seven-year-old son were killed in a road accident in Chhattisgarh Monday, police said. Undertrial jumps to death from courtLUCKNOW - An undertrial jumped to his death from the seventh floor of a court here Monday, police said. 2 Cowboys employees hurt in facility collapse settle suits against Jerry Jones’ companies
2 injured Cowboys workers settle with Jerry Jones Maharashtra questioned on Pragya Singh’s bail plea (Third Lead)NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a bail petition filed by Sadhvi Pragaya Singh Thakur, the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon bombing which killed six people. High seas put BP operations to remove failed blowout preventer on hold; timetable unclear
Weather delays hit final plugging of BP’s well Judge in Cleveland orders mental treatment for owner of bear that killed caretaker
Mental treatment ordered for killer bear’s owner Couple working in bank arrested for cheatingNEW DELHI - A couple working in a bank in south Delhi who fraudulently withdrew money from a customer’s account have been arrested, police said Monday. Four kids drown in pitLUCKNOW - Four children, including two girls, drowned in a pit filled with rainwater in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district Monday, police said. CRPF trooper shoots dead 3 relatives in DharwadBANGALORE - A Central Reserve Police Force trooper on furlough Monday shot dead three relatives, including two children, in Dharwad in north Karnataka, police said. New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani engine develops snag, derails (Second Lead)KOLKATA - Passengers aboard the New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express had a providential escape Monday when two front wheels of the train’s engine went off the rails after part of the locomotive came loose in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. There were no casualties. Bus burning: Three AIADMK arsonists sent to the gallows (Second Lead)NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Supreme Court Monday upheld a trial court’s decision to send three AIADMK activists to the gallows for killing three girl students of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University by torching their bus in 2000. 1 dead in Fla., 1 missing in Md. as Atlantic coast waters churned by distant hurricanes
Hurricanes roil Atlantic coast; 1 dead, 1 missing Russian nursing home blaze kills 9; officials say 86-year-old man apparently set self on fire
Suicide blaze kills 9 in Russian nursing home Hurricane Earl becomes Category 3 storm in the Caribbean with winds near 120 mph
Hurricane Earl becomes Category 3 storm MIAMI — Hurricane Earl has become a major hurricane in the Caribbean, reaching Category 3 status with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph (195 kph). Hurricane Earl lashes northern Caribbean, expected to gain force on track toward United States
Hurricane Earl lashes Caribbean, threatens US NATO says 7 US troops killed in 2 separate roadside bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan
7 US troops killed in 2 south Afghan bomb attacks Court refuses to stop Bangaru Laxman’s trial for graftNEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday refused to quash criminal proceedings against former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman who was caught accepting money in a sting operation carried out in 2001. Flood waters recede, people return home in north PakistanISLAMABAD - Flood waters began receding in northern Pakistan as a major breach in the embankment of the turbulent Indus river has been plugged, restoring life in the worst affected parts of Sindh province back to normalcy, officials said Monday. Tamil Nadu bus burning: Apex court gives death to three (Lead, changing dateline)NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The Supreme Court Monday confirmed the death penalty to three AIADMK activists who caused the death of three women university students by torching their bus near Dharampuri, Tamil Nadu, in February 2000. Maoist killed in JharkhandRANCHI - A Maoist was killed and a rebels’ camp was destroyed in Jharkhand’s Khuti district Monday, police said. Titian masterpiece in famous Venice basilica suffers water damage from nearby fire
Titian masterpiece suffers water damage after fire 40 tourists injured as bus overturns in DelhiNEW DELHI - About 40 tourists from Rajasthan were injured when their speeding bus overturned after hitting a divider in east Delhi early Monday, police said. 6 Somali civilians die in violence in the capital as fighting goes into its 2nd week
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