Man held with fake currency in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 24-year-old man has been arrested here with fake Indian currency with nominal value of Rs.44,350, police said Thursday. Investigator: Ky. nurse accused of killing vet with morphine oversaw 2 more suspicious deathsLEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal investigator says a Kentucky nurse accused of killing a veterans hospital patient with morphine also cared for two other patients whose deaths were considered suspicious. Fla. hotel heir slaying sparks feud over million-dollar estate that contains Batman itemsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mysterious death of a Fontainebleau Hotel heir has triggered a family feud over his multimillion-dollar estate, with relatives accusing his wife of murder even though no one has been charged. German high court clears way for trial of admitted Nazi hit man later this monthBERLIN — Germany’s highest court said Thursday it has declined to hear the appeal of admitted Nazi hit man Heinrich Boere, clearing the way for his trial later this month for the execution-style killings of three Dutch civilians during World War II. Nepal landslide, flood toll crosses 50KATHMANDU - The death toll from flooding and landslides in western Nepal rose to 54 with thousands displaced from their homes, officials said Thursday. Thekkady official, forest guard arrested over boat tragedyTHEKKADY - The Crime Branch of Kerala Police investigating the Thekkady boat tragedy Thursday arrested the Chief Boat Inspector M. Mathews and a forest guard for negligence that led to the boat capsize last week killing 45 tourists. Delhi court issues warrants for Abu SalemNEW DELHI - A Delhi court Thursday issued a warrant demanding that jailed don Abu Salem be brought before it Oct 26 in a seven-year old extortion case. Federal prosecutors say man charged with sexually abusing boys at Haiti school should be heldNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Federal prosecutors say a former Connecticut man charged with sexually abusing nine boys at a school for poor children he founded in Haiti should not be released from prison because he poses a “clear and continuing danger.” Uganda wants to claim $5 million reward for arrest of Rwandan genocide suspectKAMPALA, Uganda — A Ugandan official says the country wants to claim a $5 million reward offered by the United States for the capture of a Rwandan genocide suspect. Depressed widow kills kids, self on Karva ChauthAMRITSAR - Feeling depressed on the day of Karva Chauth, a festival in which Hindu women fast for their husbands’ long life, a young widow in this Punjab city killed her two minor sons and committed suicide, police said Thursday. Overseas calls from labourer’s phone, police probingBHOPAL - Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district are investigating the overseas calls costing over Rs.6 lakh made from a phone, in the name of a labourer. Four people, including two employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), have been arrested in the case, police said Thursday. Hoax caller arrested in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 26-year-old man has been arrested for making hoax calls to the police control room claiming that bombs have been planted in different places in the national capital. Son of slain 100-year-old woman says mom, strangled in Mass. nursing home, was happy, activeDARTMOUTH, Mass. — A 100-year-old woman found strangled in a nursing home with a plastic bag over her head loved living at the home, where she happily played bingo and doled out daily hugs to other residents, her son said Thursday. Relatives, attorney question Tenn. officials’ decision to take kidnapped baby into custodyNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother whose baby was kidnapped said she was devastated when child welfare officials took him into state custody shortly after he was recovered, describing the pain of that separation as worse than the knife wounds that the kidnapper inflicted on her. Rs.7.5 cr-worth spurious ghee seized in Madhya PradeshBHOPAL - Spurious ‘ghee’ (clarified butter) worth Rs.7.5 crore was sized from Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Thursday. Missing Japanese youth’s family meets Uttar Pradesh governorLUCKNOW - Family members of 21-year-old Japanese Kota Shinozaki, who went missing from Agra three years ago, Thursday met Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi and police chief Karamveer Singh here Thursday to seek help in tracing him. Tennis player Jelena Dokic’s father said to be on hunger strike in prisonBELGRADE, Serbia — Tennis player Jelena Dokic’s jailed father began a hunger strike to protest his 15-month prison sentence for threatening the Australian ambassador. Robbers snatch bag with Rs.3 lakh from Ghaziabad manGHAZIABAD - A man was robbed of Rs.3 lakh by two criminals in Ghaziabad, police said Thursday. According to police, Om Prakash, a resident of Pilkhuwa, bought a plot in the city and was to pay Rs.3 lakh to the land owner Thursday. Former Conn. police officer pleads not guilty to posing as twin brother to have sex with womanMILFORD, Conn. — A former Connecticut police officer has pleaded not guilty to allegations he posed as his twin brother to have sex with a woman, and then raped her when she realized the ruse and tried to leave. Italy’s Berlusconi vows to defend himself on TV, in court after immunity law overturnedROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he will go on TV and appear in courtrooms to prove that corruption and tax fraud charges in two trials against him are false. Large scale corruption detected in Bihar local bodiesPATNA - Large scale financial irregularities and corruption were exposed in Bihar’s panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies in the latest audit report of the examiner of local accounts. LeT hawala racket busted in KashmirSRINAGAR - A money laundering (hawala) racket run to fund the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) seperatist group was busted in Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said Thursday. Cop in dock for calling Rahul Gandhi ‘friend’KOZHIKODE - A Kerala police officer is facing an inquiry for asking about Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s location on the police wireless by referring to him as a ‘changadi’ (friend). Colombian teenager accidentally killed by his pet dogBOGOTA - A teenager choked to death after attaching the leash of his pet pit bull to his neck while roughhousing with the dog, Colombian media reported. Goa floods caused by ‘mini tsunami’: MinisterPANAJI - Goa Science and Technology Minister Churchill Alemao Thursday said the floods that ravaged the southern parts of the state were caused by a ‘mini tsunami’ in the Arabian Sea. French culture minister accused of paedophiliaPARIS - A French police union said Thursday it will ask the Paris public prosecutor to open an investigation of Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand on possible charges of soliciting a minor. Train services in flood-hit Andhra to be restored in a weekHYDERABAD - Train services in the flood-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh will be restored from Oct 15, union Minister of State for Railways H.K. Muniyappa said Thursday. Salt bags on tracks hold up trains in HaryanaAMBALA - Salt bags that fell on the railway tracks from an overturned truck held up rail traffic on the Ambala-Saharanpur section for several hours Thursday morning, railway authorities said. Andhra releases Rs.167 crore to repair damaged roadsHYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh government has released Rs.167 crore for repairs and restoration of roads damaged by the devastating floods that hit the state, a senior official said Thursday. UN to send envoy as Nepal flood toll crosses 50KATHMANDU - As the flood toll in Nepal rose beyond 50 people and thousands were marooned in the western region, the UN Thursday said it was sending a special envoy to announce a disaster reduction plan. |
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