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. US announces $100,000 aid for India’s flood victimsNEW DELHI - The US Thursday announced $100,000 aid for the victims of recent floods in parts of southern and western India. Relatives, attorney question state’s decision to take kidnapped baby and siblings 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. Husband dumps wife after selling her kidneyKOCHI - For 23-year-old Manju it was a dream marriage come true. But her love affair with her husband Binu, 30, came to an ugly end when he dumped her after selling her kidney and married another woman. Now Manju, who lives near here, is minus one kidney and has a child. Italy’s faces tough judicial, political battles after top court overturns immunity lawROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi faces judicial and political battles after a top Italian court overturned a law granting him immunity from prosecution and cleared the way for his corruption and tax fraud trials to resume in Milan. AP sources: FBI eyes terror suspect’s travel talk for clues to bomb materialWASHINGTON — An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City contacted accomplices there while making a cross-country drive from Denver, raising concerns among investigators that he was sending instructions to purchase more bomb-making chemicals, officials familiar with the case said. Andhra jail flooded, authorities forced to shift inmatesHYDERABAD - The unprecedented deluge in Andhra Pradesh has flooded a jail, forcing authorities to shift its inmates, officials said Thursday. Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband with marital problems found shot dead at home; 3 kids safeLEBANON, Pa. — A suburban mother who became a voice of the gun-rights movement when she openly carried a loaded pistol to her daughter’s soccer game was fatally shot Wednesday along with her parole-officer husband in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Pennsylvania Dutch country, authorities said. Slain Jharkhand cop did not get salary for five monthsRANCHI - Induwar Francis, a police Inspector of the Jharkhand intelligence department who was beheaded Tuesday by Maoist rebels had not received his salary for the past five months, officials said Thursday. Two dead as Typhoon Melor hits JapanTOKYO - Typhoon Melor Thursday became the first tropical cyclone to hit Japan in two years, killing two people and injuring 56. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and schools in Osaka and Tokyo closed. No drugs, rave parties in Goa this tourist seasonPANAJI - Police will crack down on rave and late night parties in Goa this tourist season, says state Home Minister Ravi Naik. One dead, 50 injured in Bihar train accidentPATNA - A passenger was killed and at least 50 injured when the Amritsar-Katihar Amarpali Express express train derailed in Bihar, police said Thursday. Pacific tsunami warning cancelled after Vanuatu quakes (Second lead)SYDNEY - The tsunami warning issued after two powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago has been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said Wednesday. More than 100 arrested in US, Egypt phishing schemeLOS ANGELES - Authorities in the US and Egypt have arrested about 100 individuals in an international phishing scheme, the FBI said Wednesday. APNewsBreak: Speeding SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s car pulled over, but driver not ticketedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A Highway Patrol trooper stopped South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s car for speeding, but let his protective detail driver go without a ticket, an official said Wednesday. LA mother wants investigation into daughter’s stabbing death in EcuadorLOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles mother is pushing for an investigation into the killing of her daughter in Ecuador. New Zealand downgrades tsunami alert as three quakes shake PacificWELLINGTON - New Zealand civil defence authorities downgraded an initial tsunami warning after three big quakes hit the South Pacific Thursday, saying there was no confirmation that a tsunami had been created. Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guardBOGOTA — Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times. Strong quake rattles VanuatuWASHINGTON - An earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck early Thursday local time about 294 km north-north-west of Santo in the Pacific island country of Vanuatu, US meteorologists said. Court papers detail mental health diagnosis of man charged in Elizabeth Smart kidnappingSALT LAKE CITY — Federal court papers show a forensic psychiatrist believes the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart suffers from disorders that include pedophilia, narcissism and malingering, a condition that suggests he may be exaggerating his illnesses to avoid prosecution. Prosecutors play tape of Maryland man confessing to 2008 drowning deaths of his 3 childrenBALTIMORE — A Maryland man calmly described to detectives how he methodically drowned his three young children by holding them underwater in a hotel bathtub for 10 minutes each — a confession that was recorded by police and played in court Wednesday. US official says Canadian at Gitmo appointed 2 civilian lawyers after firing military attorneySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Canadian detainee charged with war crimes fired his military lawyer Wednesday and was given two new civilian attorneys during a court proceeding at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. spokesman said. Former prosecutor: Slur in Williams case discussed 3 years before disclosure to defenseSOMERVILLE, N.J. — Retired NBA star Jayson Williams is closer to learning if a judge will agree that racial bias was involved in a manslaughter case against him seven years ago and that his convictions for covering up the crime should be thrown out. Montana state senator faces 3 felonies in boat crash that injured congressman, 4 othersHELENA, Mont. — Prosecutors on Wednesday filed felony charges against a Montana state senator accused of recklessly endangering a U.S. congressman and three others when he allegedly crashed a boat at high speed onto a rocky embankment after a night of drinking. Secret Service veteran named as Montana jail operator had 2004 theft convictionBILLINGS, Mont. — A former Secret Service agent named as the would-be operator of a Montana jail and law enforcement training center served 14 months in prison for stealing money from the government. Obama officials pledge federal support to fight teen violence in Chicago but offer no detailsCHICAGO — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday pledged federal support to fight a surge in youth violence in Chicago and other cities, calling the brutal beating death of a teenager on the city’s South Side a wake-up call for the country. Clashes erupt in LebanonBEIRUT - Clashes erupted Wednesday evening in the northern port city of Tripoli between followers of Lebanon’s parliamentary majority and others loyal to the Hezbollah-led opposition, leaving eight people wounded, Lebanese police said. Pot legalization gains momentum in California, setting up fight with federal governmentSAN FRANCISCO — Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over U.S. drug policy. Judge allows ex-astronaut’s attorneys to depose romantic rival again over pepper spray issueORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for a former astronaut will get another chance to question a romantic rival she allegedly drove 1,000 miles to confront. Dining hall fight at California’s Folsom Prison leaves 8 inmates with non-serious injuriesFOLSOM, Calif. — Eight California inmates have been injured after a fight erupted in a dining hall at Folsom State Prison. |
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