University of Kentucky seeks to dismiss, move former basketball coach Billy Gillispie’s suit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Athletics Association says former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie has sued the wrong people and in the wrong place.

FDNY disciplines 7 fire officers in fatal 2007 ground zero blaze, relieves two of command

NEW YORK — The city’s Fire Department disciplined seven fire commanders Wednesday over mistakes that led to a 2007 blaze at a contaminated ground zero skyscraper that killed two firefighters.

Cornell probes theft of school computer with personal information; thousands could be affected

ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University officials are investigating the theft of a school computer that may have compromised the personal information of thousands of current and former students, faculty and staff.

Palin, opponents spar over complaints as Alaska governor rakes in thousands for legal fund

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says her political enemies are abusing state law with a flurry of frivolous ethics complaints against her, putting her more than $500,000 in legal debt.

Top Senate Republican says Democratic efforts to overhaul health care will bury nation in debt

WASHINGTON — Sensing a political opening, the Senate’s GOP leader said Saturday that Democratic efforts to overhaul health care will bury the nation in debt.

Not possible to repair all embankments hit by Aila: Bengal minister

GOSABA - A day before the full moon high tide coming close on the heels of the devastation caused by Cyclone Aila, the West Bengal government has admitted that it would be unable to repair a large part of the 400 km of damaged embankments in the mangrove-forested delta of the Sundarbans.

Obama sees Saudi king and touchstones of Muslim, Arab worlds on eve of ‘truth-telling’ speech

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Opening a mission to write a new chapter on Islam and the West, President Barack Obama consulted Wednesday with the Saudi king “in the place where Islam began,” prelude to a high-stakes speech in Egypt meant to ease long-held Muslim grievances against the United States.

GOP dilemma: How to take on high court nominee Sotomayor without hurting GOP election hopes

WASHINGTON — Republicans are divided over how aggressively to go after Sonia Sotomayor, a family feud about the tone of the debate over confirming the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court.

Nation’s nuclear waste repository gets the ax but funding, lawsuits, questions remain

LAS VEGAS — These days, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid prefers nothing so much as a one-word description for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository long planned for his state: dead.

Dutch Royal parade attack suspect dead

AMSTERDAM - A man, who killed five people and injured 13 in an attempt to kill members of the Dutch royal family, has died, according to media reports.
The suspect, a 38-year-old identified by Dutch media as Karst Tates, had been in critical condition since the attack during the Netherlands Queen’s Day holiday yesterday.

Attempts to break Priyanka’s security cordon

LUCKNOW - The Congress party’s star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi’s security cordon was broken twice Sunday when she was electioneering for her mother Sonia Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli constituency.

Whitmarsh apologises for F1 rule violations

LONDON - McLaren-Mercedes team boss Martin Whitmarsh has admitted to rule violations and issued an apology for incidents at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of a hearing next week, British daily The Times reported Friday.

Jamaica airport operator says unarmed security team followed procedures as gunman seized plane

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The unarmed security guards who allowed a gunman to seize a Canadian jet near Montego Bay were following procedures, the airport’s operating company Wednesday.

Govt. showed dishonourable behaviour during terror raids: British Muslim Council

LONDON - The British Government has been accused of dishonourable behaviour after nine Pakistanis out of 11 arrested in Easter terror raids were released without any charge.

BJP files complaint with poll panel against Lalu Prasad

NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday complained to the Election Commission against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad’s ‘abusive’ remarks about its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani and demanded urgent and strict action against him.

Philippine police rescue Swiss Red Cross worker, Italian volunteer still held by militants

Philippine police rescue Red Cross worker

MANILA, Philippines — Officials in the Philippines say police have rescued a Red Cross worker from his al-Qaida-linked kidnappers three months after he and two colleagues were kidnapped on a southern island.

Apex court seeks justification for detaining Varun

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to justify young Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi’s detention under the National Security Act (NSA) during the election time.

British artist fined over two deaths caused by sculpture

LONDON - A British artist whose inflatable sculpture killed two women when it broke free from its moorings was Thursday fined 10,000 pounds ($14,457) by a court in Newcastle, north-east Britain.

Range-bound Indian equities keep key index in red

MUMBAI - After a session of range-bound trading, Indian equities ended in the red Friday on overnight losses in the US, as also due to mixed signals from the Asian peers and a weak opening in European bourses.

Angry senators file privilege motion against PCB chief

KARACHI - The Senate’s standing committee on sports Thursday decided to hit back at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt for his outburst against its members by moving a privilege motion against him.

Union Minister Mahavir Prasad booked for murder

LUCKNOW - Union Micro, Small and Medium Industries Minister Mahavir Prasad has been booked for a murder related to a land dispute in January 2008 in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district, police here said Wednesday.

President’s choppers escape crashing into Air India aircraft

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - In a major safety breach, a Delhi-bound Air India flight with 170 passengers and 10-member crew narrowly escaped colliding with a helicopter which was part of President Pratibha Patil’s fleet, minutes before taking off from Mumbai Monday morning.

Morris to broker peace between Pietersen and Moores

LONDON - England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) managing director Hugh Morris will hold urgent talks with captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores to resolve a power struggle in the national team.

China punishes 5,000 officials for corruption

BEIJING - The Chinese government has taken penal actions against some 5,000 senior officials for corruption and breach of law, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Friday.