One killed, 10 injured in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR – One person was killed and 10 injured when a speeding truck rammed into a shop on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar Friday, police said.

The accident occurred at Khandagiri Chowk.
Three of the injured were in serious condition and undergoing treatment at hospitals in Bhubaneswar.
Irate people later went on a rampage, torching a … Read more »».

Two women killed in Punjab accident

HOSHIARPUR – Two women, including one who is resident in Britain, were killed when their car collided with a speeding truck in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur town Friday, police said.

The Indian-origin woman who lives in Britain came to Punjab to attend a family function, a police official said in Hoshiarpur, around 100 km from Chandigarh.
…. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Two women killed in Punjab accident.

In hard-luck Rhode Island, flooding is bad business for state economy and workers

Flooding disaster is latest blow for hard-luck RI

WESTERLY, R.I. – For 20 years, he parked his car there. Now, the parking lot outside Bradford Printing and Finishing was a lake, and 60-year-old Kenneth Guilmette stood on its shore. What he saw turned his stomach.
Swirling gray water from the Pawcatuck River had engulfed the 103-year-old textile … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : In hard-luck Rhode Island, flooding is bad business for state economy and workers.

Fire at ITO, seven rescued

NEW DELHI – Fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building near I.P. Bhavan at ITO in central Delhi, a fire official said Friday. Seven people have been rescued so far.

A fire department official said: “We received a call at around 11:45 a.m. about a fire in the Drum-Shaped Building at ITO.” …. Original article  : Fire at ITO, seven rescued.

Married woman gang-raped in Pune

PUNE – In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old married woman was gang-raped by three persons after they offered her a lift in their car and took her to a desolate location, police said Friday. Two of the three accused have been arrested.

The victim was staying alone in Hinjewadi area, a suburb on the outskirts of …. Source  : Married woman gang-raped in Pune.

Three-year-old child hurt in slum fire

NEW DELHI – A slum fire in south Delhi’s Kishangarh area early Friday left three people injured, including a three-year-old girl. A similar fire in another south Delhi slum had left two children dead Thursday.

“Three people, including a three-year-old girl, were injured in a fire accident which took place in the slum clusters of Kishangarh … Original source on Gaea Times at : Three-year-old child hurt in slum fire.

Italian police seize expired Easter products worth $2.7 mn

Rome, April 2 (IANS/AKI) Police in Italy have conducted raids throughout the country and confiscated 270 tonnes of expired Easter cakes, chocolate and other treats worth two million euros ($2.7 million).

Police found thousands of traditional Italian Easter “colombe” made in the shape of doves Thursday, which had expiry dates of up to two years ago, …. Original source  : Italian police seize expired Easter products worth $2.7 mn.

Curfew continues in riot-hit Hyderabad

HYDERABAD – Curfew continued in riot-hit parts of Hyderabad for the fourth day Friday. Even though the situation remained peaceful, police were on high alert because of Friday prayers.

Police decided not to relax the curfew in all 25 police station areas since they anticipated trouble during Friday prayers. They have requested Muslims to pray in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Curfew continues in riot-hit Hyderabad.

Maoists blow up school in Bihar

PATNA – Suspected Maoist guerrillas blew up a government school in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday.

Armed Maoists used dynamite to blow up a government school building in Yadunathpur in Rohtas, 150 km from here Thursday, police officers said.
According to police, three rooms of the school were badly damaged in the incident.
Just three … Read more »»».

March 2010 ‘bloodiest’ month in Mexico

Mexico City, April 2 (IANS/EFE) With 958 killings, March 2010 was Mexico’s “bloodiest month” ever since President Felipe Calderon launched a military operation against the drug cartels in December 2006, a media report has said.

The figure brings the total number of gangland killings during the Calderon administration to 18,757, El Universal newspaper said Thursday.
More … Read : March 2010 ‘bloodiest’ month in Mexico.

Mine explosion death toll rises to 19 in central China, 24 still trapped underground

Toll rises to 19 in blast at mine in central China

BEIJING – The death toll from an explosion at a mine in central China has risen to 19 people, with 24 still trapped underground, the government said Friday, in the second major mine disaster in the country this week.
Rescue attempts were continuing for 153 workers …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Maoists kill doctor in Bihar

PATNA – Suspected Maoist guerrillas shot dead a doctor in Bihar’s Rohtas district, police said Friday.

Armed Maoists killed Dinesh Prasad in Nauhatta in Sasaram, the headquarter town of Rohtas district, about 150 km from here, late Thursday.
A police officer said the rebels forcibly entered Prasad’s house and shot him dead.
Police have filed a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Maoists kill doctor in Bihar.

2 workers dead, 1 injured in accident at Kansas chemical fertilizer plant

2 dead, 1 injured in Kansas industrial accident

LAWRENCE, Kan. – An industrial accident at a Kansas fertilizer plant has left two workers dead and another injured.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the MagnaGro International plant in Lawrence.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Mark Bradford says a worker fell into a tank of a nonhazardous …. Source article  : 2 workers dead, 1 injured in accident at Kansas chemical fertilizer plant.

FAA: Chicago-bound plane with open cargo door crashes in field near Ohio airport, killing 2

FAA: Plane with open door crashes at Ohio airport

MIAMISBURG, Ohio – Air safety authorities say a single-engine plane flying with an open door has crashed in Ohio, killing two people.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham (EYE’-shum) Cory says the private plane left Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport on Thursday afternoon and was headed for the DuPage Airport …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : FAA: Chicago-bound plane with open cargo door crashes in field near Ohio airport, killing 2.

Killer of US abortion doctor gets 50-year sentence

WASHINGTON – The man who shot dead a Kansas abortion doctor was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in jail, which will likely see the killer spend the rest of his life in prison.

In May 2009, Scott Roeder, 52, walked up to his victim, George Tiller, during church services in the town of Wichita and shot …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Killer of US abortion doctor gets 50-year sentence.

Fargo mayor says it’s time to take down levees as Red River recedes, major flood risk ends

Red River recedes, ending major flood risk in ND

FARGO, N.D. – Residents hauled sandbags to the street, the National Guard departed, and city officials lined up bulldozers to tear down clay levees Thursday as the major risk of flood passed in Fargo and Moorhead, Minn.
The river separating the two cities was measured at 29.99 feet … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Fargo mayor says it’s time to take down levees as Red River recedes, major flood risk ends.

In Massachusetts, Obama visits emergency management site struggling against Northeast flooding

Obama visits flood emergency site in Massachusetts
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Detouring from his schedule, President Barack Obama on Thursday thanked emergency workers struggling against disastrous flooding in the Northeast.
“When these kind of natural disasters hit, what matters are the people on the ground,” Obama told crews at the Massachusetts …. Read the original article  : here.

Florida Highway Patrol: 9-year-old boy hit, killed by Walt Disney World bus

9-year-old boy killed by Disney bus in Fla.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Walt Disney World bus while riding his bike with a friend on the theme-park’s property Thursday, authorities said.
The boy hit the bus near the Fort Wilderness area, which offers camping and an outdoor experience …. Read the original article  : here.

Florida Highway Patrol: 10-year-old boy hit, killed by Walt Disney World bus

10-year-old boy killed by Disney bus in Fla.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – A 10-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Walt Disney World bus while riding his bike with a friend on the theme-park’s property Thursday, authorities said.
The bus hit the boy near the Fort Wilderness area, which offers camping and an outdoor experience …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Rhode Island reopens stretch of Interstate 95, major East Coast link, as floodwaters abate

I-95, major East Coast link, reopens in flooded RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The main interstate highway linking major East Coast cities has reopened after flooding shut a stretch down in Rhode Island.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation said Thursday that Interstate 95 has reopened in Warwick in both directions.
I-95 is the main route from New York …. Source  : Gaea News Network.