Wildfires near Loveland burn 925 acres destroy homes
Firefighters battled a week old wildfire near Boulder and a second blaze near Loveland that has damaged at least 166 homes. Crews used aircraft and hundreds of personnel with containment around 20 to 25 percent on the second fire. Merlin Green called progress slow but steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveland
Colo
Colorado
Boulder
Merlin Green
Loveland Fire and Rescue
PG&E sets aside fund for blast victims
PG&E announces a dedicated fund for explosion victims in San Bruno. President Chris Johns says the money will help cover day to day needs with no strings attached as residents of destroyed or damaged homes prepare to receive checks up to 50 000 this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bruno
Calif
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Chris Johns
Pg&e
Bob Pellegrini
Marine war crimes case falters as defense lawyer withdraws
Marine Sgt and squad charged with killing 24 Iraqis face a fresh delay after military judge Lt Col David M Jones excused civilian attorney Colby Vokey over an undisclosed ethics conflict. The five year-old case heads toward trial at Navy on short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Calif
David M. Jones
Navy
Jones
Colby Vokey
Shoot on sight orders sparked Kashmir curfew violence
Indian police patrolled Kashmir with a curfew threat after protests turned deadly, killing 19 in a day. Demonstrators faced tear gas and gunfire as crowds threw rocks in Baramulla and Charar e Sharief amid anti-US and anti-government demonstrations that have left hundreds dead this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashmir
Srinagar
India
United States
Baramulla
Charar-e-Sharief
America
Barack Obama
Christian Missionary School
Plea bargain reached in Belgrade beating case
Serbian court awaits Sept. 27 ruling on Miladin Kovacevic plea to brutal May 2008 barroom beating of Bryan Steinhauer near Binghamton University. If approved, Kovacevic would serve about two years and three months, much of it already served, relieving U.S.-Serbia tensions valued by prosecutors. Steinhauer, 24, Brooklyn, sustained skull fractures and brain injury. Family calls sentence too lenient and opposes the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Serbia
U.S
Miladin Kovacevic
Bryan Steinhauer
First
Kovacevic
Steinhauer
Binghamton University
Brooklyn
Borivoje Borovic
China official visit to Tokyo amid Senkaku clash tensions
Japan says a senior Chinese official will visit Tokyo for five days despite a dispute over the arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain after a collision with two Japanese patrol vessels near the Senkaku Diaoyu islands. Beijing asks to delay Li Jianguo’s trip for various reasons as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan Coast Guard
Senkaku
Diaoyu
East China Sea
Tokyo
Japan
China
Lee
Taiwan
Li Jianguo
Standing Committee
National People’s Congress
Beijing
Shu Kajita
Afghan insurgents killed ahead of vote
NATO and Afghan officials said up to 30 insurgents were killed in fighting ahead of parliamentary elections. Up to 23 militants were killed in Helmand on Monday and three in Wardak on Tuesday, with no reported coalition casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kabul
Afghanistan
Taliban
NATO
Military Alliance
Helmand
Wardak
Suspected U S missiles kill militants in Pakistan border area
Two suspected U S missile strikes hit militant targets in a Pakistani tribal area on Tuesday. Intelligence officials say at least 14 militants were killed, marking the most intense period of such strikes in over two years. The AP tally reports 12 attacks this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir Ali
Pakistan
U.S
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.Y
Turner
Aitken Mall
Aiken Mall
Kay Jewelers
State Farm
Bloomington
Illinois
Steve Mason Clu
Richland Avenue
Aiken
GaBeewnireo Colision
Cenren Dreee
Eea & Pro
Elc
East Pine Log Rd
Allstate
E. Walker Crosby
Huntsman Dr
Country Square
Walker Crospy
Fox & Hound Plaza
Silver Bluff Rd
Foxandhoundrealty.com
Northbrook