The Associated Press: Floods swamp thousands of Indian villages, kill 27

The Associated Press: Floods swamp thousands of Indian villages, kill 27: "GAUHATI, India (AP) — Raging floodwaters fed by monsoon rains have inundated more than 2,000 villages in northeast India, sweeping away homes and leaving hundreds of thousands of people marooned Friday. At least 27 people were killed, but the toll was expected to rise."

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Seventy dead, 200,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods - AlertNet

Seventy dead, 200,000 stranded in Bangladesh floods - AlertNet: "DHAKA, June 27 (Reuters) - Days of rain in Bangladesh, some of the heaviest in years, have set off flash floods and landslides, killing at least 70 people and stranding about 200,000, police and officials said on Wednesday.

Low-lying and densely populated Bangladesh is battered by torrential downpours during the wet season, which began in the past few weeks."

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Energy is a crisis, while we continue wasting it on cars

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KARACHI: The enraged residents of Liaquatabad on Wednesday torched a Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) office as their protest against power suspension entered fourth day, causing financial loss amounting to millions of rupees to the company.

Angry residents of Al Karam Square, Apsara Apartment and surrounding localities of Liaquatabad Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4, including women and children, took to the Shahrah-e-Pakistan and other key roads, crippling their traffic flow.

Bhutan bans driving...on Tuesdays | Fox News

Bhutan bans driving...on Tuesdays | Fox News: "THIMPHU, Bhutan -- Tuesdays in the small Himalayan nation of Bhutan will become "Pedestrians' Day" after the country's cabinet approved a one-day-a-week ban on driving in town centers during business hours, the Kuensel newspaper reported Friday."

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Cheap energy days are over.

Indian Oil Increases Gasoline Prices for First Time in 7 Months - Bloomberg: "Gasoline was raised 11 percent to 73.18 rupees a liter in New Delhi from midnight, Indian Oil said in an e-mailed statement. Prices of diesel, kerosene and cooking gas were left unchanged. Indian Oil’s actions are usually followed by state- owned rivals Hindustan Petroleum Corp. and Bharat Petroleum Corp."

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Where are we to walk?

U.S. Economic "Recovery" a nightmare - more cars, more oil wars

U.S. May Sanction India Over Level of Iran-Oil Imports A decision to levy penalties under a new U.S. law restricting payments for Iranian oil could come as early as June 28, according to several U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

U.S. Auto Dealers Who Survived Debacle See Record Sales

U.S. auto sales per dealer may rise about 9.2 percent to 785 vehicles this year, surpassing the record of 784 vehicles in 2005, dealership consultant Urban Science said in its annual Automotive Franchise Activity Report released last month. The firm has compiled the report since 1990.