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NEW DELHI (AP) -- India's energy crisis cascaded over half the country Tuesday when three of its regional grids collapsed, leaving 620 million people without government-supplied electricity for several hours in, by far, the world's biggest blackout.

Hundreds of trains stalled across the country and traffic lights went out, causing widespread traffic jams in New Delhi. Electric crematoria stopped operating, some with bodies half burnt, power officials said. Emergency workers rushed generators to coal mines to rescue miners trapped underground.

The massive failure - a day after a similar, but smaller power failure - has raised serious concerns about India's outdated infrastructure and the government's inability to meet its huge appetite for energy as the country aspires to become a regional economic superpower.

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The five Olympic rings represent the five continents involved in the Olympics and were designed in 1912, adopted in June 1914 and debuted at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.

The current view of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is that the symbol "reinforces the idea" that the Olympic Movement is international and welcomes all countries of the world to join. As can be read in the Olympic Charter, the Olympic symbol represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. However, no continent is represented by any specific ring. -- Wikipedia

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- His hair dyed a shocking comic-book shade of orange-red, James Holmes showed up in court for the first time, but didn't seem to be there at all.

The world's first look at the man accused of killing 12 moviegoers and injuring 58 others in a shooting rampage at a packed midnight screening of the new Batman film was that of a sleepy, seemingly inattentive suspect.

Holmes shuffled into court Monday in a maroon jailhouse jumpsuit with his hands cuffed. Unshaven and appearing dazed, Holmes sat virtually motionless, his eyes drooping as the judge advised him of the severity of the case. At one point, Holmes simply closed his eyes.

He never said a word.

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Once again, a look at the wonderful images of daily around the world produced by photographers at the Associated Press and their member newspapers and websites.

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Naadam is a traditional type of festival held in mid-July in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed "the three games of men". The games are Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery and are held throughout the country during the midsummer holidays. Women have started participating in the archery and girls in the horse-racing games, but not in Mongolian wrestling. In 2010, Naadam was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. -- Wikipedia

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LA TOUSSUIRE, France (AP) -- Try as they might, rivals of Bradley Wiggins can't take his yellow jersey.

The three-time Olympic track champion, looking to become Britain's first Tour de France winner, beat back repeated attacks Thursday in a critical Alpine stage won by ace French climber Pierre Rolland.

As Stage 11 began, Wiggins' main challengers were planning to unsettle him in the 92-mile ride along three big climbs from the 1992 Winter Olympics town of Albertville to the ski station at La Toussuire.

One crucial moment, possibly with the title in the balance, came when defending champion Cadel Evans tried to shake Wiggins, about halfway up the 6,750-foot Croix de Fer (Iron Cross) pass.

The Australian caught up with BMC teammate Tejay Van Garderen, a promising American rider, and was able to chisel out a lead of about 15 seconds on Wiggins.

But the Sky train of riders, in a line and pedaling almost in sync, powered with a steady rhythm to escort Wiggins back up front, and gradually erased the Australian's getaway about three miles later.

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PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) -- Two Britons and an American were gored Monday on the third day of Spain's famed running of the bulls through the cobblestoned streets of Pamplona, the most gorings for one run so far this year.

Thousands of daredevil runners charged ahead of six fighting bulls let loose for the annual San Fermin festival in northern Spain, and the three were gored by one that broke free from the pack just before entering the city's bullring, a Navarre regional government statement said.

None of those gored were seriously injured. Four other people were treated for cuts and bruises sustained in the adrenaline-fueled dash along the 849-meter (928-yard) course. The run lasted just over three minutes.

The morning runs are the highlight of the annual festival, which is also a massive street party that attracts many international visitors and became world famous with the publication of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."

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ACRE, Israel (AP) -- The bell clangs, the fight starts and the boxers come at each other. On one side is a 13-year-old Arab boy from northern Israel. His opponent comes from a Jewish town.

The Jewish fighter from the blue corner pushes his Arab adversary against the ropes before pummeling him with a barrage of punches.

Jews and Arabs have been fighting each other for decades, so boxing may seem like a strange way to build peace between the two -- but that's what the Israel Boxing Association aims for.

"It's important for me for boxing to be a bridge of meeting between young people, between Jews and Arabs in Israel," said IBA General Director William Shihada. "The boxers know each other and train together."

Shihada oversaw Israel's National Youth Boxing Championship last week in three cities over four days. In the final event, nearly 50 competitors in their early teens gathered in a hot community gym in the northern Israeli coastal city of Acre to fight their last bouts of the season.

Boxing provides a unique chance for young Arab and Jewish competitors to meet in the ring as equals, equipped with helmets and gloves and playing under the same set of rules.

"It's not important what the name of the boxer is. You can be Moshe, you can be Muhammad, you can be Dmitri," Shihada said. "We go to Europe as one team."

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Although the Fourth of July fireworks display in San Diego was a great big fizzle, displays around the rest of the country went off as planned.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- From North Carolina to New Jersey, 2 million people without electricity are asking the same question: Why will it take so long to get the lights back on?

Nearly three full days after a severe summer storm lashed the East Coast, utilities warned that many neighborhoods could remain in the dark for much of the week, if not beyond.

Friday's storm arrived with little warning, so utility companies have had to wait days for extra crews traveling from as far away as Quebec and Oklahoma. And the toppled trees and power lines often entangled broken equipment in debris that must be removed before workers can even get started.

Adding to the urgency of the repairs are the sick and elderly, who are especially vulnerable without air conditioning in the sweltering triple-digit heat. Many sought refuge in hotels or basements.

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