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A North Carolina toddler is a "little miracle" after surviving an unprecedented operation to remove a metal rod accidentally lodged in his brain, doctors have said.

The Charlotte (N. C.) Observer reported on Monday that a neurosurgeon at University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, removed an L-shaped part from a pressure washer embedded in 17-month-old Jessiah Jackson's head.

Court records have indicated that a Cleveland man was sentenced to prison for the cardiac arrest and death of a police officer who was chasing him.

The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported on Monday that Malcolm Bryant accepted the four-year sentence from Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo after pleading guilty to assault on a peace officer, escape and involuntary manslaughter of victim Thomas Patton II.

According to the media reports, New York officials say they are examining evidence to determine who was responsible for a suspected murder-suicide fire that wiped out a Staten Island family.

The New York Daily News reported on Monday that a charred diary and possible suicide note found in the home on Thursday may have been written by Leisha Jones, the mother of four children who died in the house fire, and not by her oldest son.

Officials have revealed that an Israeli military helicopter on a training exercise crashed in Romania Monday with no sign of survivors among the seven personnel on board.

The Israeli CH-53 helicopter, with a crew of six Israelis and one Romanian, was taking part in the Blue Sky 2010 joint Romanian-Israeli air exercise when it went down about 3:20 p. m. local time The Romanian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying search-and-rescue teams located the wreckage about 5:45 p. m. in the Fundata-Zarnesti area in central Romania, the Romanian news agency Agerpres has reported.

United States consistently opposed releasing Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi from prison for medical reasons, the White House said on Monday.

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, responding to questions about a letter written by a U. S. Embassy official in London to Scottish officials eight days before al-Megrahi, suffering from prostate cancer, was released, said on Monday that the U. S. preference always was that the Lockerbie bomber not be released on humanitarian grounds.

The net profit of V-Guard Industries Limited grew by 46.85% to Rs 25.47 crore during the last fiscal (2009-10) as compared to Rs 17.35 crore during the previous fiscal.

During the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), the directors sanctioned 30% final dividend on the paid-up capital for the financial year 2009-10.

The profit before tax (PBT) of the leading electronic and electrical equipment maker surged 50.36% to Rs 39.51 crore for the period under review as against Rs 26.28 crore last year.