Canada seeks longer jail term for Pakistani-origin terroristTORONTO - With a trial court here giving plotters of Canada’s biggest terror attack sentences “not proportionate with the offence”, the government has decided to appeal at least one verdict. San Francisco Bay area police arrest man on suspicion of killing well-known guitar maker
Calif. police make arrest in guitar maker’s death Afghan Taliban military chief arrested in Karachi: ReportWASHINGTON - The top military commander of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Karachi in a secret raid by US and Pakistani intelligence agents, The New York Times reported late Monday citing US officials. Pune blast shows advance in terror technology: ExpertsGANDHINAGAR - The material used in Saturday’s Pune blast that killed nine people is substantially different from what was used in the deadly serial blasts in Ahmedabad in 2008, and shows a worrying advance in terror technology, according to forensic experts. Mexican Catholic bishops: Abuses, corrupt justice system undermine drug war
Mexican bishops criticize gov’t drug war strategy Dominican adviser to Americans detained in Haiti now admits he’s suspect wanted in El Salvador
Adviser to Americans admits link to Salvador case Mexico replaces special prosecutor for crimes against journalists amid unsolved killings
Mexico names new prosecutor for attacks on media Sheriff: Woman held captive, beaten, raped in Calif. mobile home; home renter in custody
Calif. sheriff: Woman tied up, assaulted for days Husband of accused Ala. prof says he went with her to gun range before shooting
Husband: Ala. prof went to range before shooting Police: Victims cooperating in investigation of California church shooting that left 2 wounded
Police: Victims aid police in Calif. church attack Phoenix couple indicted after 14-year-old daughter allegedly locked in bathroom for 2 months
Phoenix couple indicted in child abuse case Mother of Pa. woman charged with killing mentally disabled woman tried to sell her in ‘94
Mother of killing suspect tried to sell daughter Illinois court reinstates gun charge against former police officer Drew Peterson
Ruling reinstates Drew Peterson gun charge Prosecutor: Wife of slain Olympic shot putter to face murder, firearms charges in California
DA: Wife of slain Olympian to face murder charge Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame in sex abuse cover-ups, but victims skeptical on summit
Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame ROME — A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland’s Catholics. Conundrum for NY jury: Evidence in husband’s murder trial includes confessions, no body
NY man recants story about killing, burning wife AP Interview: UN drug czar says Latin American cocaine is being traded for arms in West Africa
UN: Cocaine being traded for arms in West Africa 24 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist attackKOLKATA - A daring attack by Maoists on a police camp in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Monday has left 24 security personnel dead, an official said. Utah-based polygamous church led by jailed Warren Jeffs names new president
Polygamous church in Utah names new president Police in Malawi say man arrested in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals
Malawi: Police say man arrested in anti-gay sweep Dubai identifies 11-member hit squad with European passports behind killing of Hamas commander
Dubai says Hamas man killed by European hit squad Police say Malawi man arrested in what they describe as a sweep against homosexuals
Police say Malawi man arrested in anti-gay sweep CPI-M accuses Maoist sympathisers of fuelling violenceKOLKATA - West Bengal’s ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday accused Maoist sympathisers of indirectly fuelling violence across the state. Dubai police chief: Hamas leader killed by 11-member team with European passports
Dubai police: Hamas leader killed by European team France’s anti-doping chief: International arrest warrant issued for US cyclist Floyd Landis
French judge issues arrest warrant for Landis 20 killed in West Bengal Maoist attack (Second Lead)KOLKATA - At least 20 security personnel were killed and many went missing when Maoists launched an audacious attack on a police camp in West Midnapore district of West Bengal Monday evening to protest a proposed security operation against the guerrillas, police said. India, Pakistan should continue to talk, says Kerry (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - US Senator John Kerry has asked India and Pakistan to continue to talk to each other despite the Pune bomb blast, and said he will ask Pakistan to take more action against jihadi groups that are targeting India. Relatives of slain Ala. professors wonder why alleged shooter was hired despite past troubles
Relatives wonder how Ala. prof in slaying hired At least 20 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist strikeKOLKATA - At least 20 security force personnel were killed in a Maoist guerrilla attack on a police camp in West Midnapore district of West Bengal Monday, police said. Yanukovych to take office as Ukraine’s president, despite opponent’s challenge, supporters say
Yanukovych’s inauguration in Ukraine to be Feb. 25 Pune blast, Headley’s recce linked, says home secretaryNEW DELHI - Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Monday said there was a link between Saturday’s Pune blast that killed nine people and the recce missions conducted by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect David Coleman Headley, and the government was trying to get access to him. 20 security men killed in Maoist strike in West MidnaporeKOLKATA - At least 20 security force personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in a village in West Midnapore district in West Bengal, an official said Monday. Florida Gators resdhirt freshman DT Gary Brown charged with misdemeanor battery
Florida redshirt freshman DT accused of battery Uttar Pradesh alerted about possible attack on foreignersLUCKNOW - Central intelligence agencies have advised the Uttar Pradesh government to watch out against possible terrorist attacks on foreigners in the state, state home ministry officials said Monday. More explosives seized in GujaratGANDHINAGAR - A day after two major explosives seizures in Gujarat, about 50 gelatine sticks and 80 detonators were seized from a village in Godhra district Monday, police said. Four teams probe Pune blast, cabinet reviews security (Roundup)PUNE/NEW DELHI - Two days after a terror attack killed nine people including three foreigners in a Pune bakery, police said Monday that they had “no concrete leads” to the bombers even as the union cabinet reviewed the security situation. John Kerry to ask Pakistan to rein in jihadi groupsNEW DELHI - United States Senator John Kerry Monday told India that he will tell Pakistan to take more action against jihadi groups that are targeting India from its soil. Maoists attack joint forces’ camp in West BengalKOLKATA - A group of 20-strong Maoist ultras attacked a joint forces’ camp in West Midnapore district of West Bengal Monday, police said. Four Maoists arrested in BiharPATNA - Four suspected Maoists guerrillas were arrested from two villages in Bihar, police said Monday. Candlelight prayer for Pune terror victims in KolkataKOLKATA - Students and alumni of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Monday gathered at the school premises here to pray for their departed friends Ankik Dhar, Anindi Dhar and Shilpa Goyenka who were killed in the Pune terror strike Saturday. 7 killed in landmine blast in YemenSANA’A - At least seven people, including two soldiers, were killed and several others injured in a landmine blast in the north-western province of Saada, witnesses said. Irish bishops hold summit with pope on sexual abuse scandal, say it’s first step to repentance
Irish bishops meet pope in summit on sex abuse Four teams probing blast, says Pune’s top copPUNE - Four teams of the state’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have been formed to probe Saturday’s blast at an eatery here that killed nine people, city police chief Satyapal Singh said here Monday, adding the probe “is proceeding in the right direction”. Three killed in US drone attack in PakistanISLAMABAD - A suspected US air strike killed at least three people in Pakistan’s north-western tribal region Monday, a day after a similar attack left seven people dead, an intelligence official said. Pune was ‘important base’ of Indian MujahideenNEW DELHI/PUNE - Investigators in Pune’s terror attack are increasingly veering to the view that the Indian Mujahideen (IM) was behind the bombing because the city - an IT and educational hub popular also with foreigners - was once used by the group as its “important base and recruiting ground”, said an official privy to the probe. British journalist detained by Hamas in Gaza is ordered held for 15 days
Hamas: British journalist ordered held for 15 days Chhattisgarh present six of 12 missing tribals before apex courtNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday directed a Delhi district judge to record the statements of the six Chhattisgarh tribals presented by the state government in accordance with the order last week to locate 12 missing persons. Cabinet committee on security to review Pune attackNEW DELHI - The cabinet committee on security will meet Monday evening to take stock of the investigations and the security situation in the country following Saturday’s Pune terror attack in which nine people were killed. Israel condemns Pune bomb blastNEW DELHI - Israel Monday condemned in the strongest possible terms the bomb blast in Pune that killed nine people and left nearly 60 injured. Bomb or no bomb, foreigners will stay in PunePUNE - H. Nicolas, the Canadian creative director for a gaming company, had planned to have dinner at the German Bakery the day it was bombed to rubble claiming nine lives. The 36-year-old may be shaken but says he has no intention of quitting Pune - or India. |
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