‘Canada fears Tamil backlash after LTTE defeat’

TORONTO - With its huge population of Sri Lankan Tamils, Canada fears that resentment over the defeat of the Tamil Tigers last year may lead to violent response by sections of the 300,00-strong community here, says a report.

Truck driver’s assistant shot, set ablaze by Maoists

RANCHI - Maoist rebels shot and set ablaze a truck driver’s assistant and set afire three trucks laden with bauxite in Gumla district of Jharkhand Thursday morning, police said.

Lawyer says Calif. man charged in Jaycee Dugard kidnapping has ’serious’ mental illness

Lawyer: Jaycee Dugard kidnapper is mentally ill

Senate votes to extend expiring surveillance provisions of USA Patriot Act for 1 year

Senate votes to extend USA Patriot Act for 1 year

Ind. man faces preliminary charges of killing father, helping mother commit suicide

Police: Ind. man killed dad, helped mom kill self

News organizations ask judge to unseal plea agreement in NYC subway bomb plot case

News outlets: Unseal NYC terror plea agreement

Colorado gunman had grown increasingly erratic, was let into the school hours earlier

Colo. gunman had grown increasingly erratic

Extradited Mexican drug kingpin sentenced to 25 years during closed hearing in Houston court

Drug kingpin sentenced during closed Texas hearing

Wisconsin teen sentenced to 15 years for using Facebook to blackmail classmates into sex

Wisconsin teen gets 15 years for Facebook sex scam

Colombian leader’s cousin and political ally arrested, accused of colluding with death squads

Political ally of Colombian president arrested

Former NFL star Michael Irvin won’t face criminal charges after prosecutors probe rape claim

Prosecutors: Michael Irvin won’t face rape charges

Colorado surgery tech who infected 3 dozen patients with hepatitis C gets 30 years in prison

Colo. hep C surgery tech gets 30 years in prison

NFL declines to punish Raiders coach Tom Cable after allegations of violence

NFL declines to punish Raiders coach Cable

Director of CA mental hospital accused of molesting foster child; other victims possible

CA hospital head arrested for alleged molestation

San Diego authorities seek missing family of 4 whose SUV was found near Mexico border

San Diego officials seek missing family of 4

DA: Don’t toss murder charge in motivational speaker’s NY death; suicide evidence inconclusive

DA: Don’t toss murder charge in speaker’s NY death

Investigator says in warrant that Virginia shooting suspect confessed to 8 slayings

Warrant: Suspect confessed to 8 Virginia slayings

Security breach? Investigators say Colorado gunman had been let into the school hours earlier

Police: Colo. gunman entered the school earlier

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Former financial officer guilty of wire fraud

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Cuban president regrets jailed dissident’s death

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Mother of starved child says she was told not to feed him, believes he will be resurrected

Mother of starved child believes he’ll live again

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Toyota CEO is ‘deeply sorry’ for recalls, but blames mechanical not electronic problems

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Without his testimony, defense rests in trial of Ohio doctor accused in wife’s cyanide death

Defense rests in Ohio doctor’s cyanide death trial

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Ex-officer pleads guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice in probe of post-Katrina shootings

Ex-officer pleads guilty in Katrina killing probe

Police say student was strangled on NY college campus by her mother, who then tried suicide

Police say mother strangled NY college student

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