Metro reports shooting outside Pentagon station

Metro reports shooting outside Pentagon station

Suspect in San Diego teen’s killing eluded suspicion despite sex offender laws

Sex offender in teen’s killing eluded suspicion

6 defendants held for trial in torture slaying of disabled western Pa. woman

6 defendants held for trial in Pa. torture slaying

Doctor: Calif. man convicted of murders has personality disorder, may not remember attacks

Doctor: Convicted killer may not remember attacks

Troops kill 30 militants in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 30 Taliban militants were killed by security forces Friday in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said.

10 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

ISLAMABAD - Ten people were killed and 15 wounded Friday in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), an official said.

German police arrest six Tamil separatists

KARLSRUHE - German police have arrested six leading Tamil separatists, the federal prosecution agency said Friday.

Pakistan minister gets dossier on Mumbai terror attacks

ISLAMABAD - A dossier on Mumbai terror attacks given to the Pakistani officials by New Delhi at the recent foreign secretary level talks was Friday handed over to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, a media report said.

Maoists abduct school teacher in West Bengal

KOLKATA - A school teacher was abducted by a group of suspected Maoists in West Bengal’s Bankura district Friday, police said.

Huge explosives haul from Maoist den in West Bengal

KOLKATA - Nearly 250-kg explosives were recovered from a Maoist den in West Bengal\’s West Midnapore district Friday, police said.

Linking talks with countering terror not right: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday Pakistan had gone to foreign secretary-level talks in India with an open mind but it was not right that New Delhi should link the talks with action against terrorism.

Long bloody war to stamp out Maoist threat: Home secretary

NEW DELHI - Stamping out the Maoist threat is going to be a long bloody war because the armed rebel cadres were very highly motivated and trained, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday and admitted that capacities of the state police forces were limited at the moment to take on the challenge.

Maoists want to overthrow Indian state by 2050: Pillai (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - Maoists want to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday and admitted that it would take at least 7 to 10 years before states affected by the leftwing insurgency are able to crush the entrenched rebels and re-assert their authority.

Iraq invasion was \’right decision\’: British PM

LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday defended Britain\’s 2003 invasion of Iraq as the \”right decision\” but admitted the invading forces\’ failure to win peace more quickly.

I did not say Indians were not targeted: Holbrooke

WASHINGTON - In the face of US media reports that Pakistani militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) searched for Indians in last week\’s deadly attack in Kabul, a top US diplomat has regretted his remarks suggesting Indians were not targeted.

Long haul to put down Maoist threat, says home secretary

NEW DELHI - Crushing the Maoist challenge is going to be a long haul because the armed rebel cadres were entrenched in no-go areas, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said Friday and admitted that it would take at least 7 to 10 years before the affected states re-assert their authority and take complete control of civil administration.

Holbrooke regrets Kabul comments, lauds India’s Afghan role

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI - US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke Friday went on a damage control exercise saying he regretted his comments made three days ago that Indians were not targeted in the Feb 26 Kabul attack and lauded India’s humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan.

Kabul attack will not deter India: Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said the \”cowardly\” terror attack in Kabul last week \”will not bend India\’s determination\” to help Afghanistan.

After vowing to drain the swamp of ethics abusers, Democrats find themselves mired in it

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Police arrest 28 during rowdy celebration after No. 22 Maryland’s win over No. 4 Duke

28 arrested celebrating Maryland win over Duke

Gunmen kill mother, wound infant girl during attack in violent northern Mexican border city

Baby wounded, mother killed in Mexican border city

US Virgin Islands senator charged with domestic violence; police say he pulled gun on teen

USVI senator faces domestic-violence charges

Neb. Supreme Court considers who should be liable for company’s unregistered securities

Neb. high court weighs investment fraud liability

Driver who accused Naomi Campbell of assault says he ‘overreacted,’ regrets involving NYPD

Naomi Campbell’s driver regrets involving NYPD

Dispute over crime exhibit including RFK’s clothes shows scars remain for victims’ families

Crime exhibit dispute shows families’ scars linger

Feds: Miami school helped get visas for students who never showed, violating post-9/11 laws

Feds: Student visa fraud ring found at Fla. school

Police probe detectives’ questioning of suspect in death of Calif. girl found in suitcase

Police probe handling of suspect in girl’s killing

Indiana surgeon arrested on Italian mountainside pleads not guilty to fraud and malpractice

Doctor nabbed in Italy held without bond in Ind.

Alabama governor wages one-man crusade against bingo machines; raids stir racial tensions

Alabama governor cracks down on bingo machines

Imam pleads guilty to lying to feds investigating terrorism plot against NYC subway

Imam pleads guilty in NYC terror case

NEW YORK — An imam has pleaded guilty to charges he lied to FBI agents investigating a foiled suicide bomb plot against New York City.

Police in Calif. arrest man suspected of stalking TV, radio host Dr. Drew Pinsky

Police arrest man suspected of stalking Dr. Drew

Arizona man sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to FBI in terror-funding probe

Ariz. man gets 18 months in terror-funding case

Summary Box: TiVo prevails in patent case against Dish, but dispute isn’t over yet

Summary Box: TiVo prevails in Dish patent case

NJ blogger charged with threatening judges tells jury his tirades were directed by FBI

NJ blogger: Rants were sanctioned by FBI

NEW YORK — A right-wing New Jersey blogger charged with threatening federal judges told a jury Thursday that his racist Internet rants were an FBI-sanctioned ruse to “flush out” dangerous neo-Nazi and white supremacist members of his audience.

Judge dismisses all charges against Pittsburgh teen beaten by suspended city officers

Judge dismisses charges on Pa. teen hurt by police

Judge orders 6 defendants held for trial in torture slaying of disabled western Pa. woman

6 held for trial in slaying of disabled Pa. woman

Prosecutors obtain 4 arrest warrants as LA continues battle against gigantic billboards

LA prosecutors seek 4 for breaking billboard laws

With 2010 count nearing, gov’t offers new assurances census won’t be used for law enforcement

Gov’t offers new assurance census data is private

UK Foreign Office says a man was arrested for kidnap of 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan

UK: Man arrested in Pakistan for boy’s kidnap

Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for running over pedestrian in Hollywood crosswalk

Swedish rapper gets 15-to-life for LA killing