MUMBAI - The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack trial will enter a critical phase Tuesday when the final arguments will commence.

Anti-Maoist force personnel commits suicide

RANCHI - A security personnel of Jaguar force, constituted to fight Maoists, committed suicide by shooting himself in Khunti district of Jharkhand Sunday morning, police said.

No bargain on political, territorial rights of Nagas: NSCN (IM)

KOHIMA/ITANAGAR - The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) Sunday said it would not “compromise the political and territorial rights of the Nagas” and welcomed the central government’s “bold step” to resume dialogue.

Man caught for terror blasts sent to police custody

NEW DELHI - A suspected Indian Mujahieedin (IM) terrorist, arrested in Uttar Pradesh, was Sunday sent to eight days’ custody of the Delhi Police after he was brought to Delhi to investigate bomb blasts across the country.

5 million Afghan children have no access to schools: Karzai

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that lack of educational facilities and attacks by Taliban have kept five million school-age children out of schools and pleaded with insurgents to stop such attacks.

Maoists should follow process of dialogue, says CPI-M

KOLKATA - The Maoists should follow proper procedure for negotiating with the government and establish a congenial environment before participating in any kind of dialogue, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Sunday.

I hope for meaningful talks: ULFA’s Pradip Gogoi (Interview)

SIVASAGAR - A free man after 12 years, outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) founder member and vice chairman Pradip Gogoi is hoping for “meaningful talks” with New Delhi to resolve the conflict in Assam.

Rebel group tells non-locals to quit Manipur

IMPHAL - Fear and panic has gripped non-locals in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur after a separatist group issued “quit notices” to all non-Manipuri people, asking them to leave the state by May 31 or face dire consequences.

Tribals demand release of detained villagers in Midnapore

KOLKATA - Hundreds of tribal women Sunday staged a protest at a police station in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district to demand release of 37 villagers detained during the joint forces’ search for an abducted school teacher.

Al Qaeda suspect arrested after attack in Yemen

SANA’A - An Al Qaeda suspect was shot and arrested by police after he shot dead a guard and held two others hostage at a hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana’a Sunday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Four dead, 11 injured in Baghdad as voting gets underway

BAGHDAD - Four people were killed and 11 injured Sunday in two blasts in Baghdad, as Iraqis headed to the polls amid heavy security to cast their votes in the parliamentary elections.

245 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2009

NEW DELHI - Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, according to official figures.

Infighting between two Afghan groups leaves dozens dead

KUNDUZ - More than 50 fighters and an unknown number of civilians may have been killed during infighting between two rival insurgents groups in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.

Karzai, US general visit Taliban’s former stronghold

MARJAH - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO’s chief commander, US General Stanley McChrystal, Sunday visited the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah in southern

Sikh groups abroad reviving Punjab militancy: government

NEW DELHI - Sikh militant groups based abroad are trying to revive terrorism in Punjab and the government is maintaining a close watch on such outfits, the home ministry says.

Hafiz Saeed issue was strongly raised with Pakistan: India

NEW DELHI - Surprised over Islamabad’s statement that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the Feb 25 foreign secretary-level talks, India Sunday said the “unhindered freedom” the terrorist chief enjoys in Pakistan was “strongly” raised during the parleys held here.

Northern Mexico city police protest after 3 officers die in an ambush and a fourth is wounded

2 men charged with shooting deaths of 3 family members at Chicago-area home

Police investigate Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger for an alleged sexual assault in Georgia

Police probing gas odor report find $5 million worth of prescription drugs in northern NJ home

Experts: New York’s embattled governor faces legal minefield as misconduct inquiries unfold

Vatican says it supports efforts in Germany to deal with sex abuse scandal

Lawyer for codefendants says convict has offered new testimony in Knox murder case

ROME — A convict has offered new testimony in the murder case of American student Amanda Knox, according to the lawyer for Knox’s former boyfriend.

Afghan official says newly revealed crime record of man chosen to govern Marjah will be probed

2 missing teen cases in California reflect different ways of handling by police, media

2 missing teen cases, 2 different police responses

Reports: South Korean baby starves to death as parents are obsessed with online game

Reports: SKorean Internet addicts let baby starve

Group calling itself ‘al-Qaida in Aceh’ says it survived Indonesian crackdown

‘Al-Qaida in Aceh’ says survived Indonesia arrests

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Norwegian ship owner says cargo ship with crew of 21 hijacked by pirates near Madagascar

Norwegian ship hijacked off Madagascar

OSLO, Norway — A chemical tanker with 21 crew members has been hijacked by Somali pirates near Madagascar, the Norwegian owner said Saturday.

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Many tried to help computer whiz who plunged into mental illness and became Pentagon shooter

Pentagon shooter little known by neighbors

Afghan picked to set up credible government in Marjah faces has criminal record in Germany

Ex-Wis. sheriff’s deputy shown on video punching handcuffed suspect in squad car gets prison

Ex-Wis. deputy gets prison for punching suspect

Malaysia opposition fires MP in ‘Allah’ dispute, losing 4th lawmaker in less than a month

Police: 8 teenage boys wounded in shooting while leaving concert at Gary, Ind., skating rink

Final arguments in Mumbai terror trial begins Tuesday