Groups sue local and state regulators over lax environmental oversight at Los Angeles oilfield

Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield

Official: Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs near Afghan border, killing 17 insurgents

Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs; 17 killed

CRPF trooper killed, five injured in Srinagar grenade attack (Second Lead)

SRINAGAR - A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper died of his injuries in a separatist guerrilla grenade attack here Sunday. Five other personnel were injured in the attack.

CRPF trooper killed in Kashmir grenade attack

SRINAGAR - A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper died of his injuries in a separatist guerrilla grenade attack here Sunday. Three other troopers were injured in the attack.

Vatican newspaper defends pope, denies celibacy requirement is cause of clerical sex abuse

Vatican denies celibacy rule led to sex scandal

Another Mumbai terror plot cracked, two held (Third Lead)

MUMBAI - Two Mumbai residents were arrested Sunday as the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) foiled a major plot to blow up state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) terminals, a mall and a market complex here, police said. The duo were trained in Pakistan, ATS officials said.

Terror suspect trying to hire hands held in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat police Sunday claimed to have arrested a terror suspect allegedly on a mission to recruit manpower from the state for training in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK).

AP Exclusive: Guns in Pentagon, Las Vegas shootings came from Memphis, Tenn., police, court

AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police

Druse leader says his past criticism of Syria was improper, calls for new page

Jumblatt says his criticism of Syria was improper

Official: Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs near Afghan border, killing 9 insurgents

Pakistani jets pound Taliban hide-outs

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Pakistani fighter jets pounded a series of Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border Sunday, killing nine insurgents, a local official said.

British couple convicted for public smooch seeks appeal in Dubai

British couple appealing Dubai kiss conviction

Four CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack

SRINAGAR - Four paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a separatist guerrilla attack in summer capital Srinagar Sunday afternoon.

Indian police arrest 2 men for allegedly planning terror attacks in Mumbai

2 Indians arrested in alleged Mumbai terror plot

Iran temporarily releases Iranian-American scholar for holidays, says his lawyer

Iran temporarily releases Iranian-American scholar

Terrorists planning attack held in Mumbai(Second Lead)

MUMBAI - The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) claimed to have foiled a major terror plot to blow up state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) terminals in south Mumbai and a mall by arresting two people here Sunday. They were sent to police custody till March 18 by a city court.

AP Exclusive: Guns in Pentagon, Las Vegas court shooting came from Memphis police, court

AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Memphis police

Two arrested in Mumbai for plot to blow up oil tanks

MUMBAI - A Mumbai court granted police custody till March 18 to two terror suspects arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Sunday for allegedly plotting to blow up oil tanks of the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Taliban attacks kill 35 in Kandahar (Second Lead)

KANDAHAR - A series of five explosions and gunfire killed at least 35 people, including police forces in southern city of Kandahar, an interior ministry spokesman said Sunday.

Two held for plotting attack on Mumbai oil tanks

MUMBAI - Two people were arrested early Sunday by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly plotting to blow up oil tanks of the state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), an official said.