Jews say hate crimes and anti-Israel rage are driving some of them out of their Swedish city

Muslim-Jewish tensions roil a Swedish city

Lawmaker won’t press charges after being spat on by Capitol Hill protestor

Protesters rally outside the White House

Pep rally and protesters make for raucous and at times ugly build-up to House health care vote

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US Ski Team chief Bill Marolt apologizes after DUI arrest in Utah

US Ski Team chief arrested on DUI charge

PARK CITY, Utah — U.S. Ski Team chief Bill Marolt issued an apology Saturday after being arrested days earlier on suspicion of driving under the influence not far from the team’s headquarters in Park City.

Thousands carry flag-draped coffins, anti-Obama signs in DC protest; want troops back home

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

NCAA: No. 1 seed Kansas struggling against Northern Iowa, who’s shooting 52 percent from field

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NCAA: New Mexico, Washington tip off; check out Northern Iowa’s Eglseder vs. Kansas’ Aldrich

President Barack Obama

NCAA: Northern Iowa leads Kansas early; Baylor on early 20-6 run vs. ODU; Tennessee beats Ohio

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NCAA: Tennessee beats No. 14 seed Ohio 83-68; Old Dominion, Baylor tip off in New Orleans

President Barack Obama

NCAA: Tennessee cruising against No. 14 seed Ohio; Butler beats Murray State 54-52

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

7 arrested as anti-war rally ends, protesters lay on White House sidewalk by cardboard coffins

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley
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Report: Iran temporarily releases prominent pro-reform politician for new year holiday

Report: Iran releases prominent pro-reform figure

Colombian narco-terrorist sentenced to 20 years in US prison for role with FARC

Colombian narco-terrorist gets 20 years

NEW YORK — A former leader in the Colombian guerrilla group FARC has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.

Americans falling victim to drug war in Mexico; killings of US citizens doubles in 2 years

Mexico’s drug war takes growing toll on Americans

16-year-old boy charged with making racial comment over intercom at southern NJ Walmart

Police: Boy, 16, made racial comment at NJ Walmart

Oops: French police video of suspects shows firefighters on holiday, not ETA commandos

French police video shows firemen, not commandos

New threat to blow up police car in Calif. town raises tensions, puts law enforcers on alert

New threat puts Calif. police on heightened alert

‘Missing’ Maoist leader’s mother moves rights commission

HYDERABAD - Mother of a top Maoist leader Azad Saturday approached Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission seeking directions to police to produce him before a court.

Excerpts of pope’s letter to Irish faithful on clerical sex abuse scandal

Excerpts of pope’s letter to Irish on sex abuse

32 killed in clashes in north-west Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 32 people, most of them Islamist insurgents, were killed Saturday in clashes with pro-government tribesmen and airstrikes by Pakistani military in the restive north-western region, security officials said.

Senior al-Shabab commander assassinated in southern Somalia while leaving mosque

Senior al-Shabab commander assassinated in Somalia

14 militants killed in gun battle in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 14 militants were killed in an exchange of fire between Taliban and local residents in northwest Pakistan’s Kurram tribal agency, local sources said Saturday.

Hizbul guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight (Second Lead)

SRINAGAR - A separatist guerrilla of the Hibul Mujahideen was killed while an army officer sustained minor injuries in an ongoing gunfight between holed-up guerrillas and the security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday afternoon, officials said.

Gunfight erupts in south Kashmir village

SRINAGAR - A gunfight has erupted in a village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district where security forces laid a cordon following information about the presence of separatist guerrillas.

Pope orders Vatican probe into Irish church, blasts bishops, takes no Vatican blame for abuse

Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses

Maoists abduct five Jharkhand officials, free all (Second Lead)

RANCHI - Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional district magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand Saturday noon, but released them a few hours later, police said.

Government should demand immediate access to Headley: CPI-M

NEW DELHI - Accusing the government of not doing enough for the interrogation of Mumbai terror attack accused Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday said India should demand that Us authorities give immediate access to the Lashkar-e-Taiba operative.

Security forces surround south Kashmir village

SRINAGAR - Security forces Saturday afternoon cordoned off a village in the south Kashmir’s Pulwama district following information about the presence of a group of guerrillas there.

US official says India will get access to American who admitted role in 2008 Mumbai attacks

US official: India to question US terror convict

India prepares for Headley interrogation, US assures access (Roundup)

NEW DELHI - India Saturday said it has started preparing documents to launch judicial proceedings in order to question terror suspect David Headley, who is in a US jail and has confessed to having plotted the 2008 Mumbai terror attack with the Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan.

Apologetic pope orders Vatican investigation into Irish church, blasts bishops for errors’

Pope blasts Irish bishops, orders Vatican probe

Pope rebukes Irish bishops in abuse scandal but doesn’t mention any Vatican responsibility

Pope rebukes Irish bishops in abuse scandal

Maoists kidnap five officials in Jharkhand, release all

RANCHI - Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional judicial magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand Saturday noon. The rebels, however, released all of them at Gumla after a few hours, police said.

Maoists abduct five officials in Jharkhand

RANCHI - Maoist guerrillas Saturday abducted five government officials, including an additional district magistrate, in Jharkhand’s Lather district, police said.

Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack that killed 13, sickened 6,300

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Headley extradition on cases other than Mumbai possible: US

NEW DELHI - Indian investigators can interrogate David Headley, said a US official Saturday adding that the Pakistani-born Lashkar-e-Taiba operative’s extradition to India was still possible, but not on charges of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

New threat to blow up a police car puts Hemet officers on heightened alert

New threat puts Hemet officers on heightened alert

Boy Scouts files on sex abuse for 20 years now evidence in Oregon lawsuit

Boy Scouts sex abuse files now evidence in lawsuit

Hundreds sign up for tribute run in San Diego park where Chelsea King vanished

Hundreds vow to finish Chelsea King’s SoCal run

Man wanted for double slaying in Detroit arrested by US Marshals near Los Angeles

Man wanted for Detroit slayings nabbed near LA

Judge: $575M settlement rejected for sickened ground zero workers; renegotiation ordered

Judge: $575M settlement rejected for 9/11 ‘heroes’

US assures India of early access to Headley

NEW DELHI - Indian will have early access to David Headley to interrogate him, possibly in a pre-trial stage, for his role in the Mumbai terror attacks, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday disclosing that a top official of the US’ justice department had assured him of this.

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Pakistan must rein in LeT: US official

NEW DELHI - Asserting that the US was aware of Indian concerns about the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan, an official of the Obama administration Saturday said it was “very important” for Islamabad to rein in the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terrorist group that has “global ambitions” and has been targeting Americans as well.

Police: Arrest made in ‘bias incident’ at southern New Jersey Walmart

Police: Arrest in NJ Walmart racial comment case

Hemet, Calif., police on heightened alert following threat to blow up a police car

New threat rankles Hemet, Calif., police

HEMET, Calif. — A Southern California police department plagued by booby trap attacks against its officers went on heightened alert Friday following yet another threat.

Hemet police on heightened alert following threat to blow up a police car

Hemet police on heightened alert after new threat

More central forces in Orissa for anti-Maoist drive

BHUBANESWAR - About 1,000 more Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have reached Orissa’s Koraput district to hunt down Maoist guerrillas, police said Saturday.