Venezuela Supreme Court bars Chavez foe from discussing criminal case with news media

Chavez foe barred from talking to media about case

Miracle for John Paul II’s sainthood case under renewed scrutiny, as is record on sex abuse

Miracle under scrutiny in John Paul beatification

One dead, two injured in Athens blast

ATHENS - One person was killed and two injured by a bomb that exploded outside a Greek government building late Sunday in Athens, according to local media.

Verdict due Monday after China court trial of 4 Rio Tinto workers in bribery, secrets case

Verdict due after China trial of Rio Tinto workers

Arizona woman gets prison time for recruiting teens to commit robberies

Arizona woman sentenced for role in robbery spree

FBI raids in Mich., Ohio, Ind. end with gun charge arrests; target may be Christian militia

Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest

San Francisco prosecutors say additional 1,400 cases may be dropped this week over lab scandal

More SF cases may be dropped in crime lab scandal

Police: 2 arrested on suspicion of murder after California woman dragged alongside car, shot

Woman dies after being dragged, shot; 2 arrested

22 militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 22 militants were killed Thursday in clashes with government forces in Pakistan tribal lands bordering Afghanistan, a security official said.

FBI agents arrest some people on gun charges during weekend raids in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana

FBI makes arrests in Midwest raids

WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says some of the people arrested by the FBI in Midwest raids this weekend face gun charges.

Minn. attorney who found documents implicating pope in abuse scandal has long pursued Vatican

Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church

More than 7,000 people demonstrate to protest wave of violence wracking northern Mexico

More than 7,000 protest crime wave in Mexico

Man who NC police say escaped from prison claims to be Va. man who died 27 years ago

Alleged fugitive claims to be man who died in 1983

NY archbishop receives ovation for remarks decrying abuse of minors but defending pope

NY archbishop defends pope against sex abuse furor

At rally in Britain, protesters demand Pope Benedict XVI quits over clerical sex abuse cases

British protesters demand Pope quits over abuse

Tyler Smith watching former Tennessee teammates advance in NCAA tournament from afar

Smith watches as former Tenn. teammates advance

Dutch warship disarms 12 more pirates near Somalia under catch-and-release policy

Dutch disarm 12 pirates off coast of Somalia

High court medical marijuana ruling has led to dismissal of dramatic number of pot cases

Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court

Naveen Patnaik’s security beefed up after threat e-mail

BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s security has been beefed up following email threat allegedly from ‘Maoists’, warning him to stop Operation Green Hunt in the state, police said.

Rajouri braveheart Rukhsana honoured with medal, cash

JAMMU - Rukhsana Kousar, the brave heart of Rajouri who killed top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Osama in her house in September last year, Saturday received an award for her act of exemplary bravery.

AP INVESTIGATION: Death of CIA detainee offers cautionary tale about harsh interrogations

AP INVESTIGATION: Cautionary tale from CIA prison

Police: Ax-wielding man who threatened Calif. cop shot dead in grocery store confrontation

Police shoot, kill ax-toting man at Calif. market

Libya lifts visa ban on 25 European nations after resolution of dispute with Switzerland

Libya lifts visa ban on 25 European nations

Dissident lawyer missing for more than a year says he is now living in northern China

Missing lawyer says he is living in northern China

Armed gang raids Swiss casino, steals cash, lightly injures guests, security guard

Armed gang raids Swiss casino

BASEL, Switzerland — An armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early Sunday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors.

AP INVESTIGATION: Details emerge in death of detainee at CIA-operated prison in Afghanistan

AP INVESTIGATION: Details in CIA detainee’s death

Report: UK fears recruits to Afghan police force are unfit, illiterate and hooked on drugs

Britain worried over Afghan police standards

400 guerrillas waiting to infiltrate: Army

SRINAGAR - A day after it foiled a major infiltration bid and killed eight guerrillas, the army Sunday said it expects increased incursions from across the border with Pakistan this summer.

Pakistani infiltrator killed on border

JAMMU - A suspected Pakistani infiltrator was killed by Indian border guards in Ramgarh sector along the international border Sunday.

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid one of worst church crises in decades

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis

Paige Birgfeld Body Found Rumors

Terror redux: Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley

SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI MA - As the sun sets in this scenic capital of Jammu and Kashmir, spreading a burning crimson on the horizon, Haajra Sofi, a 59-year-old mother, is worried and frantically waiting for her only son to return home after a day’s work.

Naveen Patnaik gets threat e-mail from ‘Maoists’

BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has received a threat e-mail from ‘Maoists’, warning him to stop Operation Green Hunt in the state, an official said Sunday.