Seven killed in suicide attack in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A suicide car bomber struck a police building in northwestern Pakistan Sunday, killing at least seven people, police said.

195 kg explosives found in Greece

Athens, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 195 kg of explosives have been found from the hideout of a terrorist outfit here, police said Sunday.

Two Dutch soldiers killed in Afghanistan

THE HAGUE - Two Dutch soldiers have been killed by insurgents in Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, the Netherlands Defence Ministry said late Saturday in The Hague.

Demonstrators shout down white supremacist rally against illegal immigration in Los Angeles

White supremacists, demonstrators square off in LA

Authorities nab fugitive with Mafia ties in Kentucky after 2 days on the run

Mafia-related fugitive nabbed in Ky. after 2 days

Charges against Goldman likely to kick off a torrent of bank lawsuits, mire Goldman

Goldman case likely to unleash torrent of lawsuits

AP Exclusive: How a tennis-loving, Saab-driving Berkeley lawyer came to represent the pope

AP Exclusive: How the pope got his US lawyer

Militant group claims responsibility for Pakistan bombings

ISLAMABAD - A militant group called “Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al-alami” has claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings at a relief camp in northwest Pakistan Saturday.

Reports: cardinal says late pope backed letter praising bishop who refused to turn over priest

Cardinal: late pope backed priest-shielding

Jailed militia member says he was unaware of any specific plans to wage war against government

Militia member says he wasn’t aware of any plot

Officers shoot man who entered US from Mexico at San Diego County border crossing

Man shot at San Diego County border crossing

UN condemns attack on Pakistan relief camp

ISLAMABAD - The UN Saturday strongly condemned the twin suicide blasts at a relief camp in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing at least 41 people.

Pope begins pilgrimage in Malta, Catholic nation where sex abuse victims hope to meet him

Pope on pilgrimage in nation hit by sex scandal

NY teen charged with threatening to go on shooting spree at school on anniversary of Columbine

NY teen charged with threatening school massacre

Angry now, Steelers fans surely will be cheering Roethlisberger once again

They will soon be cheering Big Ben again

Ben Roethlisberger won’t be prosecuted, and for that he can be thankful. If the distasteful details of things that might have happened in a Georgia nightclub look this bad on paper, imagine them being voiced aloud by a 20-year-old college student on the witness stand.

LA program trains retired gang members to work against the life they once embraced

LA’s ex-gangsters train to go against gang life

Jailed at 19 for shaking baby, Fla. father guilty again when she dies from it 2 decades later

2 decades after shaking baby, father jailed again

Pope begins pilgrimmage in Malta, Catholic nation where sex abuse victims hope to meet him

Pope on pilgrimmage in nation hit by sex scandal

US soldier dismissed for violent threats against fellow troops in protest of Iraq deployment

US soldier dismissed for threats in Iraq protest

Two explosions at Bangalore cricket stadium injures 10 (Fourth lead)

BANGALORE - Two low intensity blasts, one at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and another nearby, ahead of an Indian Premier League tie Saturday left 10 people injured, including one seriously. A third explosive found at the stadium later was defused, police said.

Afghan leader names new election chief, fraud monitoring group ahead of parliamentary vote

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Ex-congressman who quit amid sexual harassment claims says he didn’t OK $40K payment to aide

Ex-congressman: Someone forged aide’s pay increase

Former congressman Massa says $40,000 payment to chief of staff was not authorized

Massa says someone forged aide’s pay increase

Pope arrives in Malta, where sex abuse victims hope to meet him during brief pilgrimage

Pope arrives in Malta, escapes ash ban

VALLETTA, Malta — Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday began a brief pilgrimage to this heavily Catholic island, saying “our sins” have wounded the church in Malta, where victims of sex abuse by clergy hope to meet with him.

Zimbabwe female activists arrested, jailed over independence anniversary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe female activists arrested, jailed

Body of 70 year ‘militant’ exhumed, handed to family

SRINAGAR - The body of a 70-year-old “terrorist” killed by the army in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was exhumed Saturday after his family refuted claims that he was a separatist guerrilla. The army said it was possible the terrorists were using him as a human shield.

Suicide bombers kill 41 in NW Pakistan in an attack targeting those fleeing Taliban offensive

Suicide attack on refugees kills 41 in Pakistan

Dantewada probe report by April 25: Rammohan

NEW DELHI/RAIPUR - Describing the firing by Maoist guerrillas on his convoy Saturday as a “minor incident”, Dantewada massacre probe panel chief E.N. Rammohan said that his inquiry report would be submitted to the union home minister by April 25.

Indian priest who pleaded no contest to assaulting girl in Florida has left his job in Italy

Priest involved in sex case has left job in Italy

Maoists fire at Dantewada massacre probe team (Third Lead)

RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas dressed in paramilitary fatigues Saturday fired at a team probing the Dantewada massacre in the Chintalnar forest of Chhattisgarh, near the site where 76 security personnel were brutally killed by the rebels April 6. There were no casualties.

Lashkar-i-Jhangwi ( Al-almi) claims responsibility of suicide attack in Kohat that killed 45

PAKISTAN,ISLAMABAD: A banned Jihadi (militant) group —Lashkar-I-Jhangvi (Al-Almi) has claimed responsibility of suicide attack in Kohat that had left 45 dead and injured 97.

Pakistan prosecutors present evidence alleging 5 Americans had links to militant leader

Pakistan prosecutor: Americans linked to militants

India to write to US for access to Headley

BRASILIA/NEW DELHI - Armed with support from US President Barack Obama, India is to send a formal letter to the US for access to David Coleman Headley, the American-Pakistani LeT operative who has confessed his role in plotting the Mumbai terror attack.

Afghan president names new election panel chief ahead of parliamentary elections

Afghan president names new election panel chief

Suicide bombers kill 41 people in line at refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan

Suicide bombers kill 41 at Pakistani refugee camp

Suicide bombers kill 30 people in line at refugee camp in northwestern Pakistan

Suicide bombers kill 30 at Pakistani refugee camp

Iran’s supreme leader tells nuclear meeting that US atomic weapons are tool of terror

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Maoists fire on Dantewada massacre probe team (Second Lead)

RAIPUR - A team probing the Dantewada massacre came under fire from Maoist guerrillas Saturday in the Chintalnar forest of Chhattisgarh, near the site where 76 security personnel were brutally killed by leftwing rebels April 6. There were no casualties.

38 killed in twin suicide blasts in Pakistan (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD - Two suicide bombings at a refugee camp killed at least 38 people and injured 45 others Saturday in north west Pakistan, police said.

Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty

Japanese tourist gangraped in Bihar

A 25-year-old Japanese tourist was gang-raped by three persons in Bihar late Friday night, police said today.

Maoists fire on Dantewada massacre probe team

RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas Saturday opened fire on a team probing the Dantewada massacre in Chhattisgarh when it was on its way to the site where 76 security personnel were killed April 6, police said. There were no casualties.

Multiple blasts rock hydropower project in Myanmar

YANGON - Several bombs exploded Saturday at a hydropower project in northern Myanmar, but no deaths were reported, officials said.

Parents of murdered Calif. teen OK plea deal to give peace to another grieving family

Parents of murdered Calif. teen OK plea deal

Thai government says sheer size of Red Shirt protests makes crackdown too difficult

Thai PM not planning crackdown on protesters

30 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured in two back-to-back blasts near a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan’s Kohat district Saturday, officials at the spot said.

Maoists fire on massacre probe team

RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas Saturday opened fire on a team probing the Dantewada massacre in Chhattisgarh when it was in a forested stretch on way to the site where 76 security personnel were killed, police said.

Parents of murdered SoCal teen OK plea deal to give peace to another grieving family

Parents of murdered SoCal OK plea deal

SAN DIEGO — The parents of Chelsea King faced a torturous decision.

21 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 21 militants were killed in overnight attacks by soldiers in a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, an officer said Saturday.

25 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 25 people were killed and several others injured Saturday in two powerful blasts at a refugee camp in Pakistan’s restive northwest.