WASHINGTON - Describing terrorism as a “shared challenge” for India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States, Washington says it had some “specific concerns” in warning Americans about possible terror attacks in well-known markets in Delhi.

‘Extremist views from old conflicts not welcome in Canada’

VANCOUVER - As pro-Khalistan flags and slogans raised at the weekend Vaisakhi parade here continue to make the headlines here, a Canadian minister said bluntly that “extremist views from old conflicts” were not welcome in Canada.

Hometown of Venezuelan boxing champ Valero holds funeral for fighter who killed himself

EL VIGIA, Venezuela — Weeping relatives and fans gathered around the coffin of former boxing champion Edwin Valero on Wednesday, mourning the troubled fighter who killed himself after slaying his wife.

School students beat classmate to death

Some school students in Bihar beat to death their 10-year-old fellow classmate following altercation over a missing pen, police said today.

School burns text books, students protest

School children in Bihar protested on the streets today after the teachers burnt hundreds of texts books saying they were “outdated”.

Man suspected of shooting NJ correction officer dead kills self in cemetery as police close in

Gunmen raid Holiday Inn, other hotel in northern Mexico, kidnap at least 6 people

AP Interview: Georgian president confirms uranium seizure, blames instability on Russia

Arizona court discovers missing transcript from coroner’s inquest into OK Corral shootout

Ariz. court discovers original OK Corral papers

NY senator denies wrongdoing, blames Cuomo after feds raid Bronx clinic in fraud probe

NY senator denies wrongdoing after federal raid

Pa. police revoke trooper’s approval to work as personal assistant to Roethlisberger

Pa. police: Trooper can’t work for Roethlisberger

Gunmen raid Holiday Inn in northern Mexico, kidnap 3 people

Gunmen abduct 3 from hotel in northern Mexico

Pakistan Army to compensate families of airstrike victims

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Army will compensate families of people killed in airstrikes in northwestern Khyber Tribal Agency, Xinhua reported.

Bristol Palin testifies at e-mail hacking trial, was scared by threatening calls, texts

Fla. Senate candidate Rubio says he has nothing to hide, fear as credit card use examined

Fla. Sen. candidate: No fear of credit card probe

Police: NY teen on drugs and on way to court crashes into house, kills gardening homeowner

NY cops: Teen on way to court runs down gardener

Hometown of Venezuela’s boxing champ Valero holds a funeral for fighter who killed himself

Fans bid final farewell to boxer Valero

EL VIGIA, Venezuela — Relatives and fans of former boxing champion Edwin Valero gathered for the funeral on Wednesday of the troubled fighter who killed himself after slaying his wife.

Florida man accused in New Jersey of scamming investors through an $880 million Ponzi scheme

Fla man accused in NJ with Ponzi scheme

NEWARK, N.J. — Federal prosecutors say a Florida man accused of running a $880 million Ponzi scheme used proceeds from duped investors to fund a lifestyle so lavish he had a university athletic lounge named after him and once bought a professional athlete a pair of diamond-studded handcuffs.

Police seek couple who abandoned 3-year-old Florida boy at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Police seek couple who left Fla. boy at NYC church

Heather Locklear cited for hit and run after early-morning crash into street sign

Locklear cited for hit & run in 4 a.m. crash

Judge: Blagojevich can’t play all secret recordings at trial; brothers to be tried together

Judge: Blagojevich brothers to be tried together

Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol testifies at e-mail hacking trial of former college student

2 arrested in shooting of 2006 amateur heavyweight boxing champion outside NY shopping center

2 arrested in shooting of boxer outside NY mall

Scouts defend training program in punitive damages phase of sex abuse case in Oregon

Scouts defend training program in sex abuse case

Retired cardinal who praised bishop for shielding priest replaced for DC Mass after protest

Group replaces controversial cardinal for DC Mass

Fla man accused in NJ of running $880 million Ponzi scheme

Fla man charged in NJ with Ponzi scheme

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey is considering setting bail at $10 million for a Florida man accused of creating an $880 million Ponzi scheme used to bilk money from investors in three states.

APNewsBreak: Lawsuit says Ohio Somali immigrant ordered torture of human rights attorney

APNewsBreak: Ohio man faces Somali torture claim

Rocked by sexual abuse allegations, USA Swimming announces steps to protect its athletes

USA Swimming announces steps to protect athletes

5 construction teams competing to build $1.7B Utah data center for nation’s intel agencies

Gov’t whittles bidders for NSA’s Utah data center

Steelers QB Roethlisberger suspended 6 games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy

NFL suspends Steelers QB Roethlisberger 6 games

Gunmen raid norhtern Mexico hotel, kidnap at least 3 people

Gunmen raid northern Mexico hotel

CUERNAVACA, Mexico — A gang of gunmen burst into a hotel in the northern industrial city of Monterrey Wednesday and kidnapped at least three people, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors say former Blackwater president flouted weapons rules with ’scofflaw attitude’

Feds: Blackwater president had ’scofflaw attitude’

Former KB Home chief Bruce Karatz convicted of 4 counts in stock option backdating scheme

KB Home ex-CEO convicted in $6M stock option scam

Investigators: Couple who left 3-year-old boy at NYC St. Patrick’s Cathedral wanted in Fla.

Police ID couple who ditched 3-year-old Fla. boy

Egypt charges 5 leading Brotherhood members, including Saudi, with money laundering

Egypt: Leading Islamists, including Saudi, charged

C-notes get makeover aimed at outsmarting tech-savvy counterfeiters as dollars flow outside US

Government goes high-tech to redesign $100 bills

Brazil: Priest caught in video having sex with young man gets house arrest

Brazil: House arrest for priest on sex tape

Algeria and 3 other Saharan countries set up joint military base to fight al-Qaida offshoot

4 Saharan countries set up joint military base

Federal judge in NC allows former Blackwater president, 4 others to remain free pending trial

NC judge: Former Blackwater head can remain free

Steelers’ Roethlisberger suspended 6 games by NFL

Roethlisberger banned 6 games

NEW YORK — The NFL cracked down on one of its stars Wednesday, suspending Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for not just a few games but the first six of the season, even though he avoided sexual assault charges in Georgia.

Mexico cites problems in TV producer’s marriage, readies release of wife’s body

Mexico: report of problems in producer’s marriage

AP Source: Pirate suspects to be brought to Norfolk, Va., to stand trial in US federal court

Source: Pirate suspects to be brought to Norfolk

Law enforcement official: Feds raid NY senate leader’s clinic, pursuing possible fraud charges

AP source: Fraud case possible against NY senator

SEALs trial: Iraqi accused in Fallujah contractor deaths testifies he was beaten by US troops

Iraqi testified he was beaten by US troops

Report: ex-rebel claims Chechen president ordered to kill him, his brothers

Chechen leader allegedly ordered killing of rivals

Person with knowledge of decision says Steelers’ Roethlisberger will be suspended 4 to 6 games

AP Source: Roethlisberger to be banned 4-6 games

Abortion doc’s killer files habeas corpus petition complaining about prison; hearing set

Abortion doc’s killer files petition, hearing set

Retired NFL running back Corey Dillon arrested in Los Angeles for alleged drunken driving

Ex-NFL star arrested for alleged drunken driving

‘UN Bhutto probe team interviewed Musharraf’

LAHORE - The United Nations team that probed Benazir Bhutto’s assassination had met former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf during its investigations, the commission’s head, Chilean Ambassador to the UN Heraldo Muñoz, says.

Mom who starved son to death at cult leaders’ behest gets probation, suspended sentence

Woman gets probation for starving son with cult