Aquino widens leads in Philippine presidential race, promises stability, clean government

Aquino opens up commanding lead in Philippine vote

Reports of police documents leaked to traffickers revive debate over Mexico’s drug corruption

Leaked documents suggest Mexico drug corruption

British hostage in Pakistan asks help in video appeal

ROME/ISLAMABAD - A British hostage of Pakistani origin has appeared in a video in which he appeals for help to raise the ransom of $10 million demanded by his captors, a militant group calling itself Asian Tigers

Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero pleads not guilty to marriage fraud in Los Angeles

Mexican-born actress pleads not guilty in LA

Former workers testify during manager’s trial about underage employment at Iowa slaughterhouse

Underage slaughterhouse workers testify in Iowa

Judge: Feds, FBI can view evidence in webcam spy case involving suburban Philly schools

Judge: FBI can view evidence in webcam spy case

Experts: Lengthy cooperation of Times Square car bombing suspect without court date unusual

Times Square bomb suspect still no-show in court

California judge refuses to unseal original prosecutor’s testimony in Roman Polanski sex case

Judge refuses to unseal testimony in Polanski case

Former Calif. pension official denies allegations in state attorney general’s fraud lawsuit

Former CalPERS official denies fraud accusations

Calif. judge considers dismissing suit claiming Dole banana workers sterilized by pesticides

Calif. judge considers dismissing Dole banana suit

22 plead guilty in Puerto Rico drug-smuggling scheme that used American Airlines flights

22 plead guilty in PRico drug-smuggling scheme

Man acquitted of burglarizing Amanda Peet’s NYC loft and stealing jewelry

Man cleared in burglary at actress Peet’s NYC loft

NJ teen who opened fire at crowded carnival faces aggravated assault charges

Charges filed against teen in NJ carnival shooting

Ill. judge orders Dwyane Wade’s wife taken into custody for not showing up at divorce hearing

Judge orders Dwyane Wade’s wife taken into custody

Appeals court: 9 Midwestern militia members must stay in jail while government appeals release

9 militia members to stay in jail for time being

NY judge refuses to dismiss indictment against Guantanamo detainee who alleged he was tortured

NY Judge: Torture no grounds to dismiss indictment

Independent Cuban journalist jailed for mistreating her grown daughter released pending appeal

Cuba frees backer of dissident group amid appeal

Ex-ABN Amro agrees to forfeit $500 million to US for facilitating movement of illegal funds

Bank agrees to forfeit $500 million to US

WASHINGTON — A bank formerly known as ABN Amro Bank N.V. agreed on Monday to pay the government $500 million for facilitating the movement of illegal funds through the U.S. financial system, the Justice Department announced.

Bankruptcy judge appoints examiner to probe 2007 buyout of Tribune Co.

Judge appoints Tribune bankruptcy examiner

Firebomb thrown into medical marijuana business on day of important vote by City Council

Firebomb thrown at marijuana businesses in Montana

Canadian pot activist and seed merchant ordered extradited to Seattle to face drug charge

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ ordered extradited to US

Dish Network CEO ready to shut down DVRs if it loses patent lawsuit

Dish: Ready to shut down DVRs if it loses lawsuit

Nearly 100 killed, 340 injured in Iraq attacks (Third Lead)

BAGHDAD - Nearly 100 people were killed and around 340 injured in a series of bombings and armed attacks across Iraq Monday that the government described as an attempt to destabilise the country.

Reality TV starlet pleads no contest to burglarizing actor Orlando Bloom’s house

Reality starlet pleads to burglarizing Bloom house

Aquino leads in Philippine presidential race, promises stability, clean government

Aquino leads Philippine race on promise of change

Sunday school teacher charged in death of Central Calif girl, 8, pleads guilty to murder

Calif. woman pleads guilty in Sandra Cantu murder

California woman pleads guilty in death of 8-year-old girl whose body was found in suitcase

Calif woman guilty in death of daughter’s playmate

Italian police arrest 67 suspected mobsters, breaking up produce market alliance

67 Italian mob suspects arrested in market ring

Supreme Court stays death for American Center attacker

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday stayed the death sentence of Mohammed Jamiluddin Nasir who is one of the two convicts sent to the gallows for an attack on the American Center in Kolkata Jan 22, 2002, that left six policemen dead.

2 found dead in Roswell, NM, home after 3 police officers and another man injured in shootout

3 NM officers, man shot in domestic dispute

Nine soldiers, 37 militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least nine soldiers and 37 militants were killed Monday in Pakistan’s troubled northwest, security officials said.

Six injured in Maoists-police gunfight in Andhra

HYDERABAD - At least three tribals and three policemen were injured during a gun battle between Maoists and police in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam district.

UK man who joked on Twitter about blowing up airport convicted of sending menacing message

British man convicted for Twitter bomb ‘threat’

Belgian woman convicted of leading terror group sentenced to 8 years in prison

Belgian woman sentenced on terrorism charges

Taliban cautioned Shahzad against leaving paper trail: Report

WASHINGTON - Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani American who attempted to set off a car bomb in New York’s Times square had been cautioned by his Taliban handlers against leaving a paper trail and pay in cash as he acquired the wherewithal for the attack, a media report Monday said.

Jurors in Casey Anthony case to come from outside Orlando; lawyers say jury pool is tainted

Anthony case jurors to come from outside Orlando

2 members of Israel’s Arab minority arrested on suspicion of spying for Lebanese Hezbollah

2 Israeli Arabs suspected of spying for Hezbollah

Thai protesters ‘accept’ Nov. 14 elections but set new demands for government

Thai protesters OK poll date but set new demands

Seven years after Mulund train blast, accused nabbed

MUMBAI - Seven years after a bomb ripped through a suburban train and killed 13 commuters at Mulund in northeast Mumbai, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Monday traced and arrested one of the prime accused in the terror attack, police said.

30 militants, nine soldiers killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Thirty militants and nine security personnel were killed Monday in fighting in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

65 killed, over 100 hurt in Iraq attacks (Second Lead)

BAGHDAD - At least 65 people were killed and more than 100 injured Monday in a series of bombings and armed attacks in Iraq which the government said was an attempt to destabilise the country.

Mulund train blast accused nabbed after seven years

MUMBAI - The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Monday traced and arrested one of the prime accused in the Mulund 2003 train blast that killed 13 people, Maharashtra police said.