Maoists blow up government warehouse in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas blew up a government warehouse in Orissa’s Malkangiri district during their two-day strike protesting the government offensive against them, police said Wednesday. Times Square bomber arraigned, next hearing June 1NEW YORK - Two weeks after his arrest, Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad, who planned to detonate a car bomb at the landmark Times Square, was arraigned before a federal magistrate in Manhattan on five felony counts. Accused Times Square bomber makes first court appearanceNEW YORK - The accused terrorist who allegedly tried to blow up a car in Times Square Tuesday made his first court appearance Tuesday in Manhattan. Most of small Mexican town’s police force quits in fear after gunmen ambush fellow officers
Mexican town’s police force quits after ambush WH adviser: Elite terror interrogation team questions Times Square suspect, others
WH adviser: Interrogation team questions Shahzad The center was a bullseye in 2010 for party-switching Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter
Venezuela government to set band for currency in regulated bond market
Venezuela temporarily halts bond trading CARACAS, Venezuela — Authorities temporarily halted the trading of government bonds on Tuesday and said they would seek to control Venezuela’s currency exchange rates by setting a range of permitted prices in the bond market. WH official: Terror team launched, interviewed Times Square suspect Shahzad
Federal judge dismisses suit against NASCAR, rules against Mayfield, who failed drug test
Judge dismisses Mayfield’s suit vs. NASCAR Attorneys: Jail has turned Texas financier Stanford into a ‘wreck of a man’
Attorneys: Stanford a ‘wreck of a man’ HOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford’s attorneys said Tuesday that jail has reduced their client to a “wreck of a man” who is severely depressed, forgets conversations, can no longer see out of one eye and believes he is “losing his mind.” Wife of environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy Jr. charged with drunken driving in NYC suburb
Wife of RFK Jr. charged in NY with drunken driving Detroit police chief says results of investigation into girl’s death ‘won’t be pretty’
Police chief says investigation ‘won’t be pretty’ Pakistani proclaims innocence, says ‘false alarm’ led to detention at US Embassy in Chile
Pakistani says false alarm led to Chile detention Illegal crossings into Arizona on the rise, even as state enacts tough immigration law
Sea lions, dolphin join annual terror attack exercises staged at California ports
Sea lions, dolphin join terror exercises in Calif. Times Square car bomb suspect makes 1st appearance in NY court since his arrest 2 weeks ago
Times Square car bomb suspect appears in NY court Congressional report says US repeated 9/11 intel failures in Christmas bomb plot
Congress: US repeated 9/11 slips in Christmas plot Testimony in NJ schoolyard killing trial ends with assessment of defendant’s mental state
Testimony concludes in NJ schoolyard killing trial Feds: Canadian doctor unlawfully treated NFL, MLB players, used unapproved drugs in the US
Canadian doc accused of unlawfully treating pros Crane company admits bribing NYC official to fake inspection results, exam certification
Crane company admits bribing NYC inspector US missionary who tried to remove children is freed in Haiti after court convicts her
Missionary returns to Idaho after Haiti conviction Somali piracy suspect pleads guilty in NY court in attack on US cargo ship
Piracy suspect pleads guilty in NY court to hijack Former defendant in Vegas exec murder case paroled, required to live with parents
Former defendant in Vegas exec murder case paroled US missionary freed in Haiti after illegal travel conviction returns to Idaho
US missionary convicted in Haiti returns to Idaho Feds say Virginia Tech violated campus security law; University disputes finding
Feds: Virginia Tech violated law in 07 massacre Prosecutors: Times Square car bomb suspect to appear in court Tuesday on 5 felony charges
Feds: Times Square bomb suspect to appear in court 3 members of Midwest militia accused of conspiring against government released from jail
3 members of Midwest militia released from jail Ore. man charged in Ohio with identity fraud; prosecutors say he used dead boy’s name
Oregon man charged with using dead Ohio boy’s name Delhi government not opposed to Afzal Guru’s execution (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - The Delhi government has not opposed the death sentence to parliament attack convict Afzal Guru but expressed concerns of law and order if he is executed, official sources said here Tuesday. Authorities practice terror attack response at Calif ports in annual security exercise
Terror attack response exercises at Calif ports Maoists reject talks offer as terror shadows Chhattisgarh (Intro Roundup)RAIPUR/NEW DELHI - Fear stalked large parts of Chhattisgarh as police totted the toll of the Maoist massacre the day before, and disheartened security forces Tuesday stayed in their camps as a shutdown called by the guerrillas hit four other states. The central government made a fresh offer of talks, but the rebels turned it down. Maoist leader rejects Chidambaram’s talks offerRAIPUR - A top Maoist leader based in Chhattisgarh Tuesday rejected Home Minister P.Chidambaram’s offer of talks a day after the guerrillas massacred at least 31 people, triggering a bus blast in the state. He also warned of more attacks on policemen. Ohio parole board makes rare mercy ruling for condemned inmate who strangled girlfriend
Ohio board casts rare vote for mercy for inmate 3 cult members sentenced for Md. child’s starvation death, leader gets 50 years
Md. cult leader gets 50 years for child’s death Journalist imprisoned in North Korea says she confessed to government plot in ploy for mercy
Journalist says she confessed in N. Korean prison 2 jailed members of Mich. militia released from jail until trial; 1 more expected out later
2 jailed militia members released until trial Some high-profile detentions of foreigners in Iran
Some high-profile detentions of foreigners in Iran JNU students condole Dantewada deathsNEW DELHI - A candlelight condolence meet was organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University Tuesday in memory of the victims of Monday’s Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in which 31 people were killed. Trial under way for Vt. man in shooting death of retired professor from backyard firing range
Trial of Vt. man charged in prof’s shooting begins Feds: Canadian doctor unlawfully provided HGH to NFL players, lied to probers in NY
Canadian doc charged with unlawfully treating pros 3 mothers of detained US hikers leave for Tehran to ask Iranian leaders for children’s release
Mothers of 3 imprisoned US hikers head to Iran Pa. kennel owner sentenced on cruelty charges stemming from 2008 raid that found sick animals
Pa. kennel owner sentenced on cruelty charges Digvijay Singh opposes use of air power against MaoistsMIRZAPUR - Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Tuesday said he was not in favour of using air power in anti-Maoist operations. Man who called himself a Rockefeller loses bid to trim Mass. kidnap sentence, plans new appeal
‘Rockefeller’ loses bid to trim kidnap sentence Victim lawyers say billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein refuses to pay them $2M in fees
Victim lawyers: billionaire sex offender owes $2M College professor at center of orgy case in China that tests limits of sexual freedom, privacy
Swingers’ case tests sexual limits in China Greek police recover 2 twin life-sized ancient statues, arrest 2 for illegal excavation
Greek police seize 2 statues from 2 farmers Lawyer files 2 lawsuits in death of 7-year-old Detroit girl shot during weekend police raid
Attorney files 2 lawsuits in death of Detroit girl Times Square probe to top US NSA’s talks in PakistanISLAMABAD - The probe into the attempted car bombing in New York’s Times Square, for which Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad has been arrested, will top the agenda during US National Security Adviser James Jones’ talks here Wednesday. German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller to appeal Mass. kidnapping sentence
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