Michigan announces self-imposed sanctions on football team it hopes NCAA agrees with in August
Michigan punishes itself for breaking NCAA rules Father of slain Calif. girl backs move to require marked driver’s licenses for sex offenders
Calif. to consider marked IDs for sex offenders California landfill searched for body of pregnant teen; boyfriend arrested
Calif landfill searched for body of pregnant teen Has right to education fallen victim in Maoist-hit Bastar?RAIPUR - It is a zone where government officials fear to enter. In the thickly forested interiors of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, a heavily-mined Maoist hotbed, authorities are finding it extremely tough to implement the Right to Education Act. Country singer Mindy McCready back home from hospital in Florida; problem unknown
Country singer McCready out of hospital in Fla. Gunmen battle Jamaican security forces searching for drug lord wanted by US; 30 dead
30 killed in gunbattles in Jamaican slums KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thousands of police and soldiers stormed the Jamaican ghettos where reggae was born Tuesday in search of a reputed drug kingpin wanted by the United States, intensifying a third day of street battles that have killed at least 30 people. NH man charged with raping 15-year-old fellow churchgoer in 1997; pregnant teen sent to Colo.
NH church focus of 1997 teen churchgoer rape case Obama set to sent up to 1,200 troops to US-Mexico border to improve security
Borough attorney: Investigation of Roethlisberger’s police friend to take months, not weeks
Lawyer: Roethlisberger friend probe to take months Inquest completed in 1986 Mass. shooting death of ex-Alabama professor’s teenage brother
Mass. inquest into ‘86 killing by ex-Ala prof over Brazil: Lawyers seek release of Polish priest accused of abuse, harboring ‘erotic dungeon’
Brazil: Lawyer for accused priest seek his release Peruvian judge paroles Lori Berenson after 15 years in prison for aiding leftist rebels more images Ex-execs charged in NYC with looting $60M from auto-chemical company through stock scam
Ex-execs charged in $60M stock scam in NYC In tearful service, family remembers 12-year-old Colorado girl found dead in irrigation ditch
Slain Colorado girl remembered in tearful service Judge delays some decisions in Texas Rangers bankruptcy case after creditors’ objections
Creditors voice concerns over Rangers’ bankruptcy Mexican prosecutor quits amid outcry over case of girl found dead in bed after 9-day search
Mexico prosecutor quits in outcry over dead girl Former Detroit mayor’s plea for leniency falls short, as he gets up to 5 years in prison
Ex-Detroit mayor gets up to 5 years in prison Mom accused of taking 2 kids to SKorea, keeping them from B’way musician dad is jailed in NJ
Mom who took dad’s 2 kids to SKorea jailed in NJ Three Al Qaeda men sentenced to death in MauritaniaNOUAKCHOTT - Three Al Qaida terrorists were sentenced to death in Mauritania for killing French tourists in 2007. Jamaica police say at least 30 dead in battle with gunmen of reputed drug kingpin
Jamaica police: 30 dead in battle with drug gang Lindsey Lohan’s new court-ordered ankle bracelet uses same technology as breathalyzer
Lohan’s ankle bracelet has Breathalyzer technology California landfill searched for body of pregnant teen; boyfriend arrested
Calif landfill searched for body of pregnant teen Lawyer for family of TV producer’s wife criticizes Mexican investigation into her death
Lawyer slams Mexico probe in producer’s wife death Hard-line cleric suspected in Mumbai attack keeps freedom after Pakistani court ruling
Mauritania sentences to death 3 alleged al-Qaida members for 2007 murder of French tourists
Mauritania gives 3 death for French tourist murder Michigan details football program woes, calls it ‘a bruise’ and offers self-sanctions to NCAA
Michigan details football woes to NCAA ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan admitted Tuesday to a series of violations in its storied football program and insisted the problems related to practice time and the activities of graduate assistants were not enough to warrant major punishment from the NCAA. Couple, guests arrested after apparent transgender marriage ceremony in NW Pakistan
Police in NW Pakistan stop transgender wedding Search resumes at Calif. landfill for body of pregnant teenager; boyfriend charged with murder
Boyfriend charged with killing pregnant Calif teen NJ man pleads guilty to vomiting on girl, 11, and her father in stands during Phillies game
NJ man admits to vomit assault at Phillies game Chidambaram asks Assam rebels to surrender or face offensiveGUWAHATI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday toughened New Delhi’s stand on countering insurgency in Assam, saying security offensives would continue in full steam until rebel groups lay down arms and sit for peace talks. Truck driver pleads to manslaughter in NY crash that occurred as his computer streamed porn
Guilty plea by trucker who viewed porn pre-crash Short of evidence, witnesses, Dutch prosecutors face tough case against 5 Somali pirates
5 Somalis face piracy charges in Dutch trial AP IMPACT: Mexican drug smugglers peddle ultra-pure form of heroin that can kill instantly
AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US US officials say kidnapping of 2 Americans in Yemen not believed to be terror-related
US says 2 Americans kidnapped in Yemen WASHINGTON — The kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Yemen apparently was not an act of terrorism, the State Department said. Man pleads guilty to state charges in NC college student’s slaying, agrees to life in prison
Man pleads guilty in NC college student’s slaying Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 5 years in prison for violating probation
Ex-Detroit mayor sentenced to 5 years in prison Israeli police question former Prime Minister Olmert on corruption charges
Israeli police question ex-PM on bribe case Yemen airstrike on alleged al-Qaida hide-out, ensuing clash between tribesmen, police, kill 6
Yemen airstrike on al-Qaida hide-out, clash kill 6 Official: Yemeni kidnappers release 2 American hostages to authorities
Kidnappers release 2 American hostages in Yemen Masked gunmen kill 15 in robbery of Baghdad gold jewelry shops
Gunmen rob gold shops in Iraqi capital, kill 15 Innocents arrested for Dantewada attack: Maoist leaderRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh Police has arrested “six innocent advisasis” for the April 6 Dantewada attack in which 76 security personnel were killed, a Maoist leader said, claiming that none of those nabbed had anything do with the incident. American Centre attack: Supreme Court stays Ansari death sentence (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the death sentence awarded to Aftab Ahmed Ansari alias Aftab Ansari, a co-accused in the January 22, 2002 attack on Kolkata’s American Centre that killed six policemen. The other accused, Jamiluddin Nasir, who too was awarded death sentence, got a stay from the court on May 10. Supreme Court upholds Hafiz Saeed’s release from house arrestISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Saying that evidence against him was insufficient, Pakistan’s Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed two appeals challenging the release from house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Zawahiri praises Al Qaeda leaders killed in IraqCAIRO - Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, praised two senior affiliates killed in a military operation in Iraq and urged the country’s militants to rally behind their cause, according to a recorded message made public Tuesday. Pune blast suspect Bhatkal sent to police custodyMUMBAI/PUNE - A Mumbai court Tuesday remanded Abdul Samad Bhatkal, the prime suspect in the Feb 13 German Bakery bombing in Pune that killed 17 people, to police custody till June 1 in an arms case. Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said his arrest could give leads to the conspiracy and other perpetrators of the blast. Left realises Maoists are a threat: ChidambaramNEW DELHI - The Left parties have realised that the Maoists pose a threat to them too, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said. Thai ex-PM Thaksin charged with terrorism related to recent Bangkok protests
Thai ex-PM Thaksin charged with terrorism BANGKOK — A Thai court issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges, accusing the fugitive former leader of fomenting two months of unrest in Bangkok that left 88 people dead. Supreme Court rejects pleas against Hafiz Saeed’s releaseISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed two appeals challenging the release from house arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, who India says masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Attorney says Pakistani student accused of aiding Taliban never wanted to fight US troops
Attorney: Texas man didn’t want to fight US troops Jamaica cops, soldiers invade slum stronghold where gunmen defend reputed drug kingpin
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