China executes man who attacked 29 children, 3 teachers at kindergarten

China executes man who attacked 29 children

Oregon man accused of stealing dead boy’s identity said to have come to US from Bulgaria

Bulgarian accused of stealing dead boy’s identity

Jamaica police: Nearly all 980 etained during slum raid have been released

Jamaica cops release most of 980 detained in raid

Surrogate father: Oregon man accused of taking Ohio boy’s identity came to US from Bulgaria

Surrogate father: Man with Ohio ID is Bulgarian

NY man killed after shooting phone store clerk had been banned for making threats, slurs

NY phone store gunman had been banned for threats

Oregon man using identity of murdered Ohio boy turns out to be Bulgarian

Mystery solved: Ore. man with Ohio ID is Bulgarian

Malawi’s leader pardons gay couple, orders them freed from prison; still rejects homosexuality

Under pressure, Malawi’s leader pardons gay couple

NATO airstrike kills 25 Taliban in Afghanistan

KUNDUZ - A NATO airstrike in northern Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban insurgents, including two of their commanders, an Afghan government official said Saturday.

Activist gets back cell phone used in caper at La. senator’s office but video is deleted

Video gone from phone activist used in La. caper

Malawi president orders gay couple’s pardon and release, but warns homosexuality still illegal

Malawi’s president: pardon and release gay couple

European Parliament condemns railway attack in India

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament Saturday expressed shock over the train attack in West Bengal in which 131 people were killed.

Nigeria: Gunmen release 3 Chinese technicians kidnapped in country’s restive southern delta

Nigeria: 3 kidnapped Chinese technicians released

Antony doesn’t rule out using army against Maoists

NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday met Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh to discuss the possibility of using the army against the Maoist guerrillas - a possibility that Antony later didn’t rule out.

Malawi’s president orders pardon and immediate release of gay couple sentenced to 14 years

Malawi’s president pardons, releases gay couple

Police investigating prostitute deaths in northern England find more human body parts in river

UK police find human remains in river

LONDON — Police investigating the deaths of three British women say they have recovered what are believed to be human remains in a river in northern England.

Vatican abuse prosecutor warns of hell for perpetrators of child sex abuse

Vatican abuse prosecutor: Culprits going to hell

‘US studying options for a possible Pakistan strike’

WASHINGTON - The US military is reviewing options for a unilateral strike in Pakistan in the event that a successful terror attack on American soil is traced to the country’s tribal areas, according to the Washington Post.

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11 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Afghan forces backed by NATO troops killed 11 Taliban militants, including their commander, during an overnight operation in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, police said Saturday.

Suicide bomber blows himself up in Kabul

KABUL - A man tied an explosive device on to his body and blew himself up in Kabul Saturday, police said.

US studying options for possible Pakistan strike: Post

WASHINGTON - The US is studying options of striking Pakistan if a successful terror attack is traced back to that country, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

Lawyers’ association demands release of US lawyer charged with denying Rwanda’s 1994 genocide

Rwandan police asked to release US attorney

2 short gay pride parades take place in Moscow amid strict policing, no arrests reported

Strict policing, no arrests at Moscow gay parades

Indian lawmaker booked for sexual assault

An Indian lawmaker from Bhartiya Janata Party was today booked for sexually exploiting a woman, police said today.

Police search Southern California park for dismembered murder victim’s remains

Police search S. Calif. park for victim’s remains

Hong Kong police confiscate Tiananmen statue, arrest 13 activists

Hong Kong police confiscate Tiananmen statue

Man burns to death son for disturbing his sleep

A drunken man in eastern India burnt to death his five-year-old child after he began crying at night and disturbed his sleep, police said today.

Iraqi police say gunmen attacked gold shops in Baghdad robbery, killing 14

Gunmen kill 14 in Baghdad gold shops robbery

Michigan admits NCAA violations in football AD says “bruise” shouldn’t mean harsh penalties

Michigan admits to NCAA violations in football

Wisconsin man who admitted killing his 2 children and their mother sentenced to life in prison

Wis. man who admitted killing his 2 kids gets life

Couple convicted under Malawi’s anti-gay laws separated for safety reasons

2 convicted under Malawi anti-gay laws separated

Pakistan court prevents arrest of hardline cleric blamed in Mumbai attacks

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74-year-old man acquitted of murder in 1966 shooting of Philly police officer who died in 2007

Murder acquittal in 1966 Philly police shooting

Iraqi authorities blame cash-strapped al-Qaida for gold robbery that kills 15

Iraq blames al-Qaida in gold robbery that kills 15

Colombian beauty queen denies to judge she lured Argentine models into drug trafficking ring

Beauty queen denies drug traffic charge in court

British police question suspect in murders of 3 prostitutes in northern England

UK police arrest suspect in triple killing

US issues warnings after 2 citizens killed during kidnapping attempts in Nigeria

US warns of Nigerian kidnappings after 2 deaths

Supreme Court says jury must find machine gun use in crime to trigger 30-year minimum sentence

Court limits 30-year term for machine gun use

Rip Torn’s attorney seeking to keep actor out of prison on charges he broke into Conn. bank

Rip Torn seeks to resolve Conn. break-in charges

Guatemala orders DNA tests prior to all adoptions to prevent stolen-child cases

Guatemala orders DNA tests prior to all adoptions

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ pleads guilty to drug charge in exchange for 5-year sentence

Canada’s ‘Prince of Pot’ pleads guilty in Seattle

‘US consistently pressing Pakistan to rein in anti-India terror groups’

WASHINGTON - The United States says it has consistently pressed Pakistan to stop the continuing infiltration into India by Punjab-based terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taeba and Jaish-e-Mohammed as this was a key obstacle to improved relations between “two friends of US”.

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could face more jail time over probation violation

Ex-Detroit mayor faces possible jail time

DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, sent to jail and forced to resign over racy text messages that showed he had lied under oath, has presented himself as a changed man since his release last year — someone working to repair his damaged relationship with his family and pay the $1 million in restitution he owes the city.

Former Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick apologizes in court for violating terms of probation

Former Detroit mayor apologizes in court

DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has apologized in court for violating the terms of his probation.

It’s a complex issue, says US of Headley access

WASHINGTON - The US is cooperating with India “very closely on this critical and very complex issue” of providing access to Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, says a US official without committing whether New Delhi would get such access.

Man pleads guilty in Fla. in plot to help South Korea obtain Russian military technology

Man pleads guilty in South Korean arms plot

Polish priest in Brazil sex-abuse case was suspended 2 years ago, Catholic Church says

Brazil church: Polish priest suspended in 2008

Judge delays hearing in Visteon bankruptcy after 2 groups say they have better plan

Visteon reorganization plan challenged

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday delayed arguments on whether to approve documents underlying auto parts supplier Visteon’s proposed reorganization plan after two creditor groups said they have a better idea.

Prosecutor names Oregon mystery man accused of using ID of dead Ohio boy

Prosecutor names Oregon mystery man

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities have identified an Oregon man who refused to reveal his true name to a federal judge after he was accused of assuming the name of a dead Ohio boy.

Grand jury indicts Texas church arson suspects on multiple charges

Grand jury indicts Texas church arson suspects