Man who killed, dismembered wife at Las Vegas hotel, then ate part of her, sentenced to death

Calif. man who dismembered wife sentenced to death

200 march in Pittsburgh over police arrest of arts student who says he was beaten in January

200 march over arrest of Pittsburgh arts student

Amid Specter’s presidential ambitions, Ruby Ridge & possible FBI coverup became a Kagan focus

US President Bill Clinton

Cuba frees ailing political prisoner, transfers 6 closer to home in deal with Catholic Church

Cuba frees 1 political prisoner, transfers 6 more

Prints by Ansel Adams and others expected to draw high bids at NYC Polaroid collection auction

Historic Polaroid collection going to NYC auction

Uruguay soccer official says money taked from hotel safe in Cape Town

Uruguay soccer official says safe broken into

Afghan police, rebels killed as UN reviews Taliban blacklist

KABUL - Three police officers were killed Saturday in a Taliban ambush in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, where nine insurgents were killed earlier in an Afghan-NATO operation, officials said.

Maoists gun down cop in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Four armed Maoists Saturday gunned down a policeman in full public view in Chhattisgarh, an official said.

Poland arrests alleged Mossad spy regarding hit-squad slaying of Hamas agent in Dubai

Alleged Mossad spy arrested in hit-squad case

Puerto Rico panel to investigate hate crimes amid outcry over ‘epidemic’ of anti-gay violence

Puerto Rico panel to investigate hate crimes

Poland arrests alleged Mossad spy wanted by Germany for ties to slaying of Hamas agent in UAE

Poland arrests alleged Mossad spy

BERLIN — An alleged Mossad spy from Israel wanted in connection with the slaying of a Hamas agent in the United Arab Emirates has been arrested in Poland, German officials said Saturday.

Lizards leap no more: Annie, a female ‘Huck Finn,’ fades from comics _ her fate uncertain

Annie comic ends, but the redhead’s fate uncertain

Prisoner who killed cellmate says ‘the only way to stop me is death row,’ vows not to appeal

Va. inmate: ‘Only way to stop me’ is death row

Trials of Jesse: With civil and family cases, Jesse James becoming frequent court figure

Trials of Jesse: Biker to be frequent court figure

NATO, US soldiers killed in blasts in Afghanistan

KUNDUZ - A US soldier was killed and three others were injured in a blast in northern Afghanistan Saturday, while a NATO soldier was killed in a similar attack in the south, officials said.

British hooligan held, to be deported; thieves sentenced to 34 years for media robbery

Briton denied entry into South Africa

JOHANNESBURG — A British soccer hooligan has been detained by South African police and will be deported, police said Saturday as more burglaries of World Cup visitors were reported.

Killing of Congolese activist reflects struggle for power in Congo ahead of 2011 elections

Congo activist’s death reflects power struggle

Official: Poland arrests alleged Mossad agent wanted by Germany for ties to Hamas slaying

Official: Poland arrests alleged Mossad agent

Militants kill three hostages in Philippines

MANILA - Gunmen of the Abu Sayyaf militant group have executed three civilians in the Philippines, the military said Saturday.

Wikileaks Founder Under Scanner

15 die in US drone attack in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - The toll in a US drone attack in northwest Pakistan has risen to 15, after 11 people succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, Xinhua reported.

Nepal car bomber amassed bombs, rocket launcher

KATHMANDU - The man who had masterminded a car bomb blast in Kathmandu was planning more attacks with a formidable arsenal that included bombs, explosives and a rocket launcher.

Nevada justices question OJ lawyer about jury racial makeup, judge’s conduct in appeal

OJ jury makeup, judge conduct questioned in appeal

Ex-Marines, knitter among jurors at former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s corruption trial

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Blast on rail track in Tamil Nadu, none hurt

CHENNAI - Train services were disrupted for about six hours Saturday after a bomb blast damaged three feet of track in Tamil Nadu’s Villipuram district Saturday, police said.

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NYC hours before Bonnaroo performance in Tenn.

Rapper Kid Cudi arrested on criminal charges in NY