3 dead, several injured in Mexico when rural disputes turn violence, authorities say

3 dead, more injured in Mexico rural disputes

US scholars say Pakistan has uneven record of supporting, targeting insurgents

Scholars say Pakistan hasn’t quit insurgent habit

ER doctors say life-and-death decisions, fear of malpractice suits raise risk of overtesting

ER doctors: Lawsuit fears lead to overtesting

Al Qaeda calls Obama treacherous, bloodthirsty in new video

WASHINGTON - Al Qaeda has posted a new video on Islamist websites where a spokesman of the militant outfit calls US President Barack Obama “snakelike” and a “treacherous, bloodthirsty and narrow-minded American war president”.

25 ex-Guantanamo Saudis return to militancy after rehab

RIYADH - At least 25 former Saudi detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp returned to militancy after going through a rehabilitation programme for Al Qaeda militants here in Saudi Arabia, a media report said.

Protesters stop Israeli ship from unloading at Port of Oakland in picket against blockade

Protesters at Port of Oakland picket Israeli ship

Authorities name 2 killed when man opened fire on stepdaughter’s family at Calif. restaurant

2 killed in Calif. restaurant shooting identified

Ex-defense minister routs Green Party maverick in Colombia presidential runoff election

Ex-defense chief wins Colombia runoff in rout

Ex-defense minister headed toward rout of Green Party maverick in Colombia presidential vote

Ex-defense chief has big lead in Colombia vote

Ex-defense minister takes commanding lead in early returns from Colombia’s presidential vote

Santos takes big lead in Colombia’s president vote

Roman Catholic Church warns of growing influence of drug cartels in some Mexican cities

Catholic Church warns of cartel control in Mexico

Turkish jets bomb targets in northern Iraq

BAGHDAD - Two Turkish warplanes bombed several areas in Iraq’s northern Kurdish mountainous region, a media report said.

16 killed in Colombian election day violence

BOGOTA - At least 16 people were killed in attacks by leftist rebels as presidential elections in Colombia got underway Sunday, government officials said.

US not to chase terrorists into Pakistan: Holbrooke

ISLAMABAD - The US will not violate Pakistan’s sovereignty by chasing terrorists in Afghanistan across the border into this country, US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Sunday.

Report: Murder suspect Van der Sloot has mental problems, his mother says

Report: Van der Sloot mentally ill, mother says

Chidambaram to raise terror issue with Pakistan: CCS

NEW DELHI - A ministerial panel on security Sunday decided that terrorism and Pakistan’s actions in eliminating the scourge will dominate the talks between Home Minister P. Chidamabaram and his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of a SAARC meeting in Islamabad June 26.

AP Exclusive: Dozens of Uighurs flee China in year after riots, relate fear of government

AP Exclusive: Uighurs flee China after riots

US lawyer jailed in Rwanda, now free, says US Embassy refused to help him get food, medicine

US lawyer jailed in Rwanda: US Embassy didn’t help

Displaced Kashmiri Pandits seek special status

NEW DELHI - Over 150 Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, held a silent protest at the Jantar Mantar here Sunday and demanded that the government recognise them as internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Vatican says Naples cardinal will cooperate in Italian corruption probe

Vatican pledges help in Italian corruption probe

Attacks on Pakistani leaders, parliament feared

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have warned the federal and provincial governments that terrorists might be planning a major attack on the country’s parliament and on prominent leaders to seek the release of their arrested colleagues.

SAfrican police probe murder attempt on exiled Rwandan general; wife blames Rwandan president

SAfrica probes attempt on exiled Rwandan general

1 year later, AP timeline of Michael Jackson’s final hours shows struggle with inner turmoil

AP timeline details Michael Jackson’s last day

Yemen arrests the lead suspect in a brazen attack on southern intelligence headquarters

Yemen arrests suspect in brazen jailbreak

SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen said Sunday it has arrested the suspected mastermind of the spectacular attack on the southern intelligence headquarters, which freed detainees and left 11 people dead.

Main accused in 2000 bus blast arrested

AGRA - Police Sunday arrested an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative who is the main accused in the 2000 blast in a bus near here that killed two passengers and injured 15.

Is cheerleading a sport? Federal lawsuit in Connecticut could clarify Title IX guidelines

Trial in Conn. to find if cheerleading is sport

War against terror cost Britain $29 bn since 2001

LONDON - The British government has spent in excess of 20 billion pounds ($29 billion) on fighting terrorism since September 11, 2001, according to officials figures released Sunday.

England locker room intruder to appear in court Sunday to face trespass charges

England locker room intruder charged with trespass

Citizen’s Forum to meet PM on talks with ULFA

GUWAHATI - A six-member group of the newly formed Citizen’s Forum in Assam will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Monday to explore the possibility of opening peace talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).

India-Pakistan talks: Terror, Kashmir on table

NEW DELHI - Ahead of the foreign-secretary level talks with Pakistan June 24, India Sunday said it was ready to discuss all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, “not in an accusatory, but in an exploratory way” to bridge trust- deficit over its continuing concerns over cross-border terror.

27 killed, 55 injured in Iraq blasts

BAGHDAD - At least 27 people were killed and 55 were injured when two car bombs exploded in western Baghdad Sunday, Iraqi authorities reported.

18 militants, two soldiers killed in Pakistan (Lead, changing dateline)

PESHAWAR - At least two soldiers and 18 Taliban militants were killed Sunday in various clashes, but also in an accidental blast, across three districts of Pakistan’s restive northwest, security officials said.

18 killed, 42 injured in Iraq blasts

BAGHDAD - At least 18 people were killed and 42 injured when two car bombs went exploded in western Baghdad Sunday, authorities said.

Diamond reserve in Chhattisgarh under Maoist control

PAILIKHAND - Maoist guerrillas, who hold sway over vast stretches of Chhattisgarh’s forested interiors, have now virtually taken control of a diamond deposit area after the state government removed a police post there last July, officials said.

Pakistan car blast kills trooper; eight injured (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD - A paramilitary trooper was killed and eight others, including five civilians, were injured Sunday in a car bomb blast in Pakistan’s northwestern Quetta city, a media report said.

14 militants lay down arms in Afghanistan

KABUL - Fourteen Taliban militants laid down their arms and joined the government-initiated peace process in Afghanistan’s Herat province, a media report said Sunday.

New leads spell fresh hope for Kanishka victims

TORONTO - With 20 Canadian investigators still actively pursuing leads in the Air India Kanishka bombing case, the victim families have not abandoned their hope to see the guilty brought to justice.

Maoists kill two villagers in Jharkhand

RANCHI - Suspecting them to be police informers, Maoists gunned down two men in separate incidents in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said Sunday.

Seven millitants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Seven militants were killed and eight injured in a fresh offensive launched by the Pakistan army in the northwestern parts of the country Sunday.

Eight security men hurt in Pakistan grenade attack

ISLAMABAD - Eight security personnel were injured Sunday in a grenade attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Quetta city, media reports said.

Policemen injured in Pakistan grenade attack

ISLAMABAD - Six policemen were injured Sunday in a grenade attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Quetta city, media reports said.

Pakistan needs to do more in war against terror: Holbrooke

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan needs to do much more in the war against terrorism in a planned manner, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke has said.

Ex-defense minister highly favored over Green Party maverick in Colombia presidential vote

Colombia’s ex-defense chief favored for president

Iran executes militant group leader

TEHRAN - Iran Sunday executed a leader of a Pakistan-based terrorist group, the Iranian state-run Press TV reported.