RAIPUR - In fresh violence in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region Wednesday, three policemen were killed in a blast in Dantewada district, while two civilians were murdered in Bijapur district.

NATO trucks denied entry to Pakistani province

ISLAMABAD - A provincial government in northwest Pakistan Wednesday denied entry of NATO supply vehicles over fear of terrorist attacks, a media report said.

Maoist, arms supplier held in Bengal

KOLKATA - A Maoist guerrilla and another man who smuggled arms to the rebels were arrested in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Wednesday, police said.

Rs.600 crore sanctioned for Maoist-hit Bastar

RAIPUR - The central government has sanctioned Rs.600 crore for infrastructure development in the Maoist-hit Bastar region, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said Wednesday.

Jharkhand to compensate vicitms of Maoist violence

RANCHI - The Jharkhand government will compensate people affected by Maoist violence, an official said Wednesday.

Actor Val Kilmer apologizes to New Mexico commissioners, neighbors over published comments

Kilmer apologizes to New Mexico neighbors

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Actor Val Kilmer has apologized to his northern New Mexico neighbors after he was quoted making disparaging comments about the community.

Ex-BART officer got minimum amount of stun gun training weeks before he shot unarmed black man

Defense: BART officer got little stun gun training

Judge rejects Wyoming’s case to dismiss abducted trucker’s case against state

Judge won’t dismiss abducted trucker’s lawsuit

Taiwanese couple in US Virgin Islands receive long prison sentences for illegal coral trade

Couple in USVI sentenced for illegal coral trade

Actor Val Kilmer addresses NM county commission over published comments, neighbors’ concerns

Kilmer sets the record straight with NM neighbors

Trial of ousted Ill. Gov. Blagojevich a distant but unwelcome additional headache for Obama

Ex-RI police officer accused of beating teen pleads guilty to civil rights charge

Ex-RI officer pleads guilty in case of beaten teen

Ex-Bay Area transit officer received stun gun training a month before fatal Oakland shooting

Witness: Ex-BART officer had stun gun training

AP Exclusive: Dozens of prisoners released early in Ill. have disappeared, some are violent

Ill. parolees disappear after being released early

Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick _ already in prison _ indicted on federal fraud and tax charges

Ex-Detroit mayor in trouble with the law _ again

Catholic church accused of fraud in Calif., allowing alleged molester priest to work in Mexico

California man accuses Catholic church of fraud

Mexican police arrest drug gang suspect in shooting of Paraguayan football star Cabanas

Man arrested in Paraguay football star’s shooting

Lawrence Taylor indicted on rape charges stemming from arrest at suburban NY hotel

Lawrence Taylor indicted on NY rape charges

Prosecutors play federal wiretaps featuring Blagojevich saying he wanted ’something big’

Feds: Maine man picked up on immigration charge in Times Square probe not a danger

Feds: Maine man picked up in NY probe not a danger

Lawyers for 9/11 responders back in NYC court to praise deal that could give sick $713 million

Legal deal for sick 9/11 workers back in NYC court

UN peacekeepers in Darfur say gunmen abducted 2 German aid workers

2 German aid workers abducted in Darfur

CAIRO — Gunmen raided a humanitarian agency’s office in south Darfur and kidnapped two German aid workers, a spokesman for the international peacekeeping mission said Wednesday.

Government investigator: Nearly 1,300 prison inmates get $9 million in homebuyer tax credits

Investigator: Inmates get homebuyer tax credits

Ga. death row inmate gets rare shot at trying to prove innocence in court with new evidence

Ga. death row inmate in rare innocence hearing

Attorneys for Arkansas doctor charged in bombing say narcotics evidence not relevant to trial

Ark. doctor asks to limit evidence in bomb case

1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting at candlelight vigil for homicide victim in Oakland, Calif.

1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting at Calif. vigil

Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor indicted on NY rape charges after hotel arrest

Lawrence Taylor indicted on rape charges in NY