Over 200 arrests by CBI in last six months

NEW DELHI - The central government Thursday said that 235 arrests have been made in 491 cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the last six months.

11 killed in China after drunken man goes on tractor rampage

Drunken man kills 11 in China tractor rampage

Pakistan wants Indians to testify in its courts: Envoy

WASHINGTON - Claiming that Pakistan policy of supporting some terrorist groups has changed, its ambassador here says Islamabad has asked India to send its officials to testify before Pakistani courts to help convict those responsible for Mumbai attacks.

Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 90

Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron dies at 90

Police: 2 inmates who escaped from Ariz. prison remain at large after 1 apprehended in Colo.

2 Ariz. inmates still at large; 1 caught in Colo.

Police believe 2 men at large after escaping from private prison are in Arizona

Police: 2 inmates at large believed to be in Ariz.

Police: 2 men who remain at large after escaping from Ariz. prison now traveling in silver car

2 Ariz. inmates still at large now in silver car

Obama spends an overcast Sunday playing basketball and taking in a WNBA game

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley
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Former NT Pickett, oft-injured Harrell figure in Packers’ plans to replace suspended DL Jolly

Packers call on Pickett, others to replace Jolly

Tangled relationship among Pitino, assistant, assistant’s ex-wife at center of extortion case

Tangled relationship at center of Pitino case

Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 89

Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron dies at 89

Blagojevich die-hards the kind ousted governor would want on jury deciding his fate

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Colorado police capture inmate who escaped from Ariz. prison, 2 other inmates remain at large

1 Arizona inmate captured after police pursuit

Taliban receive Australian weapons: Report

SYDNEY - Australian weapons and equipment have been found among Taliban stockpiles in Afghanistan, raising concerns that Afghan troops trained by the foreign soldiers may have been stealing military supplies, a media report said Sunday.

4 people killed as anti-India protests intensify in Kashmir; death toll hits 27

Indian forces kill 4 more protesters in Kashmir

Two separatist rebels surrender in Meghalaya

SHILLONG - Two separatist rebels of the Liberation A’chik Elite Force (LAEF) Sunday surrendered along with a huge cache of ammunition in Meghalaya, police said.

Dutch troops begin to withdraw from Afghanistan

THE HAGUE - The Netherlands Sunday began the phased withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, the Dutch foreign ministry in the Hague said, after four years of active operations in the conflict.

Turkish military ponders promoting commanders implicated in coup plot

Turkish military could promote charged officers

Police: Militants kill officer after tying up his wife and son in Russia’s restive south

Police investigator shot dead in Russia’s south

Eighth suspect arrested in Gyaneshwari train tragedy

KOLKATA - A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express tragedy in West Bengal that killed 148 people, police said Sunday. A court later sent the suspect, the eighth to be caught in the case, to 10 days Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody.

VHP organises rally, demands Afzal’s hanging

NEW DELHI - The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led a rally here Sunday demanding parliament attack convict Afzal Guru’s hanging.

270 civilians killed in July in Afghanistan

KABUL - As many as 270 civilians were killed in July in different incidents across Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.

US-led forces start targeted killings of militants in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - In a major shift that could change the nature of the war in Afghanistan, the US-led forces have started the targeted killings of insurgents from Al Qaeda and the Taliban, a media report said.

Police recover Candido Portinari painting 2 weeks after it was stolen from museum in Brazil

Stolen Portinari painting recovered in Brazil

3 people killed as anti-India protests intensify in Kashmir; death toll hits 26

Indian forces kill 3 more protesters in Kashmir

P300 brain waves can help accurately predict terror attacks

WASHINGTON - A technology based on P300, an electrical brain wave response, can help scientists peer into the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next attack will occur.

Maoist commander killed in Jharkhand

RANCHI - A Maoist commander was killed in a gun battle with security forces who raided a rebel hideout on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital early Sunday. Another rebel was arrested from Giridih district, police said.

Gaza: Israel Strikes

Va. inmate who said he’d kill again if not given the death penalty linked to 2nd prison death

Inmate who said he’d kill more linked to 2nd death

2 people killed as anti-India protests intensify in curfew-bound Kashmir; death toll hits 25

Indian forces shoot dead 2 protesters in Kashmir

Andrew Lawrence Pleads Guilty To Murder

40 kg RDX recovered in Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU - At least 40 kg of RDX was recovered by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, an army source said, sending alarm bells ringing about the motives of terrorists operating in the state. This is the second time in a month that such a huge quantity of explosives has been seized.

Body found in Maoist-dominated area

KOLKATA - A man’s body with bullet marks was found in the Maoist-dominated Salboni area of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday, police said.

Angela Dodson Gray Arrested On Meth Charges

One more arrested in Gyaneshwari train tragedy

KOLKATA - A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express tragedy in West Bengal in which 148 people were killed, police said Sunday.

Maoist killed in gun battle in Jharkhand

RANCHI - A Maoist was killed in a gun battle with security forces who raided a rebel hideout on the outskirts of Jharkhand’s capital early Sunday, police said.

Punjab Police recover 15 kg RDX, ammunition

AMRITSAR - A huge cache of explosives and ammunition was recovered from Punjab’s Jalandhar district on the basis of interrogation of an arrested Sikh terrorist who was a French national, police said here Sunday.