Contrasting views of Ore. Islamic charity founder offered in closing arguments

Ore. Islamic charity trial goes to jury

EUGENE, Ore. — As the trial of a man accused of using an Oregon Islamic charity to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya draws to a close, both sides have told federal court jurors their job is to determine the man’s intent when he failed to disclose about $150,000 that an associate took to Saudi Arabia.

Maoists set ablaze BJP leader’s house in Bihar

PATNA - Maoists Thursday set on fire the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said.

LA police chief booed at community meeting, reads witness statement to angry crowd

LA police chief booed at community meeting

LA police chief greeted by boos at community meeting, reads witness statement to angry crowd.

LA police chief greeted by boos at meeting

Man found guilty of kidnapping, burning California woman to death over pound of pot

Man convicted of torching Calif. woman over drugs

Mexican mayor killed, marines arrest 7 suspects in massacre of 72 migrants

Mexican mayor killed, massacre suspects arrested

Case of man accused of using Islamic charity to smuggle cash to fighters goes to Ore. jury

Islamic charity trial goes to Oregon jury

EUGENE, Ore. — A jury will have to determine whether a man’s failure to disclose $150,000 on federal tax forms was an effort to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya or just an oversight by an accountant.

NJ judge fines MTV’s ‘Snooki’ $500 for drunkenly disturbing Seaside Heights beachgoers

MTV’s ‘Snooki’ fined $500 for bothering beachgoers

Lawyers in Oregon case seek to question top Vatican officials about priests, sexual abuse

Ore. abuse case lawyers want to question cardinals

AP Exclusive: Backers of NY mosque appear divided, investor says he may sell if price is right

AP Exclusive: Backers of NYC mosque appear divided

Venezuela’s Chavez accuses opponents of sabotaging electricity grid ahead of elections

Chavez: Foes sabotaging Venezuela’s power grid

Police accuse aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer of carrying marijuana into Senate office building

Police accuse Boxer aide of marijuana possession

Army: Sergeant charged with murdering civilians kept Afghan body parts, threatened subordinate

Army: Fort Lewis-based sergeant kept body parts

Mayor of small northern Mexico town killed by gunmen in third such slaying in last month

Mayor of northern Mexico town killed by gunmen

Court won’t order California officials to appeal ruling that struck down gay marriage ban

Court won’t order California to defend Prop 8

Authorities rescue 37 immigrants locked inside small bedroom in Southern California house

Officials rescue 37 immigrants from Calif. house

Slain Yale student’s family considers suing school for hiring tech charged with killing her

Family of slain grad student considers suing Yale

Authorities: Murder suspect killed girlfriend while leading Calif officers on high-speed chase

CHP: Murder suspect strangled woman during pursuit

Calif. farmers could get ownership of massive Central Valley water pipes, pumps under proposal

Proposal: Calif. farmers could own water pipes

FBI: Bomb threat written on restroom mirror of LA-bound Thai Airways plane was a hoax

FBI: Bomb threat on Thai Airways plane was hoax

Venezuela’s Chavez to meet Jewish leaders amid concerns about anti-Semitism in state media

Chavez to talk with Jewish leaders in Venezuela

Honduras says 18 slain in factory had no criminal records but some were friends with gangsters

18 massacred in Honduras had no criminal records

National Lampoon CEO sentenced to nearly 4 years for conspiracy in stock price manipulation

National Lampoon CEO gets 45 months for conspiracy

LA police hope to quell 3rd night of violence after officer’s fatal shooting of knife man

LA police move to quell more shooting protests

Backers of NYC mosque appear divided; one investor says he may sell out if the price is right

Backers of NYC Islamic center appear divided

Clinton says Mexican drug cartels look more like the insurgency seen in Columbia 20 years ago

Clinton: drug cartels resembling an insurgency

Hong Kong model-actress facing drug and driving charges after Nevada desert event

Hong Kong model arrested after Nevada desert event

Judge orders mental evaluation for ex-soldier accused of taking hostages at Ga. Army hospital

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

NJ judge fines MTV’s ‘Snooki’ $500 for drunkenly annoying Seaside Heights beachgoers

MTV’s ‘Snooki’ fined $500 for annoying beachgoers

Jurors told to disregard part of nanny’s testimony in Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial

Jurors told to disregard part of nanny testimony

Iowa jury finds former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty on 11 federal fraud charges

Former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty of fraud

Mexican marines arrest 7 alleged gunmen in massacre of 72 migrants

Mexican marines arrest 7 in killing of 72 migrants

US news media group calls attacks on Mexican journalists a ‘national crisis’

Report: Attacks on Mexican media ‘national crisis’

Former Canopy Financial executive agrees to plead guilty to health care fraud

Ex-health care exec. to plead guilty to wire fraud

Judge fines Snooki of ‘Jersey Shore’ $500 for drunkenly annoying beachgoers in NJ

Snooki fined $500 for annoying beachgoers in NJ

Blast derails Assam goods train, driver hurt

GUWAHATI - Tribal separatists Wednesday blew up a goods train in Assam’s Udalguri district, injuring the driver critically, officials said.

Roger Clemens’ lawyers seek dismissal of doping scandal defamation suit in NY court

Clemens’ lawyers ask NY judge to toss suit

LA police quell 2nd disturbance after officer’s fatal shooting of man allegedly wielding knife

LA police quell 2nd protest over fatal shooting

Iranian authorities detain lawyer who has represented opposition activists

Iran detains prominent opposition lawyer

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have detained a prominent Iranian lawyer who has represented opposition activists and political figures on suspicion of spreading propaganda against the ruling system, her family and attorney said Wednesday.

Three Taliban men arrested for links to Times Square plot

ISLAMABAD - Police in Pakistan Wednesday said they had arrested three men allegedly having links with Faisal Shahzad, held in New York in May on charges of plotting a failed bombing in New York’s Times Square.

European nations, rights activists ramp up pressure on Iran over stoning sentence for woman

European pressure mounts on Iran over stoning case

European nations, rights activists ramp up pressure on Iran over stoning sentence for woman

European pressure mounts on Iran over stoning case

Iranian authorities detain lawer who has represented opposition activists, family says

Iran detains prominent opposition laywer

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have detained a prominent Iranian lawyer who has represented opposition activists and political figures on suspicion of spreading propaganda against the ruling system, her family and attorney said Wednesday.

Peru’s president says New Yorker Berenson not a threat, doesn’t rule out commuting sentence

Peru president: New Yorker Berenson not a threat

Judge prolongs stay of execution given to inmate after Okla. ran out of lethal injection drug

Judge keeps Okla. man’s stay of execution in place

Somali man pleads guilty in DC to piracy conspiracy charges in attack on Danish ship

Accused Somali pirate pleads guilty in DC

WASHINGTON — An accused Somali pirate has pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy from a November 2008 attack in the Gulf of Aden on a Danish ship carrying cargo from a U.S. company.

Sex workers in Muslim-dominated Senegal await end of Ramadan after month of slow business

Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan’s end

Slain Yale student’s family considering suing school for hiring tech charged with killing her

Family of slain grad student considers suing Yale

Ben Affleck brings Boston to Venice with reality-driven heist film starring himself

Ben Affleck brings Boston to Venice at film fest

Officials say sex offenders hide out in Puerto Rico to avoid stricter laws in US

US sex offenders see sanctuary in Caribbean sun