RANCHI - Five Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Jharkhand's Palamau district Wednesday, police said.

MUMBAI - The Supreme Court of Spain has reduced the jail term of Mumbai-born businessman Roshan Jamal Khan from eight and half years to six years for alleged terror links, his brother said here Wednesday but claimed that the terror charges had been dropped.

MOSCOW - Russia has stepped up cooperation with the US and Canada to protect its nuclear installations from terrorist attacks, it was reported Wednesday.

KOLKATA - West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Wednesday visited Netai and Baghbinda villages, which have recently witnessed cold-blooded killings. He said he would file a report to both the central and state governments detailing his experiences.

PESHAWAR - A powerful bomb placed on a donkey cart exploded Wednesday outside a school in this Pakistani city, killing two people and injuring 14, including seven children.