Correction: Home ExplosivesOctober 9th, 2009 Correction: Home ExplosivesLOS ANGELES — In an Oct. 8 story about explosives found at a residence, The Associated Press misidentified on first reference one of the suspects.
Missing Japanese youth's family meets Uttar Pradesh governorOctober 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Family members of 21-year-old Japanese Kota Shinozaki, who went missing from Agra three years ago, Thursday met Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi and police chief Karamveer Singh here Thursday to seek help in tracing him.
Armed robbers loot passengers in Delhi-bound trainSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of five-six armed robbers looted passengers on a train headed to Delhi of cash, jewellery and other valuables in the suburbs of the national capital Monday. Police said they had found "definitive" clues and would arrest the robbers soon.
Bank robbery in NoidaSeptember 25th, 2009 NOIDA - Two unidentified armed men robbed a bank of Rs.6.50 lakh here Friday afternoon, police said. While one of them assaulted the security guard at the entrance of the Bank of Maharashtra branch, the other robber threatened the cashier with a knife and snatched Rs.6.50 lakh from his desk, police said.
Helicopter search for YSR called off: ChidambaramSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Police and paramilitary forces are moving towards a forested area where Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's missing helicopter was last spotted but the helicopter search has been called off, Home Minister P.
Uncertainty over YSR's whereaboutsSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Uncertainty persisted Wednesday afternoon over the whereabouts of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, whose helicopter went missing at 10.30 a.m.
Andhra CM untraced after chopper goes missingSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy remains untraced after his helicopter went missing amid bad weather Wednesday morning, Chief Secretary Ramakant Reddy said.
Suspected tornado kills boy at day camp as violent storm lashes OntarioAugust 21st, 2009 Suspected tornado kills Ontario boyTORONTO — Officials say an 11-year-old boy was killed during a violent storm that spawned as many as four suspected tornadoes in Ontario. Grey County emergency services manager Mike Muir says the boy was at a day camp in a conservation area near the southwestern Ontario town of Durham when a violent storm Thursday collapsed buildings and sent debris flying.
Delhi woman accuses policemen of rape, sparks mob fury (Second Lead)June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An angry mob Tuesday hurled bricks and stones at a Delhi police station after a woman accused the station house officer and four constables of raping her. The Crime Branch has launched a probe while a preliminary medical report has ruled out rape.
ATF sends 100 agents to Houston to help stop flow of guns to Mexican cartelsApril 28th, 2009 ATF beefs up efforts to stop gun traffickingHOUSTON — One-hundred federal agents and other personnel have been deployed to Houston in an effort to stop the flow of firearms to Mexican drug cartels from one of the major sources of guns seized south of the border, officials announced Tuesday. They'll spend the next four months in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Houston field division, developing cases against people and groups trafficking firearms to Mexico, acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson said.
Kiwi PM enters the Twitter worldApril 24th, 2009 WELLINGTON - After Oprah Winfrey, the latest celebrity to join in the craze of microblogging on Twitter is New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Till date, the NZ premier has posted five links to speeches and press releases, talking of things like the Government's Job Support Scheme and an address to Grey Power.We're still in the set-up phase, but I already have over 600 "followers".
Maoists trigger landmine blasts in West BengalApril 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Suspected Maoists triggered four landmine blasts Wednesday targeting the police in Salboni area of West Midnapore district, police said, adding that no one was injured. Superintendent of Police (West Midnapore) Manoj Verma told IANS on phone that the blasts occurred in the Salboni police station area when a police party had gone to fetch the bodies of the two Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) activists who were killed by the Maoists Monday.
West Bengal residents to keep police out on poll dayApril 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Agitating tribals in West Bengal's Lalgarh, who are resisting entry of police in the area, Saturday decided to allow central paramilitary forces to enter the troubled region for 12 hours for conducting elections April 30. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocity (PCAPA), a group leading a movement against the state police at Baropelia area of Lalgarh in West Midnapore district.
Jogi wants probe into killing of MaoistsJanuary 13th, 2009 RAIPUR - Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi Wednesday alleged that the 15 people killed last week and dubbed Maoists were innocent and demanded an independent probe. Accusing the police of plotting a 'fake encounter', Jogi told reporters here: 'The police actually murdered civilians belonging to Gollapalli area including Singavaram village of Dantewada district.'
He sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or a panel of the state assembly.
Goa police arrests man for entering prohibited defence areaDecember 23rd, 2008 PANAJI - The Goa police have detained a man who strayed into a prohibited defence area in the port town of Vasco early Wednesday morning, barely a few hours before the arrival of Union minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal. 'We are interrogating one person who had entered the prohibited area in the early hours of Wednesday.
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