Brian Murphy

When a gunman burst into the Sikh temple in this small US town, Sadwant Singh Kaleka, who had devoted his life to building the sanctuary, grabbed the only weapon at hand -- a blunt ceremonial knife.

When a gunman burst into the Sikh temple he'd devoted his life to building in this small Wisconsin town, Sadwant Singh Kaleka grabbed the only weapon at hand, a blunt ceremonial knife.

The fire broke out at about 5:15 p.m., in a section of a mill complex near the Malden Mills buildings. It was still burning after midnight, with firefighters engaged in an extensive operation, Murphy said. Two other buildings caught fire, and firefighters had trouble determining where the blaze originated. The fire traveled through several layers of roofing in the mill buildings, requiring hours of work to cut through the material and douse the flames, Murphy said.

The 500-page study - authorized by Bahrain's Sunni rulers in an effort to ease tensions - marks the most comprehensive document on security force actions during any of the revolts that have flared across the Arab world this year. It also displayed a stunning image of a powerful Arab monarch facing a harsh public reckoning, as King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa listened somberly to a bullet-point summary of the report's conclusions.

Philadelphia Flyers left wing Dan Carcillo was given a two-game suspension for the start of the 2011-2012 season by the National Hockey League on Tuesday after confronting officials in the playoffs.

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US scrambles to contain diplomatic damage from leaked State Department documents. The Obama administration moved forcefully Monday to contain damage from the release of more than a quarter-million classified diplomatic files, branding the action as an attack on the United States and raising the prospect of legal action against online whistle-blower WikiLeaks.