Law Enforcement

Judge: Freed ex-sailor can be retried in murder

Judge rules ex-sailor granted conditional pardon can be retried in rape, murder case. Prosecutors can retry an ex-sailor who received a conditional pardon from Virginia's governor after spending 11 years in prison for the rape and murder of a fellow sailor's wife, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
 

Al-Qaida suspect promises NY trial boycott

U.S.-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she's innocent and will boycott NY trial. A U.S.-trained scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida vowed Thursday to boycott her January trial.
 

Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby

Indianapolis police arrest teen who warmed baby's bottle while allegedly robbing house. An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast.
 

US lawmakers seek clues to Fort Hood shooting

A former White House security adviser has alleged that the Muslim army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at a Texas military base may not have been investigated because of "political correctness."
 

Three killed in latest bomb blast in Pakistan city

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three policemen were killed and six wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar early Friday, police said.
 

US lawmakers seek clues to Fort Hood shooting

A former White House security adviser has alleged that the Muslim army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 at a Texas military base may not have been investigated because of "political correctness."
 

Suicide bomber kills six in Afghan town: police

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said.
 

Motorbike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town: police

A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more, an official said.
 

Indian Maoists derail train, kill two: police

Suspected Maoist rebels derailed a passenger train in eastern India, killing two people and injuring more than 40, police said Friday.
 

Floods hit towns, evacuations underway

Rescuers were working Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding, police said.
 

Evacuations underway as floods hit towns

Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.
 

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives bombing

Police say Afghan lawmaker survives assassination attempt near Kabul. Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
 

Serbian police make arrest in soccer fan death

Serbian police arrest another suspect in fatal beating of French soccer fan in Belgrade. Serbian police say they have arrested another suspect in the fatal attack on a French soccer fan in Belgrade two months ago.
 

Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2

Police say midday shooting near Paris Gare du Nord train station kills 1, wounds 2 others. Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others.
 

Evacuations underway as floods hit towns

Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.
 

Transsexual in Italy scandal found dead

Police say they believe a body found in a fire in Rome is that of a Brazilian transsexual involved in a scandal that brought down the area's governor.
 

Transsexual in Italian political scandal murdered

ROME (Reuters) - A Brazilian transsexual caught up in a scandal which prompted the resignation of a senior Italian politician -- the center-left governor of Lazio region, which includes Rome -- was found burned to death in his home Friday. Police found a body following a fire in a basement flat in a neighborhood frequented by transsexual prostitutes and court sources said magistrates were treating the death as murder.
 

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
 

Indian Maoists derail train, kill two: police

Suspected Maoist rebels derailed a passenger train in eastern India, killing two people and injuring more than 40, police said Friday.
 

Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe

Police say 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing investigation, 200 games under suspicion. German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.