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42 policemen booked for alleged murder of terror suspect; Akhilesh Yadav's government seeks CBI probe

Reported by Anant Zanane; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2013

A day after the death of a serial blasts accused in police custody, the Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh has sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Forty-two policemen, including former Director General of Police Vikra...

Damascus car bomb kills at least three: state TV

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013

A car bomb exploded in a northern district of the Syrian capital on Saturday killing at least three people and wounding five others, state television reported.

Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, eight police kidnapped

Associated Press | Saturday May 18, 2013

A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country.

Bomb explodes near three embassies in Tripoli

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

A bomb exploded Saturday in a Tripoli street housing the Algerian, Greek and Saudi embassies, lightly damaging a car, hours after a soldier was wounded in a bombing in Libya's second city Benghazi.

Terror accused dies in police van in Uttar Pradesh

Reported by Anant Zanane; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Saturday May 18, 2013

An accused in a serial blasts case in Uttar Pradesh, died today while he was being brought to Lucknow from a Faizabad court in a police van.

Road rage on Sanjay Dutt's way to court?

Mid-Day.com | Saturday May 18, 2013

As mayhem ensued in front of Sanjay Dutt's Bandra residence, it was a test of patience for everyone present there.

Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites.

10 killed in explosion in Turkey: official

Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013

Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people.

Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013

Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.

Sanjay Dutt will have a new beginning post jail term: Mahesh Bhatt

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who stood by Sanjay Dutt during his trying times, is confident the actor will make a fresh start after completing his jail term.

Arrest warrants for Mumbai blasts convicts Zaibunissa Kazi and Sharif Parkar

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 17, 2013

Arrest warrants have been issued against Zaibunissa Kazi and Sharif Parkar who have been convicted for their role in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. The two, who were supposed to surrender before court today, failed to do so thus prompting the warrants.

Twin blasts kill three in northwestern Pakistan, say officials

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

Twin bomb blasts killed at least three people Friday in a remote area of northwest Pakistan, close to the restive tribal districts along the Afghan border, officials said.

Sanjay Dutt spends night at Mumbai's Arthur Road jail

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday May 17, 2013

After surrendering in a Mumbai court on Thursday, actor Sanjay Dutt spent the night at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. From here, he is expected to be moved to Pune's Yerawada Jail to complete his prison term of five years.

Sanjay Dutt heads back to jail

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday May 16, 2013

Sanjay Dutt has been taken back to jail, hours after surrendering at a Mumbai court on Thursday afternoon. He will spend the night at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, and is expected to be later moved to Pune's Yerawada Jail to complete his prison term of...

Boston bombing suspect wrote message in boat: report

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for U.S. wars in Muslim countries, CBS News reported on Thursday.