LAHORE, Pakistan — Police say a large explosion has killed at least three people and heavily damaged a building housing a federal investigative agency in Pakistan’s east.

Magnitude 6 earthquake shakes eastern Turkey; damage reported in at least 1 village

ANKARA, Turkey — An official says at least 11 people have died in a strong earthquake in eastern Turkey.

Van accidentally hits 5 people in NYC church parking lot, killing woman, injuring 4 others

Two people commit suicide in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Two people, including a woman teacher, allegedly committed suicide here, police said Monday.

Uttar Pradesh legislator arrested in fraud case

NOIDA - Independent legislator and former Uttar Pradesh minister Ashok Yadav was Monday arrested in Noida after a court denied him bail in a case of cheating.

Child abuse cases increasing in schools

NEW DELHI - Abuse and harassment meted out to children in schools is increasing each year, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Monday. Last year alone the national child rights’ panel received 95 such complaints.

Toll in Turkey quake rises to 57

ANKARA - The toll in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Elazig province of eastern Turkey Monday has risen to 57, media reports said.

Ruchika case: complainant ready for Narco-test

PANCHKULA - Accepting the challenge of disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, complainant Anand Parkash has said he and his family were ready for a narco-analysis test.

Russians should sunbathe, have fun, go back, says Goa BJP

PANAJI - Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Laxmikant Parsenkar Monday said Russian tourists should stay for two months, sunbathe, have fun, spend money and go back.

Central agency should probe Goa drug scene: BJP

PANAJI - The Goa unit of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) Monday demanded a probe by a central agency into the narcotics trade in Goa.

Maoists abduct defence employee in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Four suspected Maoists abducted a man employed with the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) security wing in Chhattisgarh, police sources said Monday.

Violence against women: Madhya Pradesh cuts sorry figure (March 8 is International Women\’s Day)

BHOPAL - Domestic violence has increased by five times in the last nine years, a shocking 1,217 gang rapes were reported in 1,300 days and maternal mortality is one of the highest in India - women in Madhya Pradesh don\’t have much to cheer about this International Women\’s Day Monday.

Exam blues drive another student to suicide

GAYA - A Class 10 student in Bihar’s Gaya town allegedly committed suicide in front of his school as he was depressed by the way he was doing in the ongoing exams, police said.

Austrian tourist attacked in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW - A 30-year-old Austrian tourist was attacked, robbed and left unconscious near a rail track in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, police said Monday.

Nigerian army on alert after sectarian massacre

NAIROBI/ABUJA - The Nigerian army was on alert Monday after Muslim herdsmen raided a Christian village near the restive city of Jos, hacking to death over 200 people.

Look-out notice issued for ‘godman’ wanted in kidnapping case

GHAZIABAD - The Ghaziabad police have issued a look-out notice for a self-stlyed ‘godman’ who is wanted for the alleged abduction of a 27-year-old woman devotee.

800 tonnes of manganese, iron ore seized

BHUBANESWAR - More than 800 tonnes of manganese and iron ore have been seized from Orissa’s mineral-rich Keonjhar district during a week-long crackdown on illegal mining, police said Monday.

Hema Malini robbery case solved, 5 nabbed

MUMBAI - Mumbai Police Monday cracked the Rs.8 million robbery from the house of Bollywood actress and politician Hema Malini and nabbed five people in this regard, an official said.

Five held for burgling Hema Malini’s house

MUMBAI - Five people were arrested for burglary in Bollywood actress Hema Malini’s house and decamping with cash and valuables worth Rs.80 lakh Feb 27, police said Monday.

One killed in scramble for police jobs in Mumbai

MUMBAI - One young man was killed and 11 others were injured in a stampede Monday during a police recruitment drive, police said.

Somali pirates free Thai fishing vessel

LONDON - Somali pirates released a Thai fishing vessel Sunday after a ransom was paid, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission said.

Court dismisses transfer plea of ‘godman’

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea by ‘godman’ Shiv Murat Dwivedi, accused of running a prostitution racket here, that the case against him be transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch.

CBI to complete all probes within a year

NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said it has set the target to complete all investigations within a year of registering a case.

Three Nigerians, 2 Indians nabbed for credit card fraud

KOLKATA - A city court Monday remanded five people, including three Nigerian, in 14 days of police custody in a credit card fraud case.

38 killed in Turkey earthquake

ANKARA - Thirty-eight people were killed Monday in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Elazig province of eastern Turkey, media reports said.

One killed, 11 hurt in Mumbai stampede

MUMBAI - One person was killed and at least 11 injured Monday morning in a stampede that broke out during a police recruitment drive at Kalina in north west Mumbai, police said.

Class 12 students held for chain snatching

NEW DELHI - Two Class 12 students have been arrested in the national capital for various cases of chain snatching, police said Monday.

10 killed as buses collide in Punjab

JALALABAD - At least 10 people on their way to a wedding were killed and 30 injured when two buses collided head-on in Punjab’s Jalalabad town, police said Monday.

85 million women missing in India, China: UNDP

NEW DELHI - At least 100 million (10 crore) women are missing in seven Asian countries, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. It said 85 million of them are from India and China.

One killed in Delhi slum fire

NEW DELHI - One person was killed and four injured when a fire gutted 350 dwellings in a slum settlement in north Delhi early Monday, fire officials said.

Month later, Rathore registers complaint against attacker

CHANDIGARH - Former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, has lodged a police complaint against Utsav Sharma, who had attacked him outside the district court complex here Feb 8.

Unbearable pain for family of Indian boy who died in Australia

MELBOURNE - The family of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa is dealing with “unbearable pain” over his death, a councillor said Monday while paying respects to the boy whose body was found far from his home in this Australian city.

550 caught cheating in Class 10 exams

PATNA - About 550 students were caught cheating during Class 10 exams in Bihar and over 100 parents were arrested for helping them to cheat, an official said Monday.

Fire in Delhi slum settlement, four dead

NEW DELHI - At least four people were killed when a fire gutted 350 dwellings in a slum settlement in north Delhi early Monday.

Wild finish at Atlanta, but no one can catch Kurt Busch when they finally take checkered

3 crew members on Coast Guard helicopter that crashed in Utah return to home base in NC

Rain showers drop in on Academy Awards’ red carpet festivities

Company confirms second death in March 2 New Mexico refinery fire

Iraqi voters undaunted by bombs, grenades and mortar attacks that kill 36 on election day

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

US troops withdraw from streets of Haitian capital, leaving behind grattitude, anxiety

US troops withdrawing en masse from Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending even as the city is still mired in misery and vulnerable to unrest.

Looters return goods worth $2M stolen in Chile after quake; Bachelet bemoans ‘moral damage’

Chileans reject post-quake looters, speculators

WWII-era plane crashes off Fla. Panhandle, killing neurosurgeon pilot and his passenger

WWII-era plane crashes off Fla. Panhandle; 2 dead

Judge orders bus company linked to Arizona crash that killed 6 to stop interstate operations

Judge orders bus firm to stop interstate service

Agencies say they’ve reached half of Haiti’s 1.3 million earthquake victims with tarps, tents

Agencies give shelter to half of Haiti’s homeless

Fire chief: Fan considered possible source of blaze that destroyed historic Pa. metal forge

Fan malfunction may have sparked Pa. forge fire

Snow causes thousands of accidents and an avalanche in Germany, at least 7 dead

At least 7 die in snow-linked accidents in Germany

Election day attacks in Iraq kill 36; voters defy violence in hopes of national reconciliation

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Election day attacks in Iraq kill 31; voters defy violence in hopes of national reconciliation

Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 31