GHAZIABAD - A Delhi-based trader was shot at by two unidentified assailants in his house here Monday, police said. A property dispute is suspected to be the reason for the attack.

NEW DELHI - Three members of a family, including a woman, were arrested in the capital for cheating metal traders from West Bengal of Rs.87 crore, police said Monday.

Officials: Gov’t to issue revised offshore oil moratorium Monday

Presidential panel begins with focus on spill impacts rather than causes of oil rig explosion

New threat in East Africa: Al-Qaida-allied Somali militants claim twin bombings in Uganda

US says post-quake Haiti has a pressing need for improved housing for displaced people

Two arrested for double murder in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Two people have been arrested in connection with the double murder of two lovers in New Friends Colony in south Delhi last week, police said Monday.

Police say ‘Barefoot Bandit’ suspect faces Bahamas trial on weapons possession, other charges

Rape accused BSP legislator declared absconder

LUCKNOW - A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district Monday declared as absconders a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator and his two aides, accused in a 2008 rape case.

Death penalty proposed for Bangladesh mutineers

DHAKA - The Bangladeshi government Monday approved a draft law on the paramilitary border force that would impose a maximum penalty of death against mutineers, an official said.

Lovers commit suicide in Taj city

AGRA - Two lovers committed suicide near the confluence of the Khari and Utagan rivers in Shamshabad area of this Taj city Monday, police said.

Police say ‘Barefoot Bandit’ suspect faces Bahamas trial for weapons possession, other charges

UK authorities end long legal saga last sentenced in plan to blow up trans-Atlantic airliners

Rights group: Afghan insurgent attacks highest since early in war, killing more civilians

Murder, suicide case could be honour killing: Police

GHAZIABAD - The case of a man in Ghaziabad who murdered his uncle’s daughter and then committed suicide after being sacked from his job by the girl’s father, could be a honour killing, police Monday said.

One killed in Allahabad blast (Second Lead)

ALLAHABAD/LUCKNOW - One person was killed and five others, including an Uttar Pradesh minister, were seriously injured in a bomb blast in Allahabad city Monday, police said.

NTSB: Philadelphia duck boat that collided with barge radioed tug but got no response

Sirsa inundated, rescue work on in Haryana, Punjab

CHANDIGARH - Sirsa district in Haryana remained on the edge as overflowing water from the Ghaggar river inundated 14,000 acres of land in nearly a dozen villages Monday.

824 charged in Bangladesh border guards mutiny

DHAKA - A total of 801 border guards and 23 civilians will be charged in the February 2009 mutiny at the headquarters of Bangladesh’s paramilitary force that left at least 74 people dead, including 57 army officers, a top official said Monday.

Haitians already in US when earthquake hit get 6 more months to apply for temporary stay

Bahamas could be more than just an escape for ‘Barefoot Bandit’ suspect _ charges are possible

Anonymous call warns Achuthanandan will be killed

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala Police Monday received an anonymous call warning that Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan would be assassinated before 11 a.m Tuesday, police sources said.

After Buffet splash, BP funds may go to more free beach concerts to help Ala. Gulf tourism

Foreigners’ deportation: Court seeks written submissions

GANDHINAGAR - Terming the deportation of foreign nationals a matter of national interest, the Gujarat High Court Monday sought written submissions of all parties on a public suit related to the issue.

Former University of Delaware student among World Cup watchers killed in Uganda explosions

Al-Qaida-allied Somali militant group claims twin bombings in Uganda; death toll at 74

BP says new cap will be attached to leaking Gulf well for first time later today, then tested

BP robots slowly lowering oil cap toward Gulf leak

Haryana asks Punjab to act against those who caused breaches (Second Lead)

CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government said Monday that Punjab should take criminal action against “mischievous elements” who caused breaches in the Ghaggar river and diverted water into the dry Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, leading to flooding in both states.

Doctor gets four years jail for wife’s suicide

CHANDIGARH - A leading cardiologist of Chandigarh was Monday sentenced by a local court to four years rigorous imprisonment for abetting the suicide of his doctor wife five years ago.

UK court sentences 3 men convicted in airline bomb plot to at least 20 years in prison

3 Britons sentenced in airline bomb plot

LONDON — The three final conspirators in a plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners and kill thousands of people were sentenced to at least 20 years each in prison on Monday, bringing a long-running legal saga to an end.

Punjab assures Haryana of action on canal breaches

CHANDIGARH - The Punjab government Monday assured Haryana that it will take steps to ensure that no cuts are made in the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal which could lead to flooding in Haryana.

Domestic violence kills 10 women a day in Brazil

WASHINGTON - Every day, at least 10 women are killed in domestic violence in Brazil, a government report said.

Somali militants praise twin Uganda bombings as toll rises to 74; US aid worker among dead

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference

Maoist held with 90 kg of ammonium nitrate

RANCHI - A Maoist rebel was arrested Monday with 90 kg of ammonium nitrate in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, police said.

Bodyguard of Afghan ex-president’s widow shoots himself

NEW DELHI - A police officer assigned for the security of former Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah’s widow shot himself in the head at her house here Monday morning and is battling for life in hospital, police said.

BP says new cap will be attached to leaking well for first time later today, then testing

BP’s new oil cap headed for well, then testing

Switzerland not to extradite Polanski

GENEVA - Film director Roman Polanksi will not be extradited from Switzerland to the US, Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said Monday.

Air India engineer commits suicide

MUMBAI - An Air India engineer Monday committed suicide at his residence in suburban Santa Cruz here, a police official said.

12 illegal Indian workers arrested in Britain

LEICESTER - In one of the biggest arrests of illegal immigrants in recent times, 12 Indians, including a woman, were arrested during raids by the UK Border Agency at two factory premises here.

Congress accuses Trinamool of ‘attacking’ delegation

KOLKATA - A Congress delegation was allegedly “forcibly” prevented by alleged Trinamool Congress supporters from entering Khejuri in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district Monday.

Allen says key test could begin soon on whether new cap can withstand pressure from Gulf oil

Allen: Key test needed for new cap on Gulf spill

Somali militants praise twin Uganda bombings that killed 64; US aid worker among dead

Protesters rally outside the White House

Their parents lost or dead, animals orphaned by oil spill struggle to an uncertain future

Babies of the oil spill face an uncertain future

Protestants march across Northern Ireland after sectarian riots leave 27 officers injured

Protestants rally after Belfast sectarian riots

BP robots assemble more of undersea oil cap as Gulf Coast residents watch warily

BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits

Rights group: Afghan civilian deaths rise with surge of violence, but NATO causes fewer deaths

Afghan civilian deaths rise, but NATO kills fewer

Five students hurt as bus overturns in Delhi (Lead, superseding earlier story)

NEW DELHI - Five school students were injured Monday when the overcrowded mini-bus they were travelling in overturned in north Delhi, police said.

Koda scam may be handed over to CBI

RANCHI - Jharkhand is likely to hand over investigation in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former chief minister Madhu Koda to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an official source said Monday.

Pakistani spy had licence, voter ID and PAN card: police

CHANDIGARH - Kashif Ali, the suspected Pakistani spy who was arrested here two days ago, had duped government departments and banks during his over two-year stay here. He had a driving licence, voter ID card and even a PAN card - all procured on the basis of fake documents, police said Monday.