Six police officers were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by suspected Maoists in eastern India, authorities said Monday.
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Girl, 15, returns to find family bludgeoned to death
A 15-year-old Australian girl returned from studying abroad to learn that her entire family had been bludgeoned to death in their sleep, in what police on Monday call a targeted attack.
Two soldiers face indecency charges
Two U.S. soldiers were charged with misconduct for taking and distributing video and photographs of female soldiers showering, the Army said Monday.
$700 million fraud gets lawyer 20 years in prison
New York attorney Marc Dreier, who pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding hedge funds of about $700 million, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
One Indiana prison escapee caught; two still at large
One of three inmates who escaped from an Indiana maximum-security prison was captured Monday about eight miles away in southwestern Michigan, officials said.
U.S., Russia ready to set new nuclear arms limits
Russian and U.S. nuclear negotiators have completed a joint statement on the framework for a new arms control agreement to replace the 1991 START I agreement which expires December 5.
Over 100 killed in ethnic unrest in China
At least 140 people were dead and more than 800 others injured after weekend violence in China’s far west Xinjiang region, the regional public security department said Monday, according to state-run media.
Ex-Argentine president resigns top party post
Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner resigned as leader of the ruling political party Monday following a poor showing in Sunday’s elections, the official news agency Telam reported.
State media: Train collision kills 3 in China
Two passenger trains collided in southern China early Monday morning, killing at least three people and injuring 60 others, state-run media reported, citing the rail company.
Reality TV stars Jon and Kate are divorcing
After 10 years of marriage, eight kids and a popular reality show documenting the ups-and-downs of life with two sets of multiples, Jon and Kate Gosselin are officially separating. The couple made the announcement on Monday’s episode of “Jon & Kate Plus 8.” “Kate and I have decided to separate,” Jon said during Monday’s broadcast. “It’s just not good for our kids to be arguing in front of our kids.” “I’m not very fond of the idea, personally,” Kate said.