Renner ramping up in Windy City to break his own motorcycle big air world record

Ronnie Renner is taking his pursuit of freestyle motocross big air from Southern California to the Windy City.

Haryana man shot dead in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A 30-year-old man from Haryana was Tuesday shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants here, police said.

Two killed, dozens injured in Philippine blast

MANILA - Two people were killed and 24 injured as a bomb rigged on a parked motorcycle exploded Tuesday morning near a shop in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the military said.

Suspected Muslim rebels bomb bus as violence escalates in southern Thailand

PATTANI, Thailand — Suspected Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand Saturday killed two persons and wounded 20 others in separate incidents, police said, the latest in a spree of violence since a prayer-time massacre at a mosque nearly a week ago.

Hospital says woman hit by car fleeing Philly robbery scene has died, bringing toll to 4

PHILADELPHIA — A woman who was struck by a car fleeing a robbery scene died Thursday, a day after the vehicle jumped a curb, smashed into a crowd and killed three young children.

Police: Car fleeing Philly robbery scene jumps curb, slams into pedestrians, killing 3 kids

PHILADELPHIA — A car fleeing a robbery scene and being chased by police Wednesday night jumped a curb and crashed into a crowd, killing three young children in front of their home and gravely injuring a woman, authorities said.

Vilasrao Deshmukh wants Congress to go alone in Maharashtra Assembly polls

MUMBAI - Former Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday said the Congress Party should go alone in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Bajaj sales down 8.1 percent in May

MUMBAI - Bajaj Auto, the country’s second largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has reported 8.1 percent fall in its motorcycle sales last month.

Personal enmity led to B-school student’s murder: Police

NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Wednesday said that personal enmity could be the reason for the murder of a management student and the prime suspect is a former student of the same institute.

Steelers already focusing on avoiding Super Bowl letdown

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin wasn’t coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers when their Super Bowl-winning season of 2005 was followed by a series of mishaps, letdowns and losses. That doesn’t mean he’s not familiar with what can happen when a team tries to live off its title too long.

TVS Motor sales up 3 percent in April

CHENNAI - TVS Motor Co Friday said it sold 113,119 two-wheelers last month, 3 percent up from 109,972 units it sold in April 2008.

Michigan State coach Izzo ready to dance, maybe even sing in show for Coaches vs. Cancer

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo stands on stage and takes a deep breath after his latest two-hour rehearsal for an upcoming Broadway-style show to benefit cancer research.

Police: Shots fired at ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ in Colorado Springs; no injuries reported

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police in Colorado say shots were fired at TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman and a bail bondsman when they tried to apprehend a man whose bail was revoked on an attempted murder charge.

Asian Union to inspect MMST motor sport race track

CHENNAI - Inspectors from the Asian Motorcycle Union (UAM) are likely to visit the MMST race track at Sriperumbudur, near here, in May for certification ahead of the FIM Asia Zone championship round that the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) proposes to conduct Sep 3-6.

One killed in Nepal explosion

KATHMANDU - One person was killed and another injured when a bomb exploded at a transport management office in Nepalgunj town, 365 km west of the Nepali capital Kathmandu Monday afternoon.

Violence against women in Bangalore: official numbers tip of iceberg

BANGALORE - When it comes to the number of women being subjected to violence on the streets of this tech hub of India, official figures conceal far more than they reveal, according to women’s rights activists.

Bomb blast in Iran mosque

TEHRAN - A bomb exploded Wednesday in a mosque in the Iranian city of Zahedan, the police said.

Long queues for fuel as petrol pumps start to go dry

NEW DELHI - Alarmed Delhi’ites Thursday made a beeline for petrol pumps to tank up their vehicles as most petrol pumps went ‘dry’ on the second day of a strike by oil sector employees demanding higher wages.

BSP leaders on overdrive to collect funds for Mayawati’s birthday bash

LUCKNOW - Ever since Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati declared that her birthday Jan 15 would be observed as ‘Aarthik sahyog diwas’ (financial support day), party leaders and units across the state have been bending over backwards to ensure the collection drive for the occasion is a stupendous success.