Woman alleges rape by policemen, sparks mob anger (Third Lead)

NEW DELHI - An angry mob Tuesday hurled bricks and stones at a Delhi police station after a woman accused the station house officer and four constables of raping her.

Five kidnapped men freed after gunbattle with dacoits

BHOPAL - Five employees of an Indore-based private firm, abducted by dacoits on Sunday, were freed after a gunbattle between police and the dacoits in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, police said here Tuesday. Another kidnapped employee was found dead.

Unemployment in OECD countries to approach 10 percent in 2010, OECD says

PARIS — Unemployment in the 30 most developed market democracies of the world will continue to rise next year to reach almost 10 percent by the end of 2010, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday.

Foreign officers to join US customs to tackle smuggling at 3 major domestic seaports

LOS ANGELES — U.S. agents trying to stop contraband, arms and drug smuggling at the port of Los Angeles will soon get a new partner in their decades-old battle — an officer from Mexico.

Hyderabadi student latest victim in Australia, family shocked

HYDERABAD - The family of a Hyderabadi student, the latest victim of alleged racial attacks in Australia, is shocked over the incident and has urged the Indian government to take necessary steps to protect all Indians there.

Swraj Paul is first Indian in British Queen’s Privy Council

LONDON - Industrialist Swraj Paul has become the first Indian to be appointed to the Queen’s Privy Council - an elite chamber of advisers to the British monarch.

Delhi woman accuses policemen of rape, sparks mob fury (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI - An angry mob Tuesday hurled bricks and stones at a Delhi police station after a woman accused the station house officer and four constables of raping her. The Crime Branch has launched a probe while a preliminary medical report has ruled out rape.

Sounds detected in Atlantic but no ‘pings’ from Flight 447 black boxes, French officials say

PARIS — French military ships searching for the black boxes of Flight 447 have detected sounds in the Atlantic depths but they are not from the Air France plane’s flight recorders, French officials said Tuesday.

We will decide how to enforce Maoist ban: Buddhadeb

KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday admitted that the central government’s decision to ban the Communist Party of India-Maoists applies within the state too, but asserted that the state will decide how to enforce it.

US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan tentatively approved a deal on Tuesday that should allow the U.S. to continue shipping military hardware and troops crucial to operations in Afghanistan through an air base in the Central Asian state.

Humans may have been responsible for “megafauna” demise 46,000 years ago

LONDON - A team of scientists has analyzed the fossil of the extinct giant kangaroo to determine that humans were responsible for the demise of “megafauna” 46,000 years ago.

Judge says US case against Guantanamo detainee makes no sense, orders him freed

WASHINGTON — The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.

Official: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for using a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan, a senior Kyrgyz official said Tuesday, four months after the country said U.S. troops would be evicted.

AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to US hoop teams in hopes of a better life

MARIETTA, Ga. — Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn’t be a burden to a child.

Delhi Govt. to focus on transport, urban development and water-sanitation

NEW DELHI - Delhi Government on Monday revealed through its budget that it would primarily focus its attention on transport sector, urban development and water and sanitation in the year ahead.

All Sikkim villages to have telephones, internet soon: Pilot

GANGTOK - Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot Monday said Sikkim has potential to emerge as an IT and BPO hub and assured that all 450 villages in the state will have telephone and broadband connectivity soon.

US general to order troops to halt battles near Afghan homes to avoid civilian deaths

KABUL — The U.S. commander in Afghanistan will soon order U.S. and NATO forces to break away from fights with militants hiding among villagers, an official said Monday, announcing one of the strongest measures yet to protect Afghan civilians.

8 killed, 50 wounded in Baghdad bomb attacks

BAGHDAD - Eight people were killed and 50 wounded in a car bomb blast and a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad Monday, an official said.

US defense official to hold talks in Beijing amid NKorea tensions

BEIJING — A U.S. Defense Department official is headed to Beijing for talks amid ongoing tensions in the region over North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons programs.

Oz newlyweds abandoning ’till death do us part’ pledge

MELBOURNE - Newlywed couples are ditching “till death do us part” wedding vows in favour of “the get out clause”, just in case their love “shall falter or fail”.

Sharks hunt their victims just like serial killers

LONDON - In a new research, scientists have found that the way Great white sharks hunt their preys is quite similar to the methods used by serial killers to stalk their victims.

Tibetan exiles mull ways to break impasse with Chinese

DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile in this Himachal Pradesh town is deliberating upon ways to break the impasse with the Chinese for restarting the dialogue process on the future of Tibet, says a Tibetan official.

Ileana Citaristi’s Italian odyssey into Odissi

BHUBANESWAR - She hails from Italy, has lived in India for 30 years and is famous in her own right. The woman in question is not Congress president Sonia Gandhi, but her ardent admirer and Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi.

Poor economies to shrink as private investment plummets: World Bank

WASHINGTON/SEOUL - Most developing economies will slip into recession this year amid a global financial crisis that has prompted wealthy investors to pull their money out of projects for the poor, the World Bank warned Monday.

Business is business: Iran nearly doubles spending on US imports in spite of recent tensions

WASHINGTON — Iran spent nearly twice as much on U.S. imports during President Barack Obama’s first months in office as it did during the same period in 2008, showing that despite trade penalties and tense relations, the two countries are still doing business.

Can you trust that online review? FTC prepares to crack down on bloggers compensated for posts

Savvy consumers often go online for independent consumer reviews of products and services, scouring through comments from everyday Joes and Janes to help them find a gem or shun a lemon.

Police attack on black American shows discrimination faced by ethnic minorities in Austria

VIENNA — Mike Brennan was getting off a Vienna subway when two undercover police officers pounced on him, mistaking him for a drug dealer. Months later, the 35-year-old black American is still recovering from his injuries — and waiting for a satisfactory apology.

Lugar: US leaders should still meet with Iranian counterparts despite election dispute

WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator says the United States should still sit down with Iran, despite postelection turmoil in Tehran.

I’ll focus on generating jobs in tourism: Kumari Selja

NEW DELHI - Kumari Selja, the young minister for tourism, housing and urban poverty alleviation, is thinking jobs. She wants to alleviate urban poverty by establishing a convergence between the portfolios she holds.

Medvedev hopes for progress in nuclear talks with US

AMSTERDAM - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed hope that his meeting with US President Barack Obama in July would promote a new nuclear disarmament treaty.