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Five killed in Iraq suicide bombing

MOSUL - Five people were killed and seven injured in a suicide bombing in a northern Iraqi town Monday, police said.

3 militants killed as Taliban storm Afghan police unit

KABUL - Afghan security forces killed three militants Monday after a group of Taliban fighters attacked a police station in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

Now police unsure about Goa blast links to Sadhvi, Purohit

PANAJI - Police here Monday refused to acknowledge that the Diwali-eve blasts in Goa had any links with Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Col. Shrikant Purohit, accused in the September 2008 blast in Malegaon.

Less cross-border terror, but India saw Maoist surge (Flashback 2009)

NEW DELHI - After the horror and shame of 26/11, India had a relatively terror-free year in 2009, attributed largely to the covert and overt measures the government undertook. But even as the country was spared cross-border terrorism, Maoist guerrillas emerged as a big security threat.

Children in Bihar appeal to Maoists not to target schools

PATNA - Hundreds of poor school children in Bihar’s Aurangabad district have appealed to Maoist guerrillas not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly.

Maoists blow up building in Jharkhand

RANCHI - Maoist guerrillas blew up a community building in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district as it was used by the security personnel in the recently concluded elections, police said Monday.

Two killed in police firing in West Midnapore district

KOLKATA - Two people were killed when security forces opened fire on suspected Maoists at Kalaboni village in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday night.

Maoists abduct two cops, kill two CPI-M workers

KOLKATA - Suspected Maoist rebels killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers and abducted two policemen in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday, police said.

Mumbai-style attack on London feared next year

LONDON - Islamist terrorists are planning a Mumbai-style attack on London early next year with handguns, bombs and hostage-taking, senior security officials have told city authorities, while admitting commandos are unprepared to cope with such an assault.

Maoists damage Orissa’s power generation unit

BHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas damaged a part of Balimela power generation unit in Malkangiri district of Orissa, police said Sunday.

Scotland Yard warns of Mumbai-style terror strike on London

LONDON - A Mumbai-style terror attack could take place in London, Scotland Yard has warned business houses in the city, a media report said Sunday.

Incredulity over Kasab’s claim that Headley interrogated him (Superseding earlier story deleting words from para 10)

CHICAGO - Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab’s claim that he was interrogated by accused Mumbai terror plot planner David Coleman Headley has been dismissed with mild incredulity here.

Three BSF men injured in Pakistani firing

JAMMU - Three troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured Saturday when Pakistani troops fired at a forward Indian border post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, an official said.

Incredulity over Kasab’s claim that Headley interrogated him

CHICAGO - Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab’s claim that he was interrogated by accused Mumbai terror plot planner David Coleman Headley has been dismissed with mild incredulity here.

AGP questions government on handcuffing ULFA chairman

GUWAHATI - Assam’s main opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has questioned the government for allowing Arabinda Rajkhowa, the arrested chairman of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), to be handcuffed, saying such a move would take the peace process to nowhere.

Policeman killed in Maoist attack

RANCHI - A policeman was killed and two othes were injured when Maoist guerrillas exploded a landmine in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said Saturday.