CPI(M), Cong indulge in mudslinging over Muthoot murder caseSource: PTI
Thiruvananthapuram: In a state where every single public issue leads to political friction, the Paul Muthoot George murder case is being used as ammunition by the ruling CPI(M) and Congress in Kerala, each accusing the other of links with gangsters and shady operators.
Muthoot scion murder: Elusive gangsters surrenderSource: Hindustan Times
Two gangsters suspected to have been travelling with financial services executive Paul George Muthoot the day he was murdered surrendered in a court in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
Law Enforcement Group Takes Legalize Drugs Message to Washington Post ReadersSource: US_Homepage_Featured_Stories
Peter Moskos and Stanford "Neill" Franklin -- one a college professor, the other a former police officer, both members of the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) -- saw their advocacy of ending drug prohibition published Monday morning by The Washington Post.
Tattoos Gain Even More Visibility Source: The New York Times
WHO in the world gets a neck tattoo? A couple of years back you could have narrowed the answer to gang members, prison inmates, members of the Russian mob and the rapper Lil Wayne. Then something occurred.
Tide turns against the TalibanSource: BBC News
In Pakistan there has been a real change in the past few months - the public has had enough of the Taliban and the army has gone to war. As a result well over one million people have been forced to flee their homes...
Not a war for apologistsSource: The News International
Not a single official from the Pakistani political leadership visiting Washington last week dared say a word about it.
Police chase down masked marauders on A3 motorwaySource: thelocal.de
A frantic call to police reporting a car with a pair of masked bandits caused a scare on the A3 motorway, but they turned out to be a couple who had caught a cold, Erlangen police reported on Monday.
The Windy City buffeted by sleaze.Source: BBC News
Barack Obama stands for change, but the political arena he's leaving can't seem to escape its corrupt past, says Harold Evans.
To say Chicago is corrupt is to demean the city's historic achievements. Chicago knows how to make corruption entertaining.
U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns | csmonitor.comSource: Christian Science Monitor
Sanaa, Yemen - The blast shattered the silence here as the city slept through the early fasting hours of Ramadan. A suicide bomber exploded his car Wednesday morning outside the US embassy in the worst attack on the American compound in recent years.

Paul Dicocco was my friend and partner. He was my (our) friend from 1972 until his death in 1989 of complications from a heart transplant. Paul worked for and with Meyer Lansky from 1949 to Meyers death. Paul was also Carmine Galante's partner in real estate in Schenectady, N.Y.
Gangsters in Arkansas - Museum opens in Hot SpringsSource: 2theadvocate.com
The site of the new Gangster Museum of America has as sordid a history as its subjects.
The building, constructed at the turn of the 20th century on Central Avenue in Hot Springs, has housed the chamber of commerce, a drive-in mortuary and a bordello.
Gangster who built world's tallest log cabinSource: Telegraph
By Adrian Blomfield in Arkhangelsk
For the one-time gangster who built it, it is nothing less than "the eighth wonder of the world". The less charitably disposed dismiss it as a glorified barn, fire hazard and eyesore.
Feisty pensioner pummels gangstersSource: IOL
A 70-year-old British pensioner, trained in martial arts during his military service, dispatched a gang of four would-be muggers in a late-night attack in Germany.