Trial of man charged in Jakarta bombings begins

10 Feb. 2010

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An alleged Islamic militant went on trial Wednesday on charges of harboring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital that killed seven and wounded more than 50.

China high court stresses 'mercy' in death penalty

10 Feb. 2010

BEIJING (AP) — China's highest court has issued new guidelines on the death penalty that instruct lower courts to limit its use to a small number of "extremely serious" cases.

Myanmar court sentences US man to 3 years prison

10 Feb. 2010

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A Myanmar court ordered a U.S. citizen on Wednesday to serve three years in prison for entering the military-ruled country with forged documents and undeclared foreign currency.

UN envoy in North Korea to spur nuke talks

10 Feb. 2010

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.

Snow forces changes to Alpine training at Whistler

9 Feb. 2010

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — With a series of storm fronts rolling in off the Pacific, Vancouver Games men's Alpine race officials pushed up the start of the first downhill training session on Wednesday in a bid to ensure this weekend's opening race starts on schedule.

NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker

9 Feb. 2010

ALBANY, N.Y (AP) — The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an injustice to the people who elected him.

LA-area foothills under mudslide threat

9 Feb. 2010

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — A new winter storm washed over the wildfire-scarred foothills north of Los Angeles Tuesday, leaving some residents to flee their homes in baggage-laden cars while others used shovels and buckets to try to hold back the muddy deluge.

Teen arrested in killing of LA anti-gang counselor

9 Feb. 2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Ronald "Loony" Barron urged a young graffiti tagger to put away his paint cans, he was doing what he viewed as his mission — steering kids away from crime — but he paid for it with his life.

City vehicles strike 2 in San Francisco accidents

9 Feb. 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One pedestrian is dead and another seriously injured following separate accidents in San Francisco involving city-owned vehicles.

Damage to homes near Conn. power plant is assessed

9 Feb. 2010

PORTLAND, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials have met with people who live near a power plant where there was a deadly explosion a few days ago to document damage to their homes.

Suspect plays 'Dating Game' video in murder trial

9 Feb. 2010

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A convicted rapist who could face the death penalty in five alleged serial killings from the 1970s presented "The Dating Game" defense Tuesday during a surreal court session in which he questioned himself on the witness stand.

Helicopters and trucks bring snow to Cypress

9 Feb. 2010

WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A clattering helicopter and a rumbling truck dumped more snow on Cypress Mountain, the warm weather-plagued venue where the first Winter Olympic event is just four days away.

Funeral Mass held for son of Maple Leafs GM

9 Feb. 2010

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke and an advocate for gay rights, was remembered Tuesday for his compassion and courage four days after his death in a car crash on a snowy Indiana road.

Doctor says vendor may have been in rubble 27 days

9 Feb. 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A rice vendor may have lived under the rubble of a flea market for 27 days with little more than water and possibly fruit, a doctor said Tuesday, in what would be a dramatic tale of survival four weeks after Haiti's devastating earthquake.