NEW YORK -- Charles Carneglia, an enforcer for the Gambino crime family, was convicted Tuesday in New York of four murders committed years ago. The jury, after a trial in federal court in Brooklyn, acquitted Carneglia of one killing, the New York Daily News reported. Court Officer Albert Gelb was killed in 1976, allegedly because he was about to testify against Carneglia. Jurors decided on the verdict late Monday and then decided to ... [full story]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Arab League says it won't exercise an international arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir if he attends an Arab summit in Qatar this month. "We in the presidency of the Arab League have a clear position on this request and we totally reject it," said Amr Moussa, the league's secretary general. Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Bashir on seven ... [full story]

SHIBAM, Yemen -- Yemeni authorities have determined an explosion in Shibam that killed four South Korean tourists was a suicide bombing by Islamic terrorists, sources say. An unnamed source in Yemen's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said a preliminary investigation indicated the Sunday blast was set off deliberately, while local reports said police had arrested 12 militants with alleged links to terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, The Korean Times reported. "The preliminary ... [full story]

BROADVIEW PARK, Fla. -- Dog owners in a South Florida park say they are on alert for stragglers from a bee hive responsible for the stinging deaths of two canines last week. The hive was removed from a home in Broadview Park, Fla., after two dogs were died but residents of the neighborhood remained watchful in case any of the insects were still buzzing around. "I'm not a worry wart but I'll be ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams Tuesday warned the renewed presence of British Special Forces in Northern Ireland would escalate recent violence. The use of Special Forces to track down dissident IRA killers would undermine the fragile peace process, Adams said, referring to last week's killings of two British soldiers and a police officer in Northern Ireland. "It's important that we don't minimize what occurred but we don't exaggerate what occurred," Adams ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. federal agencies will work together to regulate offshore renewable energy sources, leaders of the two bureaus said Tuesday. In a joint statement, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Jon Wellinghoff said they would draw up a memorandum of understanding that gives the Interior Department the right to permit offshore wind initiatives in federal waters and permits FERC to oversee ... [full story]

LURGAN, Northern Ireland -- The Lurgan, Northern Ireland, St. Patrick's Day parade was canceled Tuesday because of heightened sectarian tensions, officials said. The slaying of a police constable in the town, as well as the killings of two British soldiers elsewhere in Northern Ireland in recent acts claimed by dissident Irish republicans, has sparked sporadic clashes between local youths and police, prompting organizers to cancel the parade, RTE reported. The decision was made ... [full story]

SEOUL -- North Korea reopened its border Tuesday but it was unclear if the travel ban would remain lifted, said South Korean officials. North Korea sealed its borders with South Korea twice last week during U.S.-South Korean military exercises, Yonhap reported Tuesday. North Korean military officials Tuesday hand-delivered a letter to South Korean officials at the border in Kaesong saying traffic would be allowed to flow both ways across the border. The letter ... [full story]

TEHRAN -- Iran's foreign minister Tuesday dismissed sanctions against his country as a "rusty approach" that has failed to curb uranium enrichment programs. Speaking with reporters in Tehran, Hassan Qashqavi called sanctions "ineffective," saying they will not stop Iran from pursuing a peaceful nuclear expansion program designed to create energy, not weapons, Fars news agency reported. Currently, Iran is under U.N. Security Council sanctions for refusing to halt it's nuclear program. On ... [full story]

RIGA, Latvia -- Counter-demonstrators shouted "Hitler, Kaput" Tuesday during a commemorative march for veterans of two World War II Latvian SS units in Riga. The annual Legion Day march to commemorate the veterans who fought alongside the German army during the war took place despite being prohibited by the government. RT reported Tuesday that about 300 people took part in the march while another 100 were on hand to taunt the marchers, who ... [full story]