Armed man arrested near US Capitol
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U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man carrying a rifle outside the Capitol building Friday, authorities said.
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Yemeni security forces wounded and arrested a gunman after he opened fire at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa late on Monday, a government official said on Tuesday.
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A man carrying a gun and declaring "I am the emperor" was shot and killed Monday outside the offices of Gov. Bill Ritter by a security officer, a spokesman said. Ritter was not injured.
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The U.S. Capitol was shut down   briefly on Monday after a man was arrested for racing past   security into the building, Capitol police said.
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The U.S. Capitol was briefly locked   down on Friday as police investigated the sound of gunfire in   the garage of a House of Representatives office building,   officials said.
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A Maryland man accused of running through the U.S. Capitol with a loaded handgun appeared in court Tuesday but will undergo days of psychiatric treatment before his arraignment.
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A Colombian senator is arrested,  suspected of links to the country's paramilitary groups.
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A security guard has been arrested in connection with the fires that destroyed 10 homes under construction in a Maryland subdivision outside Washington last week, federal law enforcement sources said Thursday.
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Spanish police arrested a Syrian arms dealer wanted by the United States on terrorism and other charges, the Interior Ministry said Friday.
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A man suspected in the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard was arrested Tuesday as he knocked on doors asking people for a ride to the police station, authorities said.
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U.S. actor Danny Glover was arrested on Wednesday on the steps of Sudan's embassy in Washington during a protest against the humanitarian crisis in the country's Darfur region.
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State police arrested two men Tuesday in the shooting of a man waiting in line to be one of the first to buy a PlayStation 3 game console.
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A key member of Mexico's powerful Gulf Cartel drug gang, wanted by Washington for attempted murder of federal agents, was arrested at a swanky steakhouse in the capital, Mexican and U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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A man was arrested in the secure area outside the Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street, police say.
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An Australian movie fan on his way to  pose for a Star Wars 30th anniversary photo shoot was arrested  by police after his replica laser pistol was mistaken for a  more earthly machine gun, media reported on Friday.
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Police arrested a man who threatened to run over US Representative Katherine Harris, the former Florida Secretary of State blamed by critics for much of the 2000 presidential election debacle.
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Dozens of protesters were arrested Monday for blocking the doors and streets outside congressional buildings near the U.S. Capitol, according to Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol police.