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The Defense Department said on Wednesday that the remains of a U. S. Army private missing for nearly 92 years have been identified and returned to his family.

The remains of Pvt. Thomas D. Costello of New York will be buried with full military honors Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense Department's POW/Missing Personnel Office said in a release.

Authorities have said that U. S. Army Maj. Charles E. Sublett pleaded guilty in Memphis on Wednesday to federal charges arising from the smuggling of cash out of Iraq.

The U. S. attorney's office said in a statement that Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., admitted that in January 2005 he lied about the value of a package he mailed from Iraq, where he was deployed, to the United States, knowing it contained $107,900 in U. S. currency and 17.12 million Iraqi dinars (about $14,500).

Sublett was arrested in Huntsville and indicted by a federal grand jury in January.

The 30-share index Sensex rebounded today and was trading 251 points up as against its last closure on prospects of strong results from India Inc and optimistic Asian signals.

The Sensex, which belled the day at 17,536.48, stood at 17,722.34, up 251.31 points (1.44%) as against its previous closure at 17,471.03.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broad-based Nifty stood at 5,318.1, up 1.47% as compared to its last closure at 5,241.1.

City police have revealed that a 57-year-old man suspected of being the "grim sleeper" serial killer was arrested on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Lonnie David Franklin Jr., accused of killing at least 10 young women from 1985 to 2007, was taken into custody outside his South Los Angeles home at 9:20 a. m. PDT, Police has said.

Stock market analyst Deepak Singh has maintained 'buy' rating on Aptech Ltd stock to achieve a target of Rs 150.

According to analyst, the investors can buy the stock stop loss of Rs 135.

The stock of the company, on July 07, closed at Rs 139.55 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 296 and a low of Rs 116.20 on BSE. It plans to add 150 franchise centres in the country and overseas in the coming 12 months.

Current EPS is -3.85.

According to official reports, lawyers for British newspaper tycoon Conrad Black have asked for his release from a U. S. prison while his appeal is heard.

The Canadian newspaper National Post has reported that a recent Supreme Court ruling set aside three "honest services" fraud counts, returning the case to a lower court for reconsideration. An obstruction of justice conviction remains in place. But Washington lawyer Miguel Estrada argued in a brief that Black could end up spending more time behind bars than his eventual sentence if he is not freed.