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    • Suspected US missile strike in Pakistan kills 9 9 min ago

      Missiles from a suspected U.S. drone aircraft struck a house and seminary linked to a key Taliban commander on Monday, killing at least nine people, officials and witnesses said.

    • Algae-dyed polar bears puzzle Japan zoo visitors 12 min ago

      Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo. Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.

    • World Court begins Georgia-Russia case 17 min ago

      Georgia accused Russia on Monday of a "campaign of harassment and persecution" in its two separatist regions and called on the International Court of Justice to impose emergency measures to halt killings and forced expulsions.

    • Xinhua: Landslide in northern China kills 26 33 min ago

      The Xinhua News Agency says at least 26 people are dead after a landslide in northern China.
      The agency said the flow of mud and rocks in Shanxi province was triggered by rain and caused the collapse of a mine warehouse.

    • 41 min ago

      Xinhua News Agency says at least 26 people are dead after a mud-rock flow in northern China.

    • Death toll in Egypt rock slide at 47 53 min ago

      The death toll from a devastating rock slide that buried a shanty town rose to 47 on Monday, a security official said as recovery efforts switched to high gear after days of delay.
      The death toll was expected to climb sharply as recovery efforts hastened, officials said.

    • Russia may hold naval maneuvers with Venezuela 1 hr ago

      A Foreign Ministry spokesman says that Russia may hold joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela.
      Andrei Nesterenko said Monday Russian ships are to visit Venezuela before the year's end and the two navies could hold a joint exercise.

    • Democrats lose seats in Hong Kong polls 1 hr ago

      Hong Kong's pro-democracy politicians lost several legislative seats according to final election results announced Monday, but held onto their veto power over major legislation as they push for greater political freedoms in the Chinese territory.

    • Ike lashes Cuba, weakens to Category 2 hurricane 1 hr ago

      Hurricane Ike's winds and massive storm surge ripped apart houses and toppled trees Monday as the deadly storm roared across Cuba toward Havana and its historic but decaying old buildings.
      Forecasters said it could enter the Gulf of Mexico next, with Louisiana among the likely targets.

    • Spain: Street violence after immigrant's death 2 hrs ago

      African immigrants clashed with Spanish police in a second night of violence triggered by the killing of a Senegalese man in an apparent drug dispute, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
      Four demonstrators were arrested and a Civil Guard officer was injured, it said.

    • Britain mops up after storms and floods kill 6 2 hrs ago

      Parts of Britain are mopping up after a weekend of storms and flooding that has been blamed for six deaths.
      Flooding struck large areas of Wales and western and northern England after one of the wettest Augusts on record. Heavy rains have swollen rivers and inundated roads.

    • Indian flood victims to spend 6 months in camps 2 hrs ago

      Hundreds of thousands of Indian flood refugees are likely to spend six months in state-run relief camps while authorities rebuild homes, roads and river embankments in the flood-ravaged north, officials said Monday.

    • Cooking show adds to Thailand PM's troubles 3 hrs ago

      Thailand's prime minister defended himself Monday against accusations he violated the constitution by hosting a televised cooking show while in office, potentially the most damaging of a line of troubles confronting him.

    • US, Vietnam open annual Agent Orange meetings 3 hrs ago

      The U.S. and Vietnam on Monday opened their third round of annual talks on ways to limit the environmental effects of Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant the U.S. sprayed extensively during the Vietnam War.

    • 3 ships thwart attacks by pirates off Somalia 3 hrs ago

      Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday.

    • Nepal nabs 5 in bombing of vice president's home 3 hrs ago

      Police have arrested five men on suspicion of bombing the home of Nepal's vice president last month, officials said Monday.

    • 6 Afghan civilians killed in explosion 3 hrs ago

      A roadside blast in southern Afghanistan killed six civilians Monday, and a Canadian soldier died in another explosion in the same region, officials said.

    • Gadhafi rehabilitation sealed at Rice dinner 4 hrs ago

      Once, he was one of America's most feared bogeymen: a Mideast thug who unleashed terrorist goons on U.S. interests around the world. Now, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is breaking bread with the secretary of state in his kitchen and plying her with gifts.

    • Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana 4 hrs ago

      Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.

    • Malaysia lawmakers fly to Taiwan amid uncertainty 4 hrs ago

      Dozens of Malaysian ruling coalition lawmakers traveled abroad together Monday amid jitters about opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's threat to recruit enough defectors from the government to seize power by next week.

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