7 Critical After La. Highway Wreck That Killed 5 Four children ages 2 to 14 were among five people killed when a minivan packed with kids rolled on a Louisiana interstate, and seven others remained in critical condition, state police said Sunday. Mary Foster, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Spain Says Trawler Attacked by Pirates Spain’s Defense Ministry says pirates attacked a Spanish fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean but private security guards on the boat shot back and repelled the assailants. Staff, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Projection: Swiss Vote to Ban New Minarets Swiss television says projections based on ballot results show Switzerland’s voters have approved move to ban the construction of minarets, which right-wing parties have labeled as symbols of militant Islam. Alexander G. Higgins, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Victims Being Identified After Russian Train Wreck Relatives on Sunday begun the grim process of identifying loved ones killed in the wreck of an express train Russian authorities say was blown off the tracks by a terrorist bomb. Steve Gutterman, AP NEWS - 51 minutes ago
Eq. Guinea Vote to Reinstall Leader Denying Graft Elections in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday will undoubtedly extend the 30-year rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, a man accused of draining his nation’s oil wealth to fabulously enrich family and cronies while his people suffer in slums. Michelle Faul, AP NEWS - 56 minutes ago
Iran’s Larijani Warns of Less Cooperation With IAEA Parliament speaker Ali Larijani warned on Sunday that Iran could “seriously decrease” cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog after it demanded that Tehran halt work on a second nuclear plant. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Dubai as Finance Hub Faces First Test Dubai’s ambitions to become an international financial centre are in doubt after the shock announcement that its main state-owned firm wants to suspend debt payments, analysts said on Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Iran MPs Want Reduced Ties With UN Atomic Watchdog Iranian lawmakers on Sunday demanded the government of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reduce ties with the UN atomic watchdog after it censured Tehran for building a new nuclear plant. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Switzerland Votes on Minaret Ban Switzerland votes Sunday on a controversial call by the far-right for a ban on the construction of minarets, even as the government opposes the move, warning that it could taint the country’s image. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Karzai Under Pressure to Draw Up Troop Exit Plan British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has upped the pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai insisting he draw up in the next two months an action plan to enable foreign forces to start withdrawing. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
SLanka Ex-Military Chief Launches Bid for Presidency Sri Lanka’s ex-military chief Sarath Fonseka on Sunday formally announced he would challenge his former boss President Mahinda Rajapakse in January 26 elections. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Sri Lanka’s Ex-Military Chief Runs for President The Sri Lankan general who led troops to victory over Tamil separatists after decades of war formally announced on Sunday that he would try to unseat the president in January elections. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Hondurans Vote for Post-Coup President Hondurans vote on Sunday for the first time since President Manuel Zelaya was forced out of the country in June, in a tense climate around polls which have divided the Americas. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Hondurans Vote for Post-Coup President Hondurans vote Sunday for the first time since President Manuel Zelaya was forced out of the country in June, in a tense climate around polls which have divided the Americas. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Polls Open in Eq.Guinea Presidential Election Equatorial Guinea voted Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to return to power incumbent Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has run the small but oil-rich west African country with an iron fist since 1979. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 58 minutes ago
Capsized Ferry Righted in Bangladesh; 58 Dead A rescue ship righted a capsized ferry on Sunday, easing the work of those searching the submerged cabins for scores believed trapped inside more than a day after the boat sank in southern Bangladesh. So far, 58 people have been confirmed dead, authorities said. Farid Hossain, AP NEWS - 67 minutes ago