El Salvador floods, mudslides kill 124, 60 missing
Mud and boulders loosened by heavy rains swept down a volcano and partly buried a small town Sunday, swallowing up homes as flooding and landslides across El Salvador killed at least 124 people, authorities said. (Updated: 11/08/09 11:20 PM )
Swiss open probe of al-Qaida nuke physicist case
Switzerland has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist France suspected of al-Qaida links, an official said Sunday. (Updated: 11/08/09 10:10 AM )
Italy: Wig-wearing mob fugitive nabbed near Naples
Italy on Sunday hailed the capture of a wig-disguised mobster who had been on the list of the country's top 30 fugitives. (Updated: 11/08/09 12:40 PM )
US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way
U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday. (Updated: 11/08/09 9:45 AM )
Highlights of Obama's trip to Asia
A day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia: (Updated: 11/08/09 8:30 AM )
Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise
Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China - one that would exclude the United States. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:30 AM )
Iranian lawmaker warns Russia over missile delay
A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia that its delay in delivering an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran could harm relations between the two countries, state television reported Sunday. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:45 AM )
Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal. (Updated: 11/08/09 11:20 AM )
Berlin guard: Opening wall `terrible' but right
Harald Jaeger was a loyal East German border guard - respected and trusted to command a crossing point to the west on Berlin's Bornholmer Strasse. (Updated: 11/08/09 6:50 AM )
Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead
Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported that more than 200 British soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan. (Updated: 11/08/09 12:55 PM )
Homeland chief warns against anti-Muslim backlash
U.S. Homeland Security officials are working with groups around United States to head off any possible anti-Muslim backlash following the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, the agency's chief said Sunday. (Updated: 11/08/09 6:45 AM )
Timeline of events leading to communism's collapse
Key dates in the collapse of communism across Eastern Europe in 1989: (Updated: 11/08/09 4:50 AM )
Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling
With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago. (Updated: 11/08/09 5:25 PM )
Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa
China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic. (Updated: 11/08/09 11:55 AM )
British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan. (Updated: 11/08/09 4:35 AM )
