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N. Korea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities
North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the United States removed the communist country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism.
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American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket
A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.
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Norbert weakens to tropical storm over Mexico
After making landfall over mainland Mexico, Norbert weakened Sunday from a hurricane to a tropical storm, weather officials said.
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Pakistan officials: Missile strike kills 5
The latest in a barrage of suspected U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest killed five people, but none were believed to be foreign al-Qaida fighters, officials said Sunday.
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More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes
Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants.
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Euro-zone chiefs meet to coordinate on meltdown
European leaders meet Sunday in search of a common response to a spreading financial crisis that has ricocheted across the Atlantic to their shores and to try to preserve the bloc's unity.
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Mercurial Austrian rightist dead in car crash
Joerg Haider, who catapulted his rightist anti-immigration party into a powerful force with sharp attacks on rivals and provocative praise of the Nazi era, died Saturday in a car accident. He was 58.
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Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul
Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday.
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Kashmir shuts down in protest as Indian PM visits
Shops, businesses and schools were shut in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister who inaugurated the first train line in the disputed Himalayan region.
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Under Bush, US influence in Latin America wanes
In a matter of weeks, a Russian naval squadron will arrive in the waters off Latin America for the first time since the Cold War. It is already getting a warm welcome from some in a region where the influence of the United States is in decline.
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