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An overnight bus plunges off bridge into a river in central Vietnam. In addition to those killed, 21 others were injured.

The presiding judge in the U.N. trial of Gen. Ratko Mladic has delayed indefinitely the presentation of evidence that had been scheduled to start later this month, due to “errors” by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defense lawyers.

A horse that got spooked during a photo shoot on a California beach took a three-hour swim in the ocean before he was rescued by the Harbor Patrol and the Santa Barbara Coast Guard.

Cabinet ministers in Greece’s interim government are were sworn in as the country grapples with a political and economic crisis that could have effects far beyond its borders.

Charles Taylor begins his address before the international court in the Netherlands that found him guilty last month of aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone.

France’s Total says it has succeeded in stopping the gas leak at its well at the Elgin platform in the North Sea, after pumping heavy mud into it.

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander, goes on trial at a UN tribunal on 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes stemming from some of the bloodiest events of the Bosnian war in the 1990s.

Francois Hollande has been sworn in as president of France, becoming the first Socialist leader in 17 years to occupy the Elysee Palace.

Iran has hanged a man it said was an agent for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. The man was convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago.

Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, are being charged with perverting the course of justice as part of the UK phone hacking inquiry.

At least 30 people – including 23 soldiers – have died in heavy overnight clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan.

Markets are having difficulty establishing a bullish platform as continuing worries over the eurozone counteract news of more monetary easing in China.

A plane crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal, killing 15 people and critically injuring six.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon says the firm suffered a $2 billion trading loss after an “egregious” failure in a unit managing risks, jeopardizing Wall Street banks’ efforts to loosen a federal ban on bets with the

A relative of one of those killed by Anders Behring Breivik has thrown a shoe at the defendant, interrupting his trial in Oslo.

Four people, including a village chief and a police officer, were killed in a shootout that stemmed from a misunderstanding in a bikini competition in Jaro, Iloilo City.

A rescue team found no survivors but several bodies when it reached the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed into an Indonesian mountain during an exhibition flight with 45 people on board.

Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles to turn things around under a new president.

The London 2012 torch has begun its journey to the Games after being lit at a traditional ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia.

Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency and the CIA have used an informant to infiltrate an Al-Qaeda cell in Yemen and hand over a new bomb purportedly designed to slip through airport security.

Twitter is contesting a US court order ordering it to hand over tweets written by an activist who took part in the Occupy Wall Street protests last year.

An inferno at a three-story clothing store in the southern Philippines kills 17 employees, most of whom were women asleep and trapped on the top floor.

A plot to bomb an airliner that al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen hatched was thwarted two weeks ago through a tip that Saudi intelligence officials provided.

Ukraine has postponed a regional cooperation summit of Central and Eastern European nations boycotted by most heads of state over the treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

In surprise move, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and opposition head Mofaz agree to form unity government, cancel early elections

LA NACIÓN (Argentina) BUENOS AIRES – From a consumer’s perspective, the Argentine capital can be the best of cities…or the worst, depending on what you’re in the market for. A ticket on Buenos Aires’ Subte underground costs $0.50. That’s about a fifth of what the New York City subway charges. Cigarettes are cheap too: roughly […]

Vladimir Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for more than a decade, returns to the presidency Monday after winning a controversial election in March. The inauguration comes a day after hundreds of people were arrested in anti-Putin protests.

Greek and French election results rattled investors on Monday by undermining confidence in the region’s plans to cut spending and tackle its debt crisis, sending the euro to a three-month low.

A day after an airstrike killed a senior al Qaeda operative in southern Yemen, militants attacked two government military posts in the region, killing 26 soldiers and taking 16 hostage.

(REUTERS) PARIS – Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won France’s presidential election runoff on Sunday, beating President Nicolas Sarkozy by a clear margin, according to projections of polls. Polling institutes predicted Hollande would win between 51.8 and 52.0 percent of the vote versus Sarkozy’s tally of between 48.0 and 48.2 percent. Hollande will become France’s first […]

EL MOSTRADOR (Chile) SANTIAGO — The powerful student movement that erupted last year in Chile is showing signs it may be ready for an encore performance. That possibility hasn’t escaped the attention of the Carabineros, the country’s uniformed police force, which is arming itself – quite literally – for a new round of protests. According […]

LA REPUBBLICA (Italy) The widows of men who committed suicide because of their economic situation in crisis-ridden Italy have marched in front of the Italian Revenue Office in Bologna. The silent protest Friday was led by Tiziana Marrone, whose husband Giuseppe Campaniello died after setting himself on fire in front of the Revenue Office to […]

NOVAYA GAZETA (Russia) MOSCOW – There was a market for Soviet war medals even before the Soviet Union itself faded into history. There were thieves and collectors. But the real boom came in the 1990s, just after the fall of the Soviet Union, when many veterans looking to make some extra cash were willing to […]

TOKYO– Japan’s demographic woes keep multiplying. The number of children under 15 has dropped for the 31st year in a row, down 120,000 from last year reports the Japan Times. The ratio of children to the overall population fell to an all time low of 13%, showing Japan’s ageing population is definitely not getting any […]

The final polls before France’s presidential election Sunday show President Nicolas Sarkozy making up ground on Socialist challenger Francois Hollande — but still predict a Hollande victory.

A bombing in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district is reported to have targeted security forces close to a marketplace in Khar, the tribal area’s main town. Most of those killed were bystanders.