Jul 04, 2009 12:14AM

New Honduras leaders reject Zelaya's return

The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

Jul 03, 2009 07:18PM

Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees

Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.

Jul 03, 2009 11:55PM

Report: North Korea test-fires more missiles

North Korea fired a pair of mid-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

Jul 03, 2009 11:57PM

Myanmar denies U.N. chief a visit with Suu Kyi

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon was denied permission to see Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reporters traveling with the secretary-general said Saturday.

Jul 03, 2009 10:15PM

3 kids among 6 killed in London high-rise fire

Six people were killed, including three children, when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday, officials said. The fire started on the fourth floor, eventually engulfing 12 floors and gutting apartments along the way.

Jul 03, 2009 06:21PM

Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon

Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

Jul 03, 2009 08:54AM

Top-ranking British soldier killed in Afghanistan

The commander of a British regiment has become the country's highest ranking soldier to be killed in action since 1982's Falklands War after a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.

Jul 04, 2009 12:32AM

SC serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer (AP)

AP - A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.

Jul 04, 2009 12:57AM

Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)

AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday.

Jul 04, 2009 12:50AM

SKorea says North fires 5 missiles off east coast (AP)

AP - North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day.

Jul 03, 2009 01:03AM

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard (AP)

AP - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.

Jul 04, 2009 12:48AM

Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP)

AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.

Jul 03, 2009 10:40AM

Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan (AP)

AP - Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies.

Jul 03, 2009 10:40AM

Product pitchman Mays remembered as natural seller (AP)

AP - References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.

Jul 03, 2009 09:27PM

Fatal flats blaze inquiry starts

Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.

Jul 04, 2009 12:03AM

North Korea missile tests defy UN

North Korea test-fires five missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.

Jul 03, 2009 11:16PM

BT offers holidays for pay cuts

BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.

Jul 03, 2009 08:42PM

UK seeks Iran trial clarification

British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy.

Jul 03, 2009 10:18PM

UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'

British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.

Jul 03, 2009 09:28PM

Burma junta leader snubs UN chief

Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Jul 03, 2009 04:13PM

Alaska Governor Palin to resign

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.