Official: BP fund to see limits

The fresh head of the Gulf Coast disaster's claims fund says his first two priorities will be to divide larger checks and send them outside quicker to the oil spill's economic victims. More information: click here

Somali leader joins troops on front line

Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed joined his troops on the front border Wednesday to fight dense-border anti-administration Islamists, a presidential aide told a journalist in Mogadishu. More information: click here

Taylor tribunal wants model to testify

The tribunal trying former Liberian President Charles Taylor has taken a step toward requiring supermodel Naomi Campbell to testify, the court announced Wednesday. More information: click here

Federer beaten at Wimbledon

Roger Federer has been beaten by Czech player Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon -- his first defeat at the tournament prior to the final since 2002. More information: click here

BP fined $5.2M in tribal lands case

BP America Inc. has been fined nearly $5.2 million for submitting "fake, inaccurate and misleading" reports on energy production on Southern Ute Indian tribal lands in southwestern Colorado, the Department of Interior said Wednesday. More information: click here

Noriega prosecutor wants 10-year term

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega "turned away from his responsibilities as head of state in order to pursue his personal interests," the prosecution alleged Wednesday in closing arguments at his trial on money-laundering charges in Paris, France. More information: click here

Alex strengthens into hurricane, closes in on Gulf

Alex has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico to become the first June hurricane on the Atlantic side of the United States since 1995, the National Hurricane Center says More information: click here

McChrystal can retire with 4-star rank

President Barack Obama has agreed to waive a Pentagon rule and let outgoing Gen. Stanley McChrystal retire at his complete four-star rank, a White House spokesman said Tuesday More information: click here

Alex strengthens as hurricane in Gulf

Tropical Storm Alex is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday as it churns off the northwestern coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula in the Bay of Campeche, the National Hurricane Center said. More information: click here

8 journalists wounded in Somalia

Eight journalists were wounded Tuesday in an attack at a police college in Abdiasis district of northern Mogadishu, the National Union of Somali Journalists said in a news release. More information: click here

'Worst years of the Cold War'

Former Soviet spy Oleg Kalugin, who headed KGB operations in the United States in the 1970s and later left Russia to live in America, told CNN Tuesday he is "amazed" that Moscow is engaging so heavily in espionage against Washington. More information: click here

Paraguay triumph after penalty drama

Paraguay booked their place in the at the end eight of the Earth Cup at the expense of Japan however only after a dramatic penalty shoot outside in Pretoria. More information: click here

Guatemala: Fugitive brothers surrender

Two fugitive brothers wanted in the much-publicized killing of a Guatemalan lawyer at the end year were being held at a military base Tuesday, one day after they surrendered to authorities from a special United Nations commission, the Guatemalan Defense Ministry said. More information: click here

Noriega: I am victim of a U.S. conspiracy

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega told a French court Tuesday that he's a "victim of a conspiracy started by the United States." More information: click here

Alex set to reach hurricane strength

Tropical Storm Alex is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday as it churns off the northwestern coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula in the Bay of Campeche, the National Hurricane Center said. More information: click here

Taiwan, China sign historic trade deal

Mainland China and Taiwan sign a historic and wide-ranging autonomous of charge trade agreement that is expected to strengthen ties and reduce the potential for cross-strait tensions. More information: click here

U.S. Feds arrest 10 'Russian agents'

Ten individuals have been arrested in the United States on charges of being Russian agents, the U.S. Justice Department has announced. More information: click here

Scandal hits sumo wrestling in Japan

The association that governs sumo wrestling in Japan plans to announce a choice Sunday involving star wrestlers and stable masters caught up in a scandal that has tarnished the nation's national sport. More information: click here

U.S. charges 10 as Russian spies

Ten individuals have been arrested in the United States for spying for Russia, the Justice Department announced Monday. More information: click here

Militants attack U.N. Gaza summer camp

A collection of 25 armed and masked men attacked and locate fire to a U.N.-sponsored summer camp in Gaza Monday morning, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said. More information: click here

N. Korea slams 'provocative' U.S.

North Korea says the U.S. has deployed heavy weapons on its border in a go it calls a "premeditated provocation aimed to spark off a serious military conflict." More information: click here

Kyrgyzstan approves new constitution following vote

Kyrgyzstan, recently hit by an outbreak of riots across its territory, approves a fresh constitution following a referendum, the state-run Kabar news agency reported. More information: click here

G-20 police braced for more violence

Police in Canada are preparing for more disruptions after protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to gain access to the G-20 summit. More information: click here

Iran presses on with Gaza ship plan

Iran still plans to send ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza -- despite earlier reports to the contrary, a top official said Sunday. More information: click here

Further violence expected at G-20 summit

Police in Canada are preparing for more disruptions after protesters burned cars, hurled bricks and smashed windows as they tried to gain access to the G-20 summit. More information: click here

Iran dismisses latest U.S. sanctions

Iranian officials dismiss fresh U.S. sanctions against their nation, with one parliament member saying the measures will only backfire, according to state-run media. More information: click here

Israelis, Palestinians hold meetings

High-ranking officials from Israel and the Palestinian Authority came together Friday in one of their first meetings since an Israeli attack on a boat delivering aid to the Gaza Strip at the end of at the end month. More information: click here

China flooding claims kills 200

Soldiers and rescue workers on Friday pulled stranded human beings outside of deluged swathes of southern China inundated by 11 days of heavy rain, state media said. More information: click here

Marathon talks on Wall St. reform

Glance at complete tale for latest details. More information: click here

DNA found under Peru victim's nails

Police said Thursday they found skin underneath the fingernails of Stephany Flores, whose dead body was found June 2 in the hotel room in Lima, Peru, of Joran van der Sloot. More information: click here

Euphoria in Japan at Blue Samurai win

Impromptu, massive street parties are not the norm in Japan. If you see a collection of revelers in Tokyo, the events are nearly always scheduled and pre-plotted. More information: click here

Jamaican 'drug lord' faces extradition

Christopher "Dudus" Coke, the alleged Jamaican drug kingpin, will be extradited to the United States, a silent formality that followed a dramatic eruption of street violence in the capital of Kingston. More information: click here

Isner and Mahut resume Wimbledon epic

John Isner of the United States and his French opponent Nicolas Mahut resume the longest grand slam singles match of all age at Wimbledon in London. More information: click here

Indonesia seizes 'most wanted' militant

Police in Indonesia have confirmed that a male arrested on Wednesday is one of the most wanted terrorists in the nation. More information: click here

U.S. hikers 'were in Iraqi territory'

The mothers of U.S. hikers held by Iran said a magazine article that contradicts administration claims they crossed the border before their arrests is "concerning" and raises many questions. More information: click here

Donovan: USA can beat anyone at World Cup

American Earth Cup hero Landon Donovan tells CNN the USA can beat anyone after scoring the late goal which saved his nation from an early exit in South Africa. More information: click here

12 killed in Barcelona train accident

At least 12 human beings died and distinct others were injured when they were run over by a train in a town south of Barcelona, Spain, a community official says. More information: click here

Gillard becomes Australia's first female PM

Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister, replacing Kevin Rudd as Labor Party leader and vowing to call a common election "in coming months." More information: click here

Australia gets first female PM

Julia Gillard has become Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd stood aside at the at the end minute in Canberra Thursday morning before a leadership ballot. More information: click here

Earthquake shakes southern Canada

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Wednesday in southern Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Wednesday. More information: click here

Australia gets first female PM after Rudd steps down

Julia Gillard has become Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd stood aside at the at the end minute in Canberra Thursday morning before a leadership ballot. More information: click here

Plea for calm after Jamaican drug arrest

Police in Jamaica call for cool after arresting alleged drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke overnight in Kingston, following a five-week manhunt punctuated by violence. More information: click here

BP containment cap over well removed

The fight over a deepwater drilling moratorium will continue Wednesday with the White House vowing to go quickly to More information: click here

McChrystal out, Petraeus in after magazine storm

Gen. Stanley McChrystal resigns his Afghan command after his controversial comments in a magazine article, with Gen. David Petraeus locate to capture over the key role. More information: click here

Petraeus to replace McChrystal

America's top military commander in Afghanistan is unlikely to survive the fallout from remarks he made, a Pentagon source told CNN. More information: click here

Gen. McChrystal set to hear fate

America's top military commander in Afghanistan is unlikely to survive the fallout from remarks he made, a Pentagon source told CNN. More information: click here

U.S. deepwater drilling ban overturned

The fight over a deepwater drilling moratorium will continue Wednesday with the White House vowing to go quickly to More information: click here

Washington plans new drill moratorium

A judge in Fresh Orleans may rule Tuesday on whether to lift the federal administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

Pakistan to free bin Laden hunter

An American male detained at the end week in Pakistan while on a hunt for Osama bin Laden will be released Tuesday with no charges filed, a source close to Gary Faulkner's family told CNN. Faulkner, who suffers from kidney disease, has been given dialysis in a Pakistani military hospital in Islamabad and is in excellent condition, the source said. More information: click here

Brazilian deluge claims over 40 lives

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Tuesday morning with his emergency Cabinet as flooding in two northeastern states killed 32 human beings and left more than 100,000 homeless, the Agencia Brasil state news agency reported. More information: click here

Brazil floods claim over 30 lives

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Tuesday morning with his emergency Cabinet as flooding in two northeastern states killed 32 human beings and left more than 100,000 homeless, the Agencia Brasil state news agency reported. More information: click here

Britain unveils 'unavoidable' budget

Britain's budget chief took the wraps off his "unavoidable budget" Tuesday -- an austere spending plot that raises taxes and cuts spending as it attempts to aid the administration slash its $1.3 trillion debt. More information: click here

1,000 missing as floods submerge northeastern Brazil

Officials in Brazil dread the death toll may rise after four days of flooding in its northeastern states, killing 33 human beings and leaving tens of thousands of human beings homeless. More information: click here

Judge to rule on U.S. deepwater drilling

A judge in Fresh Orleans may rule Tuesday on whether to lift the federal administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

UK praises plans to ease Gaza blockade

Britain's foreign secretary has joined the chorus of international leaders praising Israel's plans to ease its blockade of Gaza. More information: click here

Psych report analyzes Van der Sloot

Joran van der Sloot is scheduled to appear in a Peruvian court Monday for a hearing in the death of a 21-year-ancient woman at the end month. More information: click here

Cartels making death threats in U.S.

In the first public incident of its kind, cartels are making administer death threats to U.S. code enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday. More information: click here

Federer survives Wimbledon scare

Defending champion Roger Federer comes perilously close to defeat in his opening match at Wimbledon against earth number 60 Alejandro Falla. More information: click here

Iran to ban two nuclear inspectors

The head of Iran's atomic energy agency said Monday that the nation will ban two U.N. atomic watchdog inspectors from visiting nuclear facilities, the semiofficial Iranian Student News Agency reported. More information: click here

Death toll in China flooding hits 147

The death toll from heavy flooding in southern China rose to 132 Sunday, as authorities forecast more rain in coming days. More information: click here

Israel eases blockade of Gaza

Israel plans to ease its blockade of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today, a step welcomed by the U.S. and Middle East envoy Tony Blair. More information: click here

Paraguay outclass sorry Slovakia

Paraguay has beaten Slovakia 2-0 in the Collection F match at the Autonomous Of Charge of charge State Stadium in Bloemfontein. More information: click here

Poland votes in presidential election

Poles head to the polls to elect a fresh head of state to replace President Lech Kaczinski, who was tragically killed in a plane crash in western Russia in April. More information: click here

Kyrgyztsan troops face violence inquiry

Kyrgyzstan will investigate allegations that administration troops were involved in ethnic violence, an official said Sunday. More information: click here

BP says it's paid $104M to Gulf residents

BP says it has paid $104 million to residents along the Gulf Coast who have filed claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The corporation said it has issued more than 31,000 checks in the past seven weeks. More information: click here

Mexican police: Guadalupe mayor killed

A collection of armed gunmen shot and killed the mayor of the Mexican town of Guadalupe as his wife and minor watched, the mayor of nearby Ciudad Juarez told CNN. More information: click here

Swedish wedding is fit for a princess

Sweden's four-day royal wedding celebration reaches its peak Saturday when Crown Princess Victoria marries commoner Daniel Westling at Stockholm Cathedral. More information: click here

Nobel author Jose Saramago dies

Jose Saramago, the outspoken Portuguese author who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, died Friday at his house on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, his foundation said. More information: click here

18 dead in Colombia mine explosion

The death toll in a coal mine explosion in Colombia increased to 18 Friday with the early morning recovery of two more bodies, a state administration spokesman said. More information: click here

Germany suffers shock loss to Serbia

Germany's Earth Cup team suffers its first defeat in the collection stage of the tournament since 1986, with a shock 1-0 loss to Serbia on Friday. More information: click here

Two U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Two coalition supply members died in an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan on Friday, NATO's International Security Aid Energy said. More information: click here

Germany suffers shock loss to Serbia at World Cup

A first-half goal from Milan Jovanovic gives Serbia a shock 1-0 win over Germany at the Earth Cup on Friday. It's Europeans' first loss in the collection stage since 1986. More information: click here

China's post-quake baby boom

More than 2,000 babies have been born in Beichuan since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Family plotting clinics in the area immediately offer autonomous of charge fertility treatment, artificial insemination and reverse vasectomies to quake survivors. More information: click here

Poles set to vote for new president

Poles are locate to ballot Sunday for a fresh president, following the death of President Lech Kaczinski in a plane crash in April. More information: click here

U.S. official calls for Kyrgyzstan investigation

From an Uzbek refugee camp, a U.S. official calls for a "substantial" probe into the deaths of more than 170 human beings during ethnic clashes in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. More information: click here

Dozens killed in China floods

At least 46 human beings were killed and 50 reported missing after heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides in southern China, Xinhua news agency has reported. More information: click here

300,000 displaced inside Kyrgyzstan

About 300,000 human beings are immediately estimated to be internally displaced in Kyrgyzstan by ethnic violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, citing data from the Kyrgyz interim administration and non-governmental organizations. More information: click here

Aruba to Holloway's dad: Delay search

Aruban authorities are urging Natalee Holloway's father, Dave Holloway, to delay volunteer search efforts in her disappearance until police get bigger data on the condition from Peruvian investigators who have spoken to Joran van der Sloot, prosecutor Peter Blanken said. More information: click here

100,000 Iraqi refugees to be resettled

A notable 100,000 Iraqi refugees have been referred by the United Nations refugee agency for resettlement, composing approximately one-fifth of the total number of Middle Eastern refugees aided by the program. More information: click here

Police get tough on striking Cup guards

Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to break up a protest by striking Earth Cup security guards in a Cape Town suburb Thursday, said National South African Police spokesman Vish Naidoo. More information: click here

Tough questions for BP boss as oil continues to spew

BP's boss is facing mad U.S. lawmakers as he testifies about the Gulf oil disaster. Tony Hayward was told by one lawmaker the corporation locate safety aside. More information: click here

5 guilty in first Europe pirate trial

Five suspected Somali pirates are due to hear their fate in court in the Netherlands Thursday, in what is thought to be the first trial in Europe of pirate suspects. More information: click here

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest ruling

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel were staging a protest Thursday over a court ruling, police told CNN. More information: click here

BP CEO 'deeply sorry' for Gulf explosion and spill

BP's embattled CEO will testify Thursday that the corporation is working "encircling the clock" to stop the Gulf oil leak, however success is not guaranteed. More information: click here

46 die in landslides in Myanmar

At least 46 human beings died when heavy rains triggered landslides in western Myanmar, the nation's state media reported Thursday. More information: click here

Branson offers $1M online game prizes

"Video games are larger than ever. ... There's never been a bigger age to get back in," British billionaire Sir Richard Branson said at the E3 trade exhibit Tuesday in announcing his fresh venture, Virgin Gaming. More information: click here

U.S. Army charges 3 in Afghan killings

Three additional U.S. soldiers based in Washington state are facing charges in the deaths of three Afghan civilians between January and May and have been placed in pre-trial confinement, the Army announced Wednesday. More information: click here

Sudanese rebels surrender to court

Two suspected rebel leaders accused of having committed war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region surrendered to the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, the court announced. More information: click here

Blair: Israel could ease Gaza blockade

A deal to ease the Israeli blockade of Gaza could be in place "attractive quickly," Middle East envoy Tony Blair told CNN Wednesday. More information: click here

Iran 'starting work' on new reactor

Iran is starting design employment on a fresh nuclear reactor, the head of the nation's Atomic Energy Organization said Wednesday, according to Iranian media. More information: click here

Obama set for BP boss showdown

U.S. President Obama will confront BP executives over the Gulf oil spill Wednesday after telling a prime-age U.S. audience his administration would "fight this spill with everything we've got." More information: click here

Shootout in tourist town leaves 15 dead

Fifteen suspects were killed Tuesday in a shootout with soldiers in the tourist town of Taxco, Mexico, the national defense secretary said in a news release. More information: click here

Aruba, Peru to swap van der Sloot info

Aruban and Peruvian authorities have agreed to "aid each other" in the murder investigation of Stephany Flores -- in which Joran Van der Sloot is the prime suspect, an Aruban administration spokesman said Tuesday. More information: click here

Uneasy calm in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan closes its border with Kyrgyzstan after tens of thousands of ethnic Uzbeks attempt to flee the most serious outbreak of ethnic violence in ten years. More information: click here

Bin Laden 'hunter' arrested in Pakistan

A 52-year-ancient American citizen who said he was searching for Osama bin Laden was detained in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan this week, Pakistani police said Tuesday. More information: click here

U.S. listed in human trafficking report

The U.S. administration's annual worldwide human trafficking report, released Monday, for the first age includes an assessment of trafficking in the United States. More information: click here

Van der Sloot attorney resigns

Joran van der Sloot said he elbowed murder victim Stephany Flores Ramirez in the face before strangling her and then suffocating her with his own shirt, transcripts released by Peruvian authorities exhibit. More information: click here

Death toll rises in Kyrgyzstan as ethnic groups flee

The number of human beings dead in ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan rises to 170 as the Central Asian nation's interim administration sends more security forces to the area to quell violent ethnic clashes. More information: click here

Venezuela human rights under spotlight

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Monday castigated Venezuela for its recent record on freedom of expression in a letter sent to the nation's foreign minister. More information: click here

Board won't stop firing-squad execution

Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole refused Monday to commute a twice-convicted killer's death sentence, moving him one step closer to execution by firing squad. More information: click here

Iran sending aid ships to Gaza

An Iranian ship carrying aid supplies has locate sail for Gaza and two others are expected to leave following week, two of Iran's semi-official news agencies reported on Monday. More information: click here

BP stocks dives 7%

BP's stock dropped more than 7% Monday morning -- the 56th day of the oil spill - as the oil giant geared up for another brutal week in the Gulf and on the Hill. More information: click here

New Iraqi parliament finally sits

Iraq's fresh parliament met for the first age Monday, more than three months after national elections that resulted in a political deadlock. More information: click here

Colombia: Hostages freed after 12 years

The Colombian military has rescued two top national police officers held by the FARC guerrillas for nearly 12 years, President Alvaro Uribe, above, has announced. More information: click here

Afghan schoolgirls apparently poisoned

About 60 schoolgirls in Afghanistan's Balkh province appear to have been poisoned and required hospitalization, the Ministry of Health said Sunday. More information: click here

Poisoning affects 59 Afghan students

Poisoning at a girls college in Afghanistan's Ghazni province affected 59 students, community officials told CNN Saturday. More information: click here

Tensions high in Kyrgyzstan

Tensions remained high in Kyrgyzstan early Sunday after two days of ethnic clashes left dozens of human beings dead and more than 1,000 others injured since fighting broke outside Thursday night, state media reported. More information: click here

Karrubi: Iran's future 'belongs to people'

Iran's disputed presidential election at the end year sparked widespread outrage within the Islamic republic and gave rise to the Green Movement, led by opposition candidates Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi. More information: click here

7.3 quake strikes off India coast

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of India early Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A community tsunami watch has been issued for India, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. More information: click here

7.5 quake strikes off India coast

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of India early Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A community tsunami watch has been issued for India, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. More information: click here

Dozens killed in Kyrgyz ethnic violence

The Kyrgyz interim leader has questioned for Russian peacekeepers to aid stop ethnic violence in the south of the nation, a administration spokesman confirmed on Saturday. More information: click here

France held by Uruguay in Cape Town

France and 10-male Uruguay played to a tame goalless draw in their Collection A opener in Cape Town on Friday night. More information: click here

17 dead in Kyrgyzstan violence

At least 17 human beings were killed and scores others injured in fresh violence that erupted Friday in the megalopolis of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan, a region that has been marred in the past by ethnic tensions. More information: click here

South Africa ceremony sets stage for World Cup kickoff

Thousands pack Soccer Megalopolis stadium in Johannesburg for a tribal-themed opening ceremony ahead of the first clash of the 2010 Earth Cup when hosts South Africa confront Mexico. More information: click here

Cops: Suspect knows Holloway location

Peru murder suspect Joran van der Sloot, a longtime suspect in the disappearance of an American teen in Aruba, was transferred from a police facility to the national attorney common's office Thursday morning, according to images broadcast by CNN affiliate America TV. More information: click here

Police: Van der Sloot knows location of Holloway's body

Joran van der Sloot told investigators during an interrogation that he knows the location of Natalee Holloway's body, a Peruvian police official told CNN in Lima. More information: click here

USGS: Amount of oil in Gulf may be double first estimate

Researchers have doubled estimates of how much oil has been spewing in the Gulf of Mexico -- up to 40,000 barrels a day may have gushed for weeks. More information: click here

Officials: Taliban executes boy, 7, as spy

Suspected Taliban militants have executed a 7-year-ancient boy, accusing him of spying for the administration, officials in southern Afghanistan said Thursday. More information: click here

Oil spill spurs sickness in U.S. states

States are tracking the health consequences of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, including respiratory and skin irritation problems in Louisiana and Alabama, health officials said. More information: click here

Stowaway survives in jet undercarriage

A 20-year-ancient Romanian stowaway survived a 90-minute flight in a private plane's wheel compartment and was subsequently arrested, reported the Metropolitan Police Supply in London, England. More information: click here

Israel PM offers to appear at raid inquiry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he is willing to appear before an investigation into the Israeli commando raid on a flotilla at the end week, however will accept only an Israeli military investigation. More information: click here

U.N. votes to slap new sanctions on Iran

The United Nations Security Council votes to impose fresh sanctions on Iran in a fresh effort to energy the Islamic Republic to suspend its nuclear program. More information: click here

Malawi gay man 'now dating a woman'

One of two gay men recently imprisoned and pardoned in Malawi has begun a relationship with a woman, says a collection that helped provide legal support to the men. More information: click here

Imprisoned, pardoned gay man 'now dating a woman'

One of two gay men recently imprisoned and pardoned in Malawi has begun a relationship with a woman, says a collection that helped provide legal support to the men. More information: click here

NATO convoy attacked near Islamabad

Trucks carrying oil and other supplies bound for NATO troops in Afghanistan came under fire Tuesday on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, leaving five human beings dead and five others wounded, Islamabad police said. More information: click here

GM to recall 1.4M vehicles

Common Motors is recalling 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a difficulty in which fires can be caused by a heated windshield washer fluid system. More information: click here

Ahmadinejad slams 'devilish' Israel

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Israel's raid on an aid flotilla revealed that nation's "devilish" nature and congratulates Turkey for its response. More information: click here

Van der Sloot 'confesses to murder'

Peru authorities affirm Joran van der Sloot, twice arrested over the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway, has confessed to the murder of Stephany Flores Ramirez. More information: click here

55 bodies found in mass grave

Mexican authorities over the weekend found 55 bodies inside a mine ventilation shaft that was used as a mass grave in the megalopolis of Taxco, officials have said. More information: click here

Mexican authorities recover 55 bodies from mine shaft

Mexican authorities over the weekend found 55 bodies inside a mine ventilation shaft that was used as a mass grave in the megalopolis of Taxco, officials have said. More information: click here

Revamp links Yahoo, Facebook pages

Human beings who employ both Facebook and Yahoo will be able to link those accounts and share updates and messages across platforms thanks to a major redesign rolled outside by Yahoo on Monday. More information: click here

Tweet with twist named 'most beautiful'

Less than six months after joining Twitter, Marc MacKenzie has found his groove - starting with a cliche and then giving it a twist. More information: click here

Iran Red Crescent to send aid to Gaza - reports

Iran's Red Crescent Society will try to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sending aliment and medical supplies "in the following hardly any days," Iranian media reports. More information: click here

Afghan, Pakistan officials in peace drive

Afghan and Pakistani administration officials will attend for the first age a meeting in Madrid on Monday with special envoys from 33 other nations, including the United States and China, to discuss peace efforts in the war-torn region, a senior Spanish diplomat said. More information: click here

Guilty verdict 25 years after Bhopal India disaster

A court ruled executives of the immediately defunct Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary are guilty for their role in the 1984 industrial disaster that killed thousands in Bhopal, India. More information: click here

Asia stocks open sharply lower, euro continues slide

The global stock sell-off that started Friday on the back of worse than expected U.S. unemployment data is hitting Asia trade, with stocks opening sharply lower. More information: click here

U.S.: Too early to gauge BP progress

Washington's response manager to the Gulf oil disaster says BP has made progress, however cautioned it was also early to call the effort a success. More information: click here

Train derails near Scottish resort town

Police in Scotland are investigating what led a northbound passenger train to derail and catch fire Sunday as it divide through a mountaineous area, leaving eight human beings injured, authorities said. More information: click here

Van der Sloot's Peru jail stay extended

A judge has extended the investigation into murder suspect Joran van der Sloot, accused of killing a Peruvian woman, for another week, a spokeswoman for Peru's Interior Ministry said Sunday. More information: click here

BP 'pleased' with oil capping progress

A BP official says the firm is pleased with its operation to funnel crude from a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, while authorities affirm most of the oil is still leaking. More information: click here

Two men arrested at JFK airport

Authorities have arrested two men at Fresh York's John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of an ongoing investigation, the FBI and Fresh York police said early Sunday morning. More information: click here

Illegal mining kills scores in Nigeria

More than 160 Nigerians, including scores of children, have died of lead poisoning this year since of illegal gold mining, the nation's chief epidemiologist said Saturday. More information: click here

BP 'pleased' with oil containment gains

BP said it has collected more than 1,800 barrels of oil since placing a cap over its ruptured undersea well, however video taken Saturday still shows a stream of crude escaping into the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

MotoGP star Rossi in horror crash

Valentino Rossi's hopes of retaining his MotoGP title were shattered on Saturday when the nine-age earth champion motorcyclist suffered a horrific crash in a practice session for his house race in Italy. More information: click here

Gaza-bound aid boat seized by Israel enters port

Gaza-bound aid ship, the MV Rachel Corrie, enters the Israeli port of Ashdod hours after it was seized by Israeli Navy commandos. More information: click here

Israeli commandos seize aid boat headed for Gaza

Israeli naval commandos seize an Irish-owned ship carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza in defiance of a naval blockade, officials affirm. More information: click here

Dutch murder suspect returned to Peru

The Chilean administration has chose to expel murder suspect Joran van der Sloot to Peru, where he is wanted in connection with the killing of a 21-year-ancient woman, Interpol said Friday. More information: click here

U.S. police follow 9-mile trail of blood

This week's shooting death and subsequent dragging of a black male in South Carolina are being investigated as a imaginable despise crime, the Newberry County Sheriff's Office said Friday. More information: click here

Obama to pick James Clapper intel chief

President Obama plans to nominate retired Air Energy Lt. Gen. James Clapper to be the fresh director of national intelligence, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed to CNN. More information: click here

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches

Paid for by the money and dreams of a millionaire, a newly developed rocket stands ready to blast off from Cape Canaveral on its first check flight. It serves as a symbol of the prospect and could carry astronauts and cargo to the international hour station. More information: click here

England's Ferdinand out of World Cup

England captain Rio Ferdinand is facing Earth Cup heartache after being injured in pre-tournament training. More information: click here

BP declares oil cap a success

Oil is being siphoned from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico to the surface, where it is flowing on board a ship, BP said Friday. More information: click here

Japan elects new prime minister

The upper and lower houses of Japan's parliament elect Naoto Kan to be the nation's fifth prime minister since 2006, days after the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama. More information: click here

UK PM to meet police over shootings

British Prime Minister David Cameron plotted Friday to visit the region in northern England where a gunman this week carried outside one of the worst gun massacres in recent British history. More information: click here

ICC to investigate Ugandan army

Citing increased complaints from Ugandans, mainly from the war-ravaged northern region, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said Thursday he plans to investigate the nation's army over alleged crimes against humanity. More information: click here

Gaza-bound aid ship delays voyage

The following showdown over Israel's naval blockade of Gaza could come as early as Friday as an Irish-owned ship filled with humanitarian aid steams into the region. More information: click here

Clashes in Somali capital leave 20 dead

Fighting early Thursday between Somali administration forces and insurgent fighters from Al-Shabaab in the capital, Mogadishu killed at least 10 human beings and wounded 20 others, said Ali Muse, director of Nationlink Ambulance. More information: click here

U.N. warns Hamas over charity offices

The United Nations' special coordinator for Middle East peace expressed his concerns Thursday over reports of Hamas breaking into charity offices in Gaza and closing them down, a statement said. More information: click here

Clashes in Somali capital leave 10 dead

Fighting early Thursday between Somali administration forces and insurgent fighters from Al-Shabaab in the capital, Mogadishu killed at least 10 human beings and wounded 20 others, said Ali Muse, director of Nationlink Ambulance. More information: click here

Aid boat raises new showdown fears

The following showdown over Israel's naval blockade of Gaza could come as early as Friday as an Irish-owned ship filled with humanitarian aid steams into the region. More information: click here

Brazil football star in court on gang ties

Brazilian football star Adriano appeared before a prosecutor on Wednesday and denied accusations of associating with a top Rio de Janeiro drug gang, state officials and Adriano's lawyer said. More information: click here

Report: 20 killed in China landslide

Landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 20 human beings in southern China, the Xinhua state news agency reported Wednesday. More information: click here

Netanyahu defends deadly raid: 'That was not a love boat'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended Israel's actions that led to the deaths of nine activists aboard a boat laden with humanitarian supplies for Gaza. More information: click here

Woods has no plans to hire new coach

Tiger Woods says he has no plans to employ a fresh coach as he prepares to defend his Memorial Tournament title on Thursday. More information: click here

Top seed Serena beaten at French Open

Australian Sam Stosur completed her giant-killing habit at the French Open by beating top seed Serena Williams to textbook a place in the final four. More information: click here

Blair raises Gaza blockade concerns

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has expressed concern over Israel's policy towards Gaza following Monday's commando raid on an international flotilla carrying aid to the blockaded Palestinian territory. More information: click here

UK police find body believed to be suspected gunman

Police find the body of a male they believe to be Derrick Bird, the suspect in a number of fatal shootings across Cumbria, northern England, authorities affirm. More information: click here

Israel deports Gaza flotilla activists

International criticism of Israel intensifies as it starts to deport foreign activists detained after Monday's commando raid on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. More information: click here

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama tells parliamentary officials he will resign. "I'm going to step down," Hatoyama announced in a live broadcast on Japanese TV NHK. More information: click here

Poland releases plane crash transcript

Pilots were warned of potential danger at least eight times in about 30 seconds before a Polish jet crashed in Russia in April, killing President Lech Kaczynski and about 100 others. More information: click here

U.N. condemns raid on Gaza aid convoy, calls for probe

The U.N. Security Council condemns an Israeli raid on a flotilla of Gaza-bound aid ships which left at least nine human beings dead and calls for an investigation into the incident. More information: click here