Reuters - An Israeli anti-torture watchdog said
in a report on Sunday Israeli soldiers routinely abuse bound
Palestinian detainees and it accused the military of "absolute
indifference" towards such mistreatment.
Reuters - Armed supporters of Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe have occupied the area where opposition leader
Morgan Tsvangirai was to hold an election rally on Sunday,
Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change said.
Reuters - The worst Midwest
flooding in 15 years eased on Saturday after the swollen
Mississippi River crested in St. Louis, but the toll was still
rising as billions of dollars in damage to crops, communities
and infrastructure were assessed.
Reuters - A Philippine passenger ferry capsized
during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, triggering
a frantic search on Sunday for survivors.
AP - Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate.
AP - The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up — not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America's role across the region is on the line.
AP - Same-sex couples across California exchanged vows and wedding bands on the first weekend since the state began allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry.
AP - A rescue ship battling huge waves and strong winds on Sunday reached a passenger ferry that capsized in Typhoon Fengshen, but found none of the more than 700 people who were on board. The storm has submerged entire communities in the Philippines and left at least 80 people dead.
AP - Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected.
AP - Scott Kalitta died Saturday when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
AP - Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. Gas prices are skyrocketing. Home values are abysmal. Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable. Wars without end rage in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism.
AP - With communities in the Midwest still under water, Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday criticized Republican John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs and opened a new debate in the White House race.
AFP - Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as the Olympic torch relay passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa on Saturday, just three months after deadly riots against China's rule here.
