Reuters - Zimbabwe's one-candidate presidential election was not free and fair and it should be held again, African observers said on Sunday.

AP - Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama on Saturday vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship of a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to revamp immigration policy.

AP - A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay.

AP - A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river.

AP - Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.

AP - Beef bested bombs.

AP - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night — and it still wasn't good enough for the Los Angeles Angels.

AP - Paramilitary troops returned Sunday to posts they had been forced to abandon and Pakistani forces widened their offensive against militants operating in a volatile tribal area along the Afghan border, an official said.

AP - A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said.

AP - Police began an investigation Sunday into an allegation that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim sodomized his male aide, sparking speculation he could be sent back to prison on the same charge that led to his ouster from Malaysia's government a decade ago.

AP - Supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used batons and thick sticks to beat people who couldn't prove they voted in a runoff election in which the longtime ruler was the only candidate, an international rights group said Sunday.

AFP - Two mine-clearing experts -- a Dane and a Swede -- were released Saturday along with a local colleague hours after they were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Somalia, the United Nations said.

AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe awaited confirmation Saturday of his victory in a one-man election, branded a sham by the opposition and the West, as preparations were made for a rapid swearing-in.

Reuters - The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.