AP - The tour guides were waiting with bony, undersized horses to carry travelers to Haiti's historic Citadelle Laferriere, one of the most impressive mountaintop fortresses in the world.

AP - As others rushed for higher ground, the Liu family sat at home sipping tea and watching TV reports of a possible massive flood.

AP - A year into Hamas' rule in the Gaza Strip, courts are meting out justice, police are arresting thieves, motorists are paying for licenses and authorities are blocking Internet porn sites.

AP - Israel handed over a convicted Hezbollah spy to Lebanon on Sunday and in a surprise move the Islamic guerrilla group turned over what it said were the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in a 2006 war.

Reuters - About 500 Australian combat troops pulled out of their base in southern Iraq on Sunday, fulfilling an election promise by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to bring the soldiers home this year.

AP - Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says a remote-controlled bomb detonated as a bus carrying Afghan soldiers passed by, killing one civilian and wounding five people.

AFP - The US special envoy for Sudan said Sunday he would shuttle between northern and southern leaders to try to resolve a crisis in a disputed oil district where deadly clashes have sparked fears of a new civil war.

AP - A weak tropical storm formed Saturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall at the Belize-Mexico border, dumping rain and kicking up surf.

AP - Gunfire erupted as Macedonians voted in early parliamentary elections, and two people were reported wounded.

AP - Myanmar needs more than food and shelter. It needs human expertise for everything from cleaning water to mental health counseling — and right now, those experts can't get to the hard-hit delta.

AP - The U.S. military says one of its helicopters has crashed south of Baghdad, wounding two American soldiers.

AP - U.S. military deaths plunged in May to the lowest monthly level in more than four years and civilian casualties were down sharply, too, as Iraqi forces assumed the lead in offensives in three cities and a truce with Shiite extremists took hold.

AP - A police official says a car bomb exploded in Baghdad near the Iranian embassy, killing at least two civilians and wounding five people.