AP - The Associated Press has learned that China is canceling some military contacts as a result of America's recent announcement of a planned arms sale to Taiwan.

AFP - Ethiopia's president announced Monday that a document providing a legal framework for the fight against terrorism would be submitted to parliament.

AFP - Surrey batsman Mark Ramprakash will miss next season's first two County Championship matches for repeatedly swearing at an umpire.

AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.

AP - A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka on Monday.

AP - A former Taliban ambassador said Monday that the hard-line militants sat with Afghan officials and Saudi King Abdullah over an important religious meal in Saudi Arabia late last month as the insurgency raged back home.

AP - The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, not just her party.

AFP - A magazine on Monday accused rising Bulgarian sumo star Kotooshu of fixing bouts as a scandal tainting the image of Japan's ancient sport intensified.

AFP - More than a decade after Desmond Tutu helped end apartheid, he shows no signs of slowing down as he turns 77 on Tuesday, and is still an outspoken advocate for justice in South Africa and around the globe.

AP - Five state police officers were arrested in southern Mexico on Sunday in connection with a deadly raid to dislodge protesters from a Mayan archaeological site.

AP - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.