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Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228

The Associated Press | Today at 12:57 a.m.

Indonesian television says a passenger ferry with more than 200 people onboard sank in rough waters near Sumatra island.

  • 3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India

    By WASBIR HUSSAIN, Associated Press Writer | Today at 1:03 a.m.

    Police say three bombs have exploded in India's restive northeast killing five people and wounding more than 25 others.

  • Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack

    By ERIKA KINETZ, Associated Press Writer | Today at 12:22 a.m.

    The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.

  • Romanians vote for president amid political crisis

    By ALISON MUTLER, Associated Press Writer | Today at 12:32 a.m.

    Romanians began voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could open the door to an international loan aimed at ending the country's deep recession.

  • Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo

    The Associated Press | Today at 12:32 a.m.

    A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

  • Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories

    The Associated Press | Today at 12:32 a.m.

    The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

  • McCain links political correctness to shootings

    By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 5:52 p.m.

    Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.

  • Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 5:27 p.m.

    Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters.

  • Buddhists from 2 Koreas hold joint ceremony

    By KWANG-TAE KIM, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 7:27 a.m.

    Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.

  • Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case

    By MARTA FALCONI, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 8:17 p.m.

    Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game - charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy."

  • Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital

    By ELENA BECATOROS and AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writers | Nov. 21 at 10:17 a.m.

    A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said.

  • McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'

    By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 9:32 p.m.

    U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

  • Azerbaijan threatens force over Nagorno-Karabakh

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 11:27 a.m.

    President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Armenia on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute produce no result.

  • Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 12:22 p.m.

    Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at southern Israeli towns to prevent retaliatory attacks.

  • China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

    By CARA ANNA, Associated Press Writer | Today at 12:47 a.m.

    Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.

  • Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

    By ARIEL DAVID, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 11:56 a.m.

    Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.

  • Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

    By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 1:37 p.m.

    After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.

  • Iraq working for release of Americans held in Iran

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 8:12 a.m.

    An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.

  • Afghan road builder's dream thwarted by violence

    By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 11:07 p.m.

    Khalid Khan stares through the dusty window pane, down across the rooftops of the capital, and wonders if they really know where he lives.

  • Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 11:02 a.m.

    Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca, as four pilgrims succumbed to the disease soon after arriving in Saudi Arabia.

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