World News
NKorea to resume dismantling nuclear facilities (AP)
AP - North Korea said Sunday it will resume dismantling its main nuclear facilities, hours after the U.S. removed the communist country from a list of states Washington says sponsor terrorism.
American space tourist blasts off in Soyuz rocket (AP)
AP - A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station.
Russian leader Medvedev watches missile tests (AP)
AP - President Dmitry Medvedev watched a missile soar from Russia's rain-soaked northern forests toward a target thousands of miles away on Sunday, capping a weekend of launches reminding audiences at home and abroad about the country's nuclear might.
Norbert weakens to tropical storm over Mexico (AP)
AP - After making landfall over mainland Mexico, Norbert weakened Sunday from a hurricane to a tropical storm, weather officials said.
More than 100 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes (AP)
AP - Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants.
European leaders meet on financial meltdown (AFP)
AFP - European leaders were due in Paris on Sunday for a summit that would mark their last chance to hammer out a coordinated financial rescue package before their panic-stricken stock markets reopen.
Palestinian leaders call for reconciliation (AP)
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday the rift between his mainstream Palestinian faction and archrival Hamas must end. The Hamas leader, meanwhile, said the time is right for reconciliation.
Mexico offers reward in bar massacre investigation (AP)
AP - Officials are offering a reward of 500,000 pesos (US$37,300) for the capture of gunmen who killed 11 people in a northern city bar.
Zimbabwe opposition condemns Mugabe (AFP)
AFP - Zimbabwe's outraged opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of killing off a power-sharing deal on Sunday after he unilaterally handed key ministries to his own party.
Indian Christians celebrate canonisation of first woman saint (AFP)
AFP - About 40,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday at which Pope Benedict XVI canonised four new saints, among them Sister Alfonsa, an Indian nun who became the country's first woman saint.
Australia guarantees bank deposits to combat crisis (Reuters)
Reuters - Australia and New Zealand gave a blanket guarantee to all bank deposits Sunday in a move likely to raise pressure on other economies to do the same, amid a crisis of confidence in the global financial system.










