AP Top International News At 7:50 p.m. EDT
McGowan beats Vazquez as Jays finish 4-game sweep of ChiSoxTORONTO (AP) -- Dustin McGowan outpitched Javier Vazquez in an entertaining duel, and Matt Stairs homered to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 1-0 Monday night for a four-game sweep.... |
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capitalBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.... |
Sudan cuts ties with ChadKHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan severed ties with Chad Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis.... |
Serbia's pro-Western president declares victory in electionsBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections - a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. But his rivals vowed to fight on, and it was unclear if he could stave off their challenge.... |
Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebelsBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.... |
Myanmar cyclone shatters homes and dreams of familiesKYUNGYANGON SOUTH, Myanmar (AP) -- As the cyclone raged around him, Ko Zaw Min clung to a tree with one arm while clutching his newborn son with the other.... |
Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cycloneON THE PYAPON RIVER, Myanmar (AP) -- As the bloated bodies rise and fall with the current, women scrub clothes along the river bank, villagers bathe to cool themselves and a lone child sits on a dock staring aimlessly into the water.... |
11 dead in Haiti ferry capsizingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- An overloaded ferry capsized off the coast of southern Haiti, killing at least 11 people, U.N. and Haitian authorities said Sunday.... |
Debt woes drive thousands of Indian farmers to suicideKOCHI, India (AP) -- On the last night of his life, the farmer walked into his dusty fields, choked down pesticide and waited to die.... |
Iran looks to tap key oil field with homegrown crewsAZADEGAN OIL FIELD, Iran (AP) -- At this huge oil field in southwest Iran, one building stands out among the pumps and maze of pipelines: On its roof in giant letters, big enough for satellites or pilots to see, are the words: "We can do it."... |