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. Read more…
AFP - More people will perish in Myanmar's cyclone disaster zone unless the regime lifts restrictions on foreign aid, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday, accusing it of "criminal neglect." Read more…
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. Read more…
S Korean police fire water cannons and arrest 228 people protesting against plans to resume US beef imports. Read more…
AP - A man convicted of spying for Hezbollah has been released from an Israeli prison and is back in Lebanon. Read more…
AP - Myanmar's junta said Sunday that it was prompt in providing relief to cyclone victims, an apparent response to global criticism over its handling of a disaster that left more than 130,000 people dead or missing. Read more…
AP - Canada's federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Facebook after four students complained that the popular Web site violates Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without proper consent. Read more…
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) ?— Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and several of their famous colleagues ?— including newlyweds Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller ?— spread their wings Saturday night at the exclusive Butterfly Ball fundraiser benefiting Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps homeless men and women find jobs and homes. Read more…
AFP - England selectors on Sunday named an unchanged 12-man squad for the final Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge starting on Thursday. Read more…
AFP - Afghanistan's appeal court referred Sunday a reporter sentenced to death on blasphemy charges to hospital for medical tests after he said he was tortured by security forces who fractured his nose. Read more…
AP - Australian troops have ended combat operations in Iraq, a Defense Department official said Saturday. Read more…
Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday a strong dollar is in the interest of the United States and its value would ultimately reflect strong long-term U.S. fundamentals. Read more…
Reuters - Belgium's InBev NV is close to securing a $50 billion financing package to enable it to launch a takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc , maker of Budweiser beer, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Read more…
A helicopter ferrying China quake victims crashes, as efforts to stop a quake lake flooding Mianyang continue. Read more…
The head of UK mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley quits the firm citing health reasons. Read more…
AFP - Zimbabwean police prevented the opposition from staging two rallies in the resort towns of Hwange and Victoria Falls that were due to be addressed by its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, the party said Sunday. Read more…
AFP - Guus Hiddink insisted Sunday there was no chance of him leaving Russia to take charge of Chelsea. Read more…
AFP - A gunman killed one person Sunday in an attack on a Macedonian security patrol, police said as the Balkan state voted in polls already marred by unrest and overshadowed by political and ethnic troubles. Read more…
AP - Gay rights activists held small, scattered protests in Moscow on Sunday, flouting repeated refusals from city authorities for permission to hold parades or demonstrations. Read more…
AFP - The Swiss on Sunday voted to reject a referendum proposal by a far-right party making it harder for foreigners to become naturalised citizens, Swiss TV reported citing first estimates. Read more…
World number two Ana Ivanovic and number three and Jelena Jankovic progress to the French Open quarter-finals. Read more…
Reuters - Some 89 children detained by Sudan on suspicion of taking part in a rebel assault on the capital Khartoum appear to be in good health and have not been mistreated, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Sunday. Read more…
AP - A Los Angeles fire official says a large fire is burning on a lot at Universal Studios. Read more…
AFP - England's understudies will get a rare chance to take centre stage in Sunday's friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. Read more…
AFP - Switzerland voted to reject a plan that would make it harder for foreigners to become naturalised citizens in a referendum Sunday, according to partial official results. Read more…