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Large wave in South Korea kills 9, injures 14 4 May 08, 23:51 ET AP - At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured Sunday after being swept away by a sudden large wave that crashed over a breakwater on South Korea's west coast, the Coast Guard said. more At least 16 people killed in Mexican massacres 4 May 08, 23:20 ET Reuters - Heavily armed men killed at least 16 people, all members of a ranchers' association, in two different massacres in southern Mexico over the weekend, Mexican media said on Sunday. more Chile's president tours volcano damage 4 May 08, 22:42 ET AP - President Michelle Bachelet toured shelters Sunday packed with evacuees fleeing a major volcanic eruption in southern Chile, as the Chaiten Volcano continued to blast ash into the sky. more Second round of China-Tibet talks planned 4 May 08, 21:35 ET AP - Chinese officials and envoys of the Dalai Lama have agreed to a second round of talks, China's state-run news agency said in an apparent sign of progress in easing tensions raised by violent anti-government riots in Tibet. more Israel's advent altered outlook for Middle East Jews 4 May 08, 20:18 ET Reuters - A ruined cemetery lies by the sea in Sidon, the worn Hebrew inscriptions on the headstones a reminder of Lebanon's once-thriving Jewish minority, which has all but vanished since the state of Israel emerged 60 years ago. more Documents show UK post-WWII dilemma over Jewish refugees 4 May 08, 19:05 ET AP - Documents released Monday show how the British government tried to send thousands of Palestine-bound Jewish survivors of the Nazi genocide back to postwar Germany without inflaming world opinion. more 15 dead after boat sinks in Amazon 4 May 08, 18:45 ET AP - A boat ferrying at least 80 people home from a party sank in Brazil's Amazon region early Sunday, killing at least 15 and leaving dozens missing, according to rescue officials and Brazil's government. more Church recognizes Virgin Mary appearances in France 4 May 08, 17:39 ET AP - A Roman Catholic bishop said Sunday that the church has officially recognized that the Virgin Mary appeared to a 17th-century shepherd girl in the French Alps. more UN suspends Gaza food aid again 4 May 08, 16:24 ET AFP - The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees is to suspend its food aid distribution in Gaza on Monday because of a lack of fuel caused by the Israeli blockade, a spokesman said on Sunday. more Violence flares in Bolivia autonomy vote 4 May 08, 16:23 ET AFP - An autonomy vote by Bolivia's richest province of Santa Cruz was marred by violence Sunday as supporters of the move and indigenous backers of President Evo Morales, who has called the poll illegal, faced off. more AP Interview: Austrian wife clueless of daughter's captivity 4 May 08, 16:20 ET AP - The wife of an Austrian man accused of holding their daughter captive for 24 years fought to keep the troubled family together but never knew their child was in a soundproofed cellar beneath the apartment, the wife's sister said. more U.N. sees world climate change deal in 2009 4 May 08, 16:05 ET Reuters - The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said on Sunday. more Zimbabwe teachers say they are targets following election 4 May 08, 16:04 ET AP - Educators have become targets in Zimbabwe's postelection violence, a teachers union said Sunday, threatening a nationwide strike unless the government stops the attacks. more US-backed plan sees shiny future for embattled Green Zone 4 May 08, 14:39 ET AP - Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad. more Iraqi official says Iran arms evidence not conclusive 4 May 08, 14:10 ET AP - A top Iraqi official said Sunday there was no conclusive evidence that Shiite extremists have been directly supplied with some Iranian arms as alleged by the United States. more China farms the world to feed a ravenous economy 4 May 08, 14:02 ET AP - The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees - their sap destined for China. more Bolivia's richest region votes on autonomy drive 4 May 08, 13:57 ET Reuters - Bolivia's richest region of Santa Cruz voted on Sunday on a plan for greater autonomy from the central government in a referendum seen as a defiant rejection of President Evo Morales' leftist reforms. more Milosevic loyalists could return to power in Serbia 4 May 08, 13:37 ET AP - Two years after Slobodan Milosevic died in prison while on trial for genocide, his Serbian loyalists may score a parliamentary election victory May 11 that would return them to power and dramatically worsen the West's troubles in the Balkans. more Official: 2 spy planes downed over breakaway Georgia region 4 May 08, 13:09 ET AP - Forces from Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia shot down two unmanned Georgian spy planes over the territory on Sunday, an Abkhazian official said. more Iraq says no hard evidence of Iran support for militia 4 May 08, 10:43 ET AFP - Iraq said on Sunday it has no evidence that Iran was supplying militias engaged in fierce street fighting with security forces in Baghdad. more Bolivian state votes on autonomy 4 May 08, 09:17 ET AP - Indigenous values clashed with global capitalism on Sunday as residents of this self-reliant, low-lying state voted on an autonomy referendum whose likely passage could deal a blow to the country's leftist president. more High waves kill nine in S.Korea 4 May 08, 08:59 ET AFP - Nine people including two children were killed Sunday when high waves slammed into a breakwater on South Korea's west coast, sweeping anglers and others into the sea, coastguard officials said. more Rice: Peace deal still attainable by the end of the year 4 May 08, 07:57 ET AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the year-end goal for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal is still achievable, even as both sides question whether such a goal is realistic. more Myanmar cyclone kills at least 241 4 May 08, 07:29 ET AFP - At least 241 people were killed when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, battering buildings, sinking boats and sending uprooted trees flying through the air, officials said Sunday. more More Chinese children die from virus; other countries hit 4 May 08, 07:10 ET AP - A common illness that typically causes little more than a fever and rash has killed 24 children in China, and health officials fear the worst may be yet to come as outbreaks occur in neighboring countries. more Family: Austrian accused of incest had prior rape conviction 4 May 08, 06:35 ET AP - The wife of an Austrian man accused of imprisoning their daughter for 24 years never believed her husband was involved in her disappearance, even though he served 18 months for a 1967 rape conviction, her sister said. more Cyclone turns Myanmar city into "war zone" 4 May 08, 06:22 ET Reuters - Myanmar's military government declared disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta, flattening two towns and killing at least four people in Yangon, state media said. more Report: Chinese president hopeful on Tibet talks 4 May 08, 05:59 ET AP - President Hu Jintao said he has hopes for a positive outcome between representatives of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials at talks that began Sunday - the first since violent anti-government protests erupted in Tibet in March. more Chinese cheer on as Olympic torch starts mainland leg 4 May 08, 05:48 ET AP - Cheering Chinese stood on their chairs and waved flags as the Olympic torch started its mainland leg Sunday on the tropical island of Hainan - the first stop in what is expected to be a peaceful three-month journey to Beijing. more Sri Lanka's budget airline grounded by lack of planes 4 May 08, 04:39 ET AFP - Sri Lanka's state-run budget carrier has suspended operations indefinitely because of a lack of planes, an aviation official said Sunday. more 5 Myanmar regions are disaster zones, 4 dead after cyclone 4 May 08, 03:57 ET AP - Five regions in Myanmar were declared disaster zones Sunday after Tropical Cyclone Nargis smashed hundreds of houses, knocked out electricity and left at least four people dead. more Malaysia angers women with travel-restriction idea 4 May 08, 02:22 ET Reuters - Malaysian women's groups reacted with outrage on Sunday to a government proposal to impose restrictions on women planning to travel overseas on their own. more Malaysia's women face travel curbs over drug trafficking fears 4 May 08, 01:45 ET AFP - Malaysian women travelling abroad on their own may need letters from their parents or employers in a bid to stop them becoming "mules" for international drug syndicates, reports said Sunday. more

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