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BEIJING (AP):Parts of Beijing have been flooded by torrential rain, and airport officials say the downpour forced the cancellation of 150 flights.Water poured into underground crossings and subway stations and submerged cars in low-lying areas yesterday...

The US government says it plans to release 30 million barrels of oil from its strategic petroleum reserve as part of a global effort to reduce disruption to oil supplies.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP): Revelations that $45 million meant to pay for elementary students' education was stolen is turning into political poison in Kenya, where activists yesterday locked themselves...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): Afghanistan's NATO-trained military is ready to take responsibility for fighting Taliban insurgents and securing key parts of the country that will be the first to transition...

KATSINA (AP): Gunmen in northern Nigeria have killed eight people in attacks that resembled previous strikes by a feared Muslim sect, police said yesterday, though authorities said copycats may have been responsible for most of the killings.

BOISE, Idaho (AP):An Idaho pilot suffered minor injuries when a twin-engine airplane carrying seven people on a skydiving trip crashed during take-off.Police in Caldwell say the accident was reported at about 12:40 p.m.

ST PETERSBURG (AP):An ageing Russian airliner went down in heavy fog and burst into flames just short of a runway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people in a crash that officials blamed on pilot error.

NEW DELHI (AP):Days before peace talks, India and Pakistan were caught in an angry exchange of accusations yesterday over the movements of their warships engaged in operations against Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.An Indian naval ship...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP): South Africa's president has been grounded by an ash cloud from a Chilean volcano that has been erupting for two weeks. The governing African National Congress said President Jacob Zuma canceled a visit to western South...

JAKARTA, Indonesia(AP): A new club in Indonesia that encourages women to be totally obedient to their husbands and focus on keeping them sexually satisfied has generated an outcry from some activists. The Indonesian branch of the Obedient Wives Club...

Suriname and Argentina have signed an agreement allowing for their nationals to visit each other’s country without a visa.