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  1. File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)
    Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ETSent 1,742 times

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  2. FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 29, 2005, file photo, a female kangaroo and her joey are seen in suburban Sydney, Australia. An Australian man was in stable condition Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)
    Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner AP - 22 minutes agoSent 953 times

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

  3. Philippine soldiers patrol the streets of Manila. At least 21 people were murdered in the lawless southern Philippines on Monday in a massacre that the military and relatives of the victims said was likely linked to a political rivalry.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)
    Attack on election convoy kills 21 Filipinos AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:06 AM ETSent 244 times

    MANILA, Philippines - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.

  4. Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo AP - 23 minutes agoSent 178 times

    MONTREAL - A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits after her insurance agent found photos of her apparently having fun on Facebook.

  5. FILE - In this file image taken from a video released by Hamas Friday Oct, 2, 2009, Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit is seen holding a newspaper in an unknown location. The parents and brother of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit held a series of meetings with Israeli government officials met on Monday, as Hamas delegates traveled to Cairo to debate a final prisoner list presented by Israel for an exchange which would see him freed after more than three years in captivity. (AP Photo/Hamas video, via APTN, File)
    Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier AP - Mon Nov 23, 11:23 AM ETSent 48 times

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.

  6. The Mistral French amphibious assault ship/helicopter carrier/hospital ship docks on the Neva River in downtown St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, with one of the city landmarks, St. Isaac's Cathedral, in the background. Russia is planning to buy a Mistral-class ship worth 400-500 million euros (around $600-$750 million) from France. Russian Navy and defense industry experts are expected to inspect the ship during the visit. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    France shows off cutting-edge navy ship in Russia AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:50 AM ETSent 34 times

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.

  7. A US soldier mans an armoured vehicle at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The south Asian country lacks the capacity to recruit and train men in large enough numbers, military experts have said, despite a pledge by President Hamid Karzai to take over the nation's security from foreign troops by the end of his new five-year term.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)
    Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes agoSent 30 times

    KABUL - Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.

  8. FILE - In this April 5, 2000 file photo, Chinese computer engineer Huang Qi poses for photo in his office in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. A Chinese court handed down a three-year sentence in prison to the veteran dissident accused of spying, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo, File)
    China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years AP - 2 hours, 56 minutes agoSent 18 times

    BEIJING - A veteran dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed during China's massive earthquake last year, killing thousands of children — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.

  9. FILE - This May 31, 2007 file photo, shows a view of the LHC (large hadron collider) in its tunnel at CERN (European particle physics laboratory) near Geneva, Switzerland. Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night Nov. 20, 2009 for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)
    Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes agoSent 11 times

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  10. An unidentified relative of a victim weeps while waiting for news at Sekupang port in Batam, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tjundra Laksamana)
    Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank AP - 24 minutes agoSent 9 times

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.

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  1. Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  2. Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner AP - 22 minutes ago

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

  3. Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo AP - 23 minutes ago

    MONTREAL - A Canadian woman on sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits after her insurance agent found photos of her apparently having fun on Facebook.

  4. Attack on election convoy kills 21 Filipinos AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:06 AM ET

    MANILA, Philippines - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.

  5. VIDEO: US commander in Afghanistan asks for an extra 40,000 troops. Originally filed 210909. Duration: 0:53(AFPTV)
    Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes ago

    KABUL - Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.

  6. France shows off cutting-edge navy ship in Russia AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:50 AM ET

    ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.

  7. The family of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit leave the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Israel says there is no deal on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.(AFP/Jack Guez)
    Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier AP - Mon Nov 23, 11:23 AM ET

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.

  8. Survivors are evacuated after the 147-tonne Dumai Express went down in heavy rain and huge swells off Karimun island. The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.(AFP/Andri)
    Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank AP - 24 minutes ago

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rescuers plucked a woman from choppy waters Monday, some 25 hours after she jumped from a crowded ferry that sank in a storm off Indonesia's Sumatra island. At least 29 people drowned, and 20 others were missing.

  9. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to journalists upon his arrival to Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Ahmadinejad is on a one-day visit to Brazil. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
    Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    BRASILIA, Brazil - Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks Monday with his increasingly alienated Iranian counterpart.

  10. 8 women set out to ski to South Pole AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:46 AM ET

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies.

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  1. Iranian short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, September 2009. A commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said that air defence forces would "annihilate" Israeli warplanes if they attacked the Islamic republic, as the forces began five days of war games.(AFP/File/Shaigan)
    Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:45 PM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.

  2. VIDEO: Scientists hope the Large Hadron Collider will shed light on the origins of the universe. Originally filed 100908. Duration: 1:43(AFPTV)
    Big Bang atom smasher sends beams in 2 directions AP - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  3. Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion cry at the entrance of Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The death toll two days later was up to 104, with four still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. The accident Saturday was the deadliest in China's mining industry for two years, and has highlighted how heavy demand for power-generating coal comes at a high human cost. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    Official: China mine that exploded was too crowded AP - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

    HEGANG, China - The coal mine that exploded in northern China, killing 104, had too many workers underground in an effort to increase output, a government official said Monday, exposing the risks often taken to meet the country's insatiable energy demands.

  4. Israelis hold banners of captured soldier Gilad Shalit during a protest in Jerusalem. Israel said there is no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.(AFP/File/Gali Tibbon)
    Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier AP - Mon Nov 23, 11:23 AM ET

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.

  5. US soldier patrols the Korengal Valley in eastern Afghanistan. US President Barack Obama will meet with his war cabinet for "possibly" the last time before deciding whether to dispatch tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Simon Lim)
    Bombings, shooting kill 12 around Afghanistan AP - 20 minutes ago

    KABUL - Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.

  6. Brazil: World should engage, not isolate Iran AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago

    BRASILIA, Brazil - Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks Monday with his increasingly alienated Iranian counterpart.

  7. Attack on election convoy kills 21 Filipinos AP - Mon Nov 23, 9:06 AM ET

    MANILA, Philippines - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.

  8. Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner AP - 22 minutes ago

    MELBOURNE, Australia - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.

  9. A seriously injured miner lies in hospital in the city of Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.(AFP/Peter Parks)
    Anger builds as China mine toll hits 104 AFP - Mon Nov 23, 7:10 AM ET

    HEGANG, China (AFP) - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as the death toll from China's worst mining disaster in two years climbed to 104 and hopes of finding more survivors faded.

  10. Iran bans paper for running photo of Baha'i temple AP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities have banned the country's largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha'i temple, state media reported Monday.

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