4 US service members die in Afghan attacks
KABUL (AP) -- Four U.S. service members were killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan, NATO forces said Monday....

Chinese critic on quake response gets 3 years
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court on Monday sentenced to three years in prison a veteran dissident who had criticized the government's response to a 2008 earthquake that killed about 90,000 people....

Philippine police search for US suspect
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine police searched for an American who escaped after allegedly killing a government official's son in a road-rage shooting - the second homicide case against him, officials said Monday....

China slams US report warning of spying by Beijing
BEIJING (AP) -- Beijing on Monday criticized a U.S. government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was "full of prejudice" and warning that it could damage US-China relations....

Miners' families want answers in China mine blast
HEGANG, China (AP) -- Grieving family members demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China....

Incinerator plans on hold after protests in China
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Hundreds of residents protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown city of Guangzhou, a news report said....

Man slashed by kangaroo while trying to rescue dog
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- An Australian man was in stable condition Monday after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater....

US sailor cleared of assaulting Sydney prostitute
SYDNEY (AP) -- A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia's biggest city....

8 women set out to ski to South Pole
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- 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....