Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters....

Romanians vote for president amid political crisis
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Romanians were voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could help end a leadership crisis that has threatened an international loan aimed at stopping the country's painful recession....

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87
HEGANG, China (AP) -- Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years....

5 Afghan border security guards killed in south
KABUL (AP) -- A roadside bomb killed five Afghan border security guards Sunday on a heavily used road in southern Afghanistan....

Officials: 4 dead in attacks around Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul....

Top Iran reformer sentenced to 6 years in jail
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A top reformer has been sentenced to six years in jail after he stood trial on charges of fomenting unrest to topple the Iranian regime....

3 bomb blasts leave 5 dead, 25 wounded in India
GAUHATI, India (AP) -- Three bombs exploded in India's restive northeast Sunday, killing five people and wounding more than 25, police said....

Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans....

Israeli aircraft strike tunnels, arms factories
JERUSALEM (AP) -- The Israeli military says its aircraft have attacked two weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip....

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors....