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....

Trial of Khmer Rouge prison chief in final stage
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Closing arguments began Monday in the genocide trial of a Khmer Rouge prison chief, with the prosecution accusing Kaing Guek Eav of having pursued his role with zeal despite his expressions of remorse for atrocities....

21 Filipinos killed on way to file election papers
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country's restive south after dozens of gunmen on Monday hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year's elections, officials said....

French ship Russia wants to buy in St Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- A French amphibious assault ship like the one Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday in St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that Russia is upgrading its navy to intimidate its neighbors....

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 dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after criticizing the government's response to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that killed about 90,000 people....

Romania's president, rival in runoff election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Romania's centrist president will face a socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election, partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country emerge from a political and economic crisis....

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....

Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Rescuers returned to choppy waters off Indonesia's Sumatra island Monday to search for 21 passengers still missing after a ferry sank in a storm. Officials say 254 survivors were pulled from the sea and at least 29 other people drowned....

Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- 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....