4 killed, 11 wounded in bombing south of Baghdad

A roadside bomb killed four people, including three army soldiers, and wounded 11 people south of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi officials said.

Streets under security lockdown in Indian Kashmir

Violence continued to rage in Indian Kashmir on Saturday with one person shot dead and three others wounded after police opened fire on protesters who attacked their camp.

Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistani floods

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker

Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11 people in five targets hit across Gaza overnight, the group and the military said Saturday.

'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said.

Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments

A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.

Poles hope deadly knights will now bring some good

They were bloody medieval warriors who spread Catholicism by the sword and seized Polish lands with great cruelty. But that's not stopping the Polish city of Kwidzyn from capitalizing on the aura surrounding the Teutonic Knights.

Official says death toll in Pakistani floods has risen above 800.

British child murderer sues over prison attack

One of Britain's most notorious murderers is suing prison authorities for failing to protect him after his throat was slashed by another inmate.
Ian Huntley is serving life for killing 10-year-old Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in the village of Soham, southern England, in 2002.

3 dead as building collapses in Italy

An apartment building has collapsed in southern Italy, and rescue workers say they have pulled the bodies of three people from the wreckage, including a little girl.
Police said the building fell apart after 1 a.m. (2300 GMT) Saturday in Afragola, a small town near Naples.

Russia begins to localize fires, others rage

Russia's armed forces mobilized Saturday to fight hundreds of wildfires that have wiped out villages and vast areas of woodland. Officials said the worst blazes were under control, but evacuations continued.

5.8 quake shakes Iran, no word on casualties

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted southeastern Iran on Saturday, the country's state television reported. There was no word on casualties or damage.