PARIS (Reuters) - Signals from the flight data recorders of the Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic killing all 228 people on board have been located, Le Monde newspaper said on its website on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Rich and poor nations edged closer to a deal on proposals for reforming the global financial system, but diplomats said there would have to be changes if a U.N. conference this week is to adopt them.

AP - One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others as the front end of the trailing train jackknifed violently into the air and fell atop the first.

AP - Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, found 'no major fraud' in the disputed June 12 election and ruled out annulling the the results, Iran's state TV Tuesday quoted a spokesman for the council as saying.

AP - Tropical Storm Andres was expected to grow into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday and deal a glancing blow to southwestern Mexico before churning its way up the coast past picturesque towns popular with foreign retirees.

Reuters - Signals from the flight data recorders of the Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic killing all 228 people on board have been located, Le Monde newspaper said on its website on Tuesday.

Reuters - President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.

Reuters - Rich and poor nations edged closer to a deal on proposals for reforming the global financial system, but diplomats said there would have to be changes if a U.N. conference this week is to adopt them.

AFP - Iran was bracing for pro-government student protests against the British embassy in Tehran as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary will teach those arrested during protests over the disputed presidential election a lesson, an official said, after riot police broke up the latest demonstration in Tehran.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy is headed in the right direction but the foundations of the recovery are not yet solid, a Chinese central bank official said on Tuesday, adding to a chorus of voices cautioning against expectations of a rapid rebound from the global crisis.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - An unidentified gunman killed a rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday, police said, dealing a potential blow to a government plan to defeat al Qaeda ally Mehsud.

KABUL (Reuters) - The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan will issue orders within days requiring troops to disengage from combat in populated areas when it is safe to do so, in an effort to reduce civilian casualties, a spokesman said.

AP - Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, found 'no major fraud' in the disputed June 12 election and ruled out annulling the the results, Iran's state TV Tuesday quoted a spokesman for the council as saying.

AP - The District of Columbia Fire Department has raised the death toll to nine in Monday's collision of two Metrorail trains.

AP - A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons was plying the waters off Shanghai on Tuesday en route to Myanmar, a news report said, as regional military officials and a U.S. destroyer kept a close eye on the vessel's movements.

AP - The discovery of suicide martyr videos seemed certain proof that Abd al Rahim Abdul Rassak was part of al-Qaida. A closer look at his video, though, showed he was actually being tortured by al-Qaida.

AP - A Taliban faction leader who criticized the militant group's Pakistani head over attacks that killed civilians was fatally shot Tuesday, reportedly by one of his own guards.

AP - The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for using a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan, a senior Kyrgyz official said Tuesday, four months after the country said U.S. troops would be evicted.

Reuters - Iran's judiciary will teach those arrested during protests over the disputed presidential election a lesson, an official said, after riot police broke up the latest demonstration in Tehran.

Reuters - China's economy is headed in the right direction but the foundations of the recovery are not yet solid, a Chinese central bank official said on Tuesday, adding to a chorus of voices cautioning against expectations of a rapid rebound from the global crisis.

Reuters - An unidentified gunman killed a rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday, police said, dealing a potential blow to a government plan to defeat al Qaeda ally Mehsud.

Reuters - The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan will issue orders within days requiring troops to disengage from combat in populated areas when it is safe to do so, in an effort to reduce civilian casualties, a spokesman said.

AFP - Iran's top election body ruled out cancelling the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Washington, D.C., subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour, killing nine people and injuring at least 75, officials said early on Tuesday.

AP - The worst accident in 33-year history of Metrorail, Washington's subway system, is under investigation by authorities trying to determine why a train plowed into the rear of another, killing at least nine people and injuring scores of others.

AP - Tropical Storm Andres was expected to grow into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday and deal a glancing blow to southwestern Mexico before churning its way up the coast past picturesque towns popular with foreign retirees.

AP - The United States has agreed to more than triple the rent it pays for use of a key air base in Kyrgyzstan to ship non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan under a deal approved Tuesday by a Kyrgyz parliamentary committee.

AP - Aaron Cook overcame serious obstacles to become the winningest pitcher in Colorado Rockies history. Having all of his home games in Coors Field was the least of his problems.

Reuters - Two Washington, D.C., subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour, killing nine people and injuring at least 75, officials said early on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Washington, D.C., subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour, killing nine people and injuring at least 75, officials said early on Tuesday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators have not yet found flight recorders of an Air France airliner that crashed this month, France's air accident authority said on Tuesday after a report that signals from the recorders had been picked up.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.

BISHKEK (Reuters) - The United States and Kyrgyzstan have signed a deal for U.S. forces to continue using an air base Washington considers vital for its operations in nearby Afghanistan, a Kyrgyz parliamentarian said on Tuesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday that the U.S. government's triple-A credit rating was safe but added that it could be at risk if Washington were unable to bring its public debt back to a downward trajectory.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A gunman working as a guard killed a rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday, security officials said, dealing a blow to a government plan to defeat al Qaeda ally Mehsud.

AP - Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday.

AP - French military ships searching for the black boxes of Flight 447 have detected sounds in the Atlantic depths but they are not from the Air France plane's flight recorders, French officials said Tuesday.

AP - A North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons cruised through waters off Shanghai on Tuesday en route to Myanmar, a news report said, as regional military officials and a U.S. destroyer kept a close eye on the vessel.

AP - Police say a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturned in Vermont and closed a highway for several hours.

AP - Women's top seed Dinara Safina and No. 3 Venus Williams are among the featured players on Tuesday's Wimbledon schedule.

Reuters - Two Washington, D.C., subway trains collided during the Monday afternoon rush hour, killing nine people and injuring at least 75, officials said early on Tuesday.

Reuters - Investigators have not yet found flight recorders of an Air France airliner that crashed this month, France's air accident authority said on Tuesday after a report that signals from the recorders had been picked up.

Reuters - President Barack Obama will throw his weight behind legislative bids to reform healthcare and cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday in his fourth White House press conference since taking office.

Reuters - The United States and Kyrgyzstan have signed a deal for U.S. forces to continue using an air base Washington considers vital for its operations in nearby Afghanistan, a Kyrgyz parliamentarian said on Tuesday.

Reuters - A gunman working as a guard killed a rival of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday, security officials said, dealing a blow to a government plan to defeat al Qaeda ally Mehsud.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transit authorities in Washington, D.C. were warned to upgrade the safety standards of older subway cars before a crash on Monday that killed seven people, U.S. investigators said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ed McMahon, a fixture on U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's 'The Tonight Show,' died on Tuesday at age 86, his spokesman said.

AP - The subway train that plowed into another, killing seven people in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said Tuesday.

AP - Iran's rulers stiffened their stance against protesters Tuesday, firmly rejecting demands to annul the election over fraud allegations, and setting up a special court for detained demonstrators, and keeping troops in riot gear on the streets to break up any gatherings.

AP - Ed McMahon, the loyal 'Tonight Show' sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding 'H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!' for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

AP - A real estate group says sales of previously occupied homes rose modestly from April to May, the third monthly increase this year, but signs of any housing recovery are fragile at best.

AP - French military ships searching for the black boxes of Flight 447 have detected sounds in the Atlantic depths but they are not from the Air France plane's flight recorders, French officials said Tuesday.

AP - Five-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2.

Reuters - Transit authorities in Washington, D.C. were warned to upgrade the safety standards of older subway cars before a crash on Monday that killed seven people, U.S. investigators said on Tuesday.

Reuters - The United States is launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Ed McMahon, a fixture on U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's 'The Tonight Show,' died on Tuesday at age 86, his spokesman said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transit authorities in Washington, D.C. had been warned to upgrade older subway cars before a crash on Monday that killed at least seven people, U.S. investigators said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and European Union are launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, officials announced on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bernard Madoff's lawyer asked a judge to sentence Wall Street's biggest thief to a punishment of less than life in prison, saying the court should not give in to the 'mob vengeance' sought by those he defrauded.

AP - Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called 'unconventional behavior.'

AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will cut short a secretive Appalachian Trail hike and return to work Wednesday after revelations he'd been gone for four days with no contact with his staff, wife or state leaders.

AP - The insurance industry Tuesday laid down a marker on health care, warning in stark terms that a proposed government insurance plan would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half century and overtake the system.

AP - Five-time champion Venus Williams recovered from an early stumble in her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday to beat Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2.

Reuters - Transit authorities in Washington, D.C. had been warned to upgrade older subway cars before a crash on Monday that killed at least seven people, U.S. investigators said on Tuesday.

Reuters - The United States and European Union are launching a World Trade Organization case against China over its export restrictions on raw materials, officials announced on Tuesday.

Reuters - Bernard Madoff's lawyer asked a judge to sentence Wall Street's biggest thief to a punishment of less than life in prison, saying the court should not give in to the 'mob vengeance' sought by those he defrauded.

AFP - Britain expelled two Iranian diplomats on Tuesday and European nations hauled in ambassadors to express alarm over fresh post-election violence on the streets of Tehran.

AFP - Hours after the deadliest-ever train crash in Washington's subway system, investigators on Tuesday searched through the wreckage for the cause of the collision that claimed seven lives and injured scores of passengers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama condemned Iran's crackdown on anti-government protesters on Tuesday in his strongest comments yet, declaring the United States 'appalled and outraged' by the violence in Tehran.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and European Union on Tuesday began a case against China at the World Trade Organization over its export restrictions on industrial raw materials, saying Beijing was trying to tilt the playing field in favor of its own industries.

BISHKEK (Reuters) - The United States has agreed to pay $180 million to Kyrgyzstan to keep open the last remaining U.S. air base in Central Asia which is used to supply troops fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he firmly believed that a government-run health insurance plan 'made sense' in a broader overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, and that private insurers should find ways to compete for clients.

AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world 'appalled and outraged' by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him as being too passive.

AP - Crews dismantled the wreckage Tuesday from a subway train collision that killed nine people and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, and a federal investigator revealed an old train involved in the crash should have been replaced because of safety concerns.

AP - Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by making clear it will not hold a new vote despite charges of fraud.

AP - Ed McMahon, the loyal 'Tonight Show' sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding 'H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!' for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

AP - An American destroyer tailed a North Korean ship Tuesday as it sailed along China's coast, U.S. officials said, amid concerns the vessel is carrying illicit arms destined for Myanmar.

AP - President Barack Obama says he's 'very optimistic' about the prospects for legislation revamping health care, arguing that the country simply must control skyrocketing costs in this field.

AP - Sales of previously occupied homes rose modestly from April to May, the third monthly increase this year, but signs of a housing recovery are fragile at best.

Reuters - The United States and European Union on Tuesday began a case against China at the World Trade Organization over its export restrictions on industrial raw materials, saying Beijing was trying to tilt the playing field in favor of its own industries.

Reuters - The United States has agreed to pay $180 million to Kyrgyzstan to keep open the last remaining U.S. air base in Central Asia which is used to supply troops fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

AFP - Iran ruled out on Tuesday overturning the disputed presidential election as US President Barack Obama said there were significant questions about the poll's legitimacy and condemned the crackdown on post-election protests.

AFP - Hours after the deadliest-ever train crash in Washington's subway system, investigators on Tuesday searched through the wreckage for the cause of the collision that claimed seven lives and injured scores of passengers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama toughened his criticism of Iran on Tuesday for its crackdown on anti-government protesters, harshly condemning the violence and declaring scenes of death in Tehran 'heartbreaking.'

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and sold in airports and hotels, the Food and Drug Administration said.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone killed at least 45 Pakistani Taliban militants on Tuesday when it struck after a funeral of an insurgent commander killed earlier in the day, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday his healthcare overhaul needed a public insurance option to enforce market 'discipline' on private insurers, but stopped short of saying he would veto legislation without one.

AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world 'appalled and outraged' by Iran's violent efforts to crush dissent and for the first time expressed significant doubt about the legitimacy of the national election at the root of the upheaval.

AP - Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by making clear it will not hold a new vote despite charges of fraud.

AP - Ed McMahon, the loyal 'Tonight' show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding 'H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!' for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, said his publicist, Howard Bragman.

AP - A Taliban faction leader who was seen as the chief rival to the militant group's Pakistani head was fatally shot Tuesday, reportedly by one of his own guards. The attack on Qari Zainuddin appeared to be a sign that divisions within the Taliban have broken into the open as they come under military assault.

AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system.

AP - Christians must show love to all people, even if they don't support their values, evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren on Tuesday told breakaway Episcopalians and other Anglicans splitting from their national church over gay clergy and other issues.

AP - A wild turkey landed inside the cab of a manure-hauling tractor trailer, startling the driver and sending the truck rolling into a ditch off a northern New York road. State police said Scott Fisher, 38, was traveling in St. Lawrence County near the Canadian border when the turkey flew in through an open window.

AP - Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time.

Reuters - U.S. consumers should avoid two brands of pistachios tied to a salmonella-related recall because they may have been repackaged and sold in airports and hotels, the Food and Drug Administration said.

Reuters - A U.S. drone killed at least 45 Pakistani Taliban militants on Tuesday when it struck after a funeral of an insurgent commander killed earlier in the day, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday his healthcare overhaul needed a public insurance option to enforce market 'discipline' on private insurers, but stopped short of saying he would veto legislation without one.

AFP - Investigators Tuesday scoured the wreckage of two commuter trains hunting for clues to the worst metro accident in Washington's history which killed nine people and injured 76 others.

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and European Union took action against China on Tuesday for restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

MIAMI (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda's government on Tuesday dismissed the Caribbean nation's chief financial regulator, Leroy King, over U.S. charges that he collaborated with Texas billionaire Allen Stanford in a $7 billion fraud.

AP - Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran's disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday and lent his strongest support yet to their accusations the hardline victory was a fraud.

AP - Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential election: holding up posters, shouting from rooftops and turning on car headlights.

AP - The assassination of the leader of a renegade Pakistani Taliban faction by one of his own men Tuesday underscores a growing rift in the ranks of the militant group as it braces for an impending army assault in the volatile northwest.

AP - Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that she and her husband Jon have lived 'separate and apart' for at least two years. Gosselin filed for divorce Monday in Montgomery County Court in Pennsylvania, saying in papers that her 10-year marriage is 'irretrievably broken.'

Reuters - The United States and European Union took action against China on Tuesday for restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

Reuters - Bernard Madoff's lawyer asked a judge to sentence Wall Street's biggest thief to a punishment of less than life in prison, saying the court should not give in to the 'mob vengeance' sought by those he defrauded.

Reuters - Antigua and Barbuda's government on Tuesday dismissed the Caribbean nation's chief financial regulator, Leroy King, over U.S. charges that he collaborated with Texas billionaire Allen Stanford in a $7 billion fraud.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A security crackdown appears to have quelled street rallies against Iran's disputed poll, but the leadership faced a new challenge on Wednesday from calls by reformist clerics for national mourning for dead protesters.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outspoken head of a U.S. Congressional watchdog panel will strongly urge lawmakers on Wednesday to set up a new government agency to protect consumers from 'tricks and traps' set by banks.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is investing in a new technique for making flu vaccines that it hopes will help the nation respond quickly to outbreaks such as the H1N1 swine flu virus.

MIAMI (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda's government on Tuesday dismissed the country's chief financial regulator over his alleged role in the Allen Stanford fraud case, and vowed to root out further corruption 'cancer' if it existed.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Responding to the global recession, former U.S. President Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit this year will focus on ways for companies to profit from tackling poverty, climate change, health and education.

AP - Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, and why the train failed to stop even though the emergency brake was pressed.

AP - Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying perceptions of beauty, had expected women to spend more time than men cooing over pictures of extra-cute babies. Nope.

AP - Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that her marriage to Jon is 'irretrievably broken.' The star of TLC's 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' filed for a no-fault divorce Monday in Montgomery County Court in Pennsylvania. She said in papers that she's willing to 'negotiate a fair and reasonable' settlement with her husband of 10 years.

Reuters - A security crackdown appears to have quelled street rallies against Iran's disputed poll, but the leadership faced a new challenge on Wednesday from calls by reformist clerics for national mourning for dead protesters.

Reuters - The outspoken head of a U.S. Congressional watchdog panel will strongly urge lawmakers on Wednesday to set up a new government agency to protect consumers from 'tricks and traps' set by banks.

Reuters - The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday.

Reuters - The U.S. government is investing in a new technique for making flu vaccines that it hopes will help the nation respond quickly to outbreaks such as the H1N1 swine flu virus.

Reuters - Antigua and Barbuda's government on Tuesday dismissed the country's chief financial regulator over his alleged role in the Allen Stanford fraud case, and vowed to root out further corruption 'cancer' if it existed.

AP - A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota to avoid chemotherapy said Tuesday he is angry a judge has ordered him to continue the treatment because doctors say it has significantly shrunk the size of his tumor.

AP - A sheriff's deputy and his mother face charges of disorderly conduct after the deputy vomited on people at a Kenny Chesney concert in Fargo and refused to leave, authorities say. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said Stark County Deputy Justin Krohmer, 26, and his mother, Susan, 47, whose husband is the Ada, Minn., police chief, were arrested after the Saturday night incident.

AP - The Spurs acquired scoring swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee in a four-player deal on Tuesday, giving San Antonio the extra offensive punch the aging former champions sorely needed.

AFP - Investigators have scoured the wreckage of two commuter trains hunting for clues to the worst subway accident in Washington's history which killed nine people and injured some 80 others.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a publishing deal for about $2 million to write a memoir of his life in politics, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Reuters - Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has signed a publishing deal for about $2 million to write a memoir of his life in politics, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

AFP - Iran remained tense as US President Barack Obama said significant questions remained about the legitimacy of the country's elections and expressed outrage over a crackdown on protests.

AFP - The US capital's subway system was cited in 2006 over safety concerns with the same type of train as one involved in Monday's deadly crash but Metro failed to update or replace them, investigators said.