AP - Hundreds of police officers were scouring the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday in a door-to-door manhunt for a gunman who opened fire on a gay youth club.

AFP - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, a key opposition supporter, denounced on Sunday the trial of around 100 people accused of rioting after the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

AFP - Thousands of mourners paid their final respects to former Philippine President Corazon Aquino on Sunday, lining up to file past her coffin in silent tribute to the 'People Power' democracy leader.

AP - A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said.

Reuters - More than 600 people were killed in days of clashes between the security forces and members of a radical Islamic sect in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

AFP - A masked man opened fire on a crowd outside a gay club in Tel Aviv, killing two people and wounding 11 others and striking fear into the heart of the liberal Israeli city's homosexual community.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Moderate former president Mohammad Khatami rejected as a 'show' the trial of 100 prominent reformers who were arrested after Iran's disputed June presidential poll set off unrest, his website said on Sunday.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - More than 600 people killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria have been given mass burials in the city of Maiduguri, police and defense officials said on Sunday.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in western Iraq's Anbar province on Sunday, police said, killing six people and wounding 21 others, according to a hospital official.

AP - The Obama administration is looking at creating a courtroom-within-a-prison complex in the U.S. to house suspected terrorists, combining military and civilian detention facilities at a single maximum-security prison.

AP - Air travelers at New York's LaGuardia Airport found themselves in a mess of delays and missed connections Saturday after a homeless man carried a fake bomb into its central terminal, authorities said.

AP - Muslim clerics in northern Nigeria say authorities ignored dozens of their warnings about an Islamist sect that last week attacked police stations and government buildings in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people.

AP - A conservative who ran in Iran's disputed presidential election has criticized the government for not putting people on trial who attacked opposition protesters and tortured detainees.

AP - Fans screamed and ran for cover as a fierce thunderstorm caused an outdoor stage to collapse at a country music festival in central Alberta. Police said one person was killed and up to 40 others injured.

AP - A plane carrying 16 people disappeared Sunday over a jungle-clad and mountainous region in eastern Indonesia, authorities said.

Reuters - Moderate former president Mohammad Khatami rejected as a 'show' the trial of 100 prominent reformers who were arrested after Iran's disputed June presidential poll set off unrest, his website said on Sunday.

Reuters - More than 600 people killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria have been given mass burials in the city of Maiduguri, police and defense officials said on Sunday.

Reuters - A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in western Iraq's Anbar province on Sunday, police said, killing six people and wounding 21 others, according to a hospital official.

AFP - Iran's former reformist president Mohammad Khatami lashed out on Sunday over the trial of 100 people charged over the wave of protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election.

AFP - Israeli police were hunting Sunday for a masked man who opened fire at a gay youth club in Tel Aviv, killing two people in an attack that struck fear among the liberal city's homosexual community.

KABUL (Reuters) - Three U.S. troops were killed in east Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. military said, continuing a deadly trend after foreign forces in July suffered their worst monthly toll of the 8-year-old war.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - More than 700 people were killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria and the search for bodies is continuing, Red Cross and defense officials said on Sunday.

MANILA (Reuters) - The youngest daughter of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino said on Sunday her family had differences with the government, one reason why they had decided against a state funeral for the former leader.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's gay community was rocked on Sunday by the killing of two people in a homosexual and lesbian youth center and the possibility they fell victim to a hate crime in the Jewish state's most freewheeling city.

AP - The remains of the first American lost in the Persian Gulf War have been found in Iraq, the military said Sunday, after struggling for nearly two decades with the question of whether he was dead or alive.

AP - Mourners wept as they paid their respects at the wake of former President Corazon Aquino on Sunday, with some pledging to carry on her legacy by protecting the democracy she helped install 23 years ago.

AP - Nigerian authorities ignored dozens of warnings about a violent Islamist sect until it attacked police stations and government buildings last week in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people, Muslim clerics and an army official said.

AP - A conservative who ran in Iran's disputed election and a former president allied with the opposition criticized the government's prosecution of opposition supporters, saying those who killed protesters must be brought to justice.

AP - An explosives-laden car parked near an outdoor market exploded Sunday in a mainly Sunni area in western Iraq, killing at least five people and wounding 34, police said, raising concern that sectarian violence could resurge now that U.S. troops have pulled out of major Iraqi urban areas.

Reuters - Iranian authorities have tightened pressure on their opponents by staging what former President Mohammad Khatami derided on Sunday as a 'show trial' of 100 reformists accused of trying to instigate a 'velvet revolution.'

Reuters - Three U.S. troops were killed in east Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. military said, continuing a deadly trend after foreign forces in July suffered their worst monthly toll of the 8-year-old war.

Reuters - More than 700 people were killed during a five-day uprising by a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria and the search for bodies is continuing, Red Cross and defense officials said on Sunday.

Reuters - A car bomb in a market killed six people on Sunday in western Iraq's Anbar province, a health official said, the latest in a string of attacks in the former Sunni Arab insurgent heartland.

Reuters - The youngest daughter of former Philippine president Corazon Aquino said on Sunday her family had differences with the government, one reason why they had decided against a state funeral for the former leader.

AFP - Israeli gays were in shock on Sunday after a gunman killed two people, but some said such an attack in a country where homosexuals are often vilified by religious groups was only a matter of time.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have tightened pressure on their opponents by staging what former President Mohammad Khatami derided Sunday as a 'show trial' of 100 reformists accused of trying to instigate a 'velvet revolution.'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday that signs of stabilization and increased confidence in the economy could be dashed if home prices were to take another turn downward.

KABUL (Reuters) - Three Americans were among five foreign troops killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, continuing a deadly trend ahead of a presidential election this month.

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb in a market killed six people on Sunday in western Iraq's Anbar province, a health official said, the latest in a string of attacks in the former Sunni Arab insurgent heartland.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The two suitors for GM's German unit Opel must improve their bids to win government backing, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on Sunday before a Monday GM board meeting likely to focus on Opel.

AP - Confusing claims and outright distortions have animated the national debate over changes in the health care system. Opponents of proposals by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats falsely claim that government agents will force elderly people to discuss end-of-life wishes. Obama has played down the possibility that a health care overhaul would cause large numbers of people to change doctors and insurers.

AP - Nigerian authorities ignored dozens of warnings about a violent Islamist sect until it attacked police stations and government buildings last week in a bloodbath that killed more than 700 people, Muslim clerics and an army official said.

AP - Mozart's momentous legacy grew Sunday as researchers unveiled two piano pieces recently identified as childhood creations by the legendary composer.

AP - A 49-year-old southwestern Michigan woman who asked a sheriff's deputy to lend her money for cigarettes after just being told to stop begging by the deputy ended up behind bars.

Reuters - Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Sunday that signs of stabilization and increased confidence in the economy could be dashed if home prices were to take another turn downward.

Reuters - Three Americans were among five foreign troops killed in Afghanistan on Sunday, continuing a deadly trend ahead of a presidential election this month.

Reuters - Israel's gay community was rocked on Sunday by the killing of two people in a homosexual and lesbian youth center and the possibility they fell victim to a hate crime in the Jewish state's most freewheeling city.

AFP - Iran's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi accused the authorities on Sunday of using 'medieval torture' to extract confessions from protesters on trial over the wave of post-election unrest.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Sunday more actions may be necessary to firm up economic recovery, including extended unemployment aid, and declined to rule out future tax hikes to reduce massive budget deficits.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have tightened pressure on their opponents by staging what former president Mohammad Khatami condemned on Sunday as a 'show trial' of 100 reformists accused of trying to instigate a 'velvet revolution.'

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tareq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy prime minister was sentenced on Sunday to seven years in jail for his role in the forced displacement of Kurds from oil-prosperous northeastern Iraq during Saddam Hussein's rule.

AP - The remains of the first American lost in the Gulf War have been found in Iraq, the military said Sunday, a sorrowful resolution of a nearly two-decade old question about the fate of Navy pilot Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher.

AP - Reeling from the worst attack ever aimed at homosexuals in Israel, members of the country's gay community and their supporters rallied Sunday in the heart of Tel Aviv a day after a masked gunman killed two people at a center for gay youth and escaped.

AP - Catriona Matthew has won the Women's British Open by three strokes, earning her first major title just 10 weeks after she gave birth to her second child.

Reuters - The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.

Reuters - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Sunday that he believes the Senate will this week approve $2 billion in new funding to extend the popular 'cash for clunkers' auto sales incentive program.

Reuters - Iranian authorities have tightened pressure on their opponents by staging what former president Mohammad Khatami condemned on Sunday as a 'show trial' of 100 reformists accused of trying to instigate a 'velvet revolution.'

Reuters - Tareq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy prime minister was sentenced on Sunday to seven years in jail for his role in the forced displacement of Kurds from oil-prosperous northeastern Iraq during Saddam Hussein's rule.

AFP - Iranian hardliners accused opposition leaders of treason on Sunday as defeated presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi said the authorities used 'medieval torture' to force confessions from protesters on trial over the election unrest.

AFP - Insurgent attacks across Afghanistan have killed three US and two NATO soldiers as well as seven Afghan policemen and soldiers, authorities said Sunday, in a bloody start to election month.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials said on Sunday more steps may be needed to firm up economic recovery -- including extended jobless benefits -- and declined to rule out future tax increases to tame massive budget deficits.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Sunday that he believes the Senate will this week approve $2 billion in new funding to extend the popular 'cash for clunkers' auto sales incentive program.

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Masoud Barzani held a rare meeting on Sunday, agreeing only to further talks to solve a row over land and oil seen as the greatest threat to Iraqi security.

ROME (Reuters) - The United States and Michael Phelps smashed their own world record to win the men's 4x100 meters medley relay final at the world championships on Sunday.

AP - Navy pilot Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the Gulf War in 1991 and it was there he apparently was buried by Bedouins, hidden in the sand from the world's mightiest military all these years.

AP - Criticism of Iran's mass prosecution of political activists widened Sunday with the main conservative challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanding authorities also seek punishment for those accused of killing protesters.

AP - Israeli police evicted two Palestinian families in east Jerusalem on Sunday, then allowed Jewish settlers to move into their homes, drawing criticism from Palestinians, the United Nations and the State Department.

AP - A black Harvard scholar said Sunday he has been able to joke about his arrest by a white police officer that led to a national debate on race, but he also has received death threats and bomb threats.

AP - A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in Monday's edition of the journal Nature Medicine.

AP - A Seattle bank teller has lost his job because he ran down a would-be bank robber and held him until police arrived. Jim Nicholson, 30, who had worked for more than two years at a Key Bank branch near the Seattle Center, says he understands the bank's strict policy that employees comply with robbery demands and avoid confrontations.

AP - Michael Phelps and the U.S. 400-meter medley relay team closed the fastest meet in swimming history with an appropriate finish Sunday night — the 43rd world record.

Reuters - Top U.S. officials said on Sunday more steps may be needed to firm up economic recovery -- including extended jobless benefits -- and declined to rule out future tax increases to tame massive budget deficits.

Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Masoud Barzani held a rare meeting on Sunday, agreeing only to further talks to solve a row over land and oil seen as the greatest threat to Iraqi security.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration expressed optimism on Sunday that the U.S. Senate will extend the federal 'cash for clunkers' auto sales incentive program, but warned it would be suspended at midweek without new funding.

ROME (Reuters) - Michael Phelps conquered Rome with a fifth gold medal in the men's 4x100 metros medley relay on Sunday when the American team closed an extraordinary world championships with a 43rd world record.

AP - Navy pilot Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the Gulf War in 1991 and it was there Bedouins apparently buried him, hidden in the sand from the world's mightiest military all these years.

AP - Swiss diplomats are trying to find out what happened to three American hikers reportedly captured in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

AP - Colin Martin was on bail, appealing his sentence for leading a U.S.-Canada drug conspiracy involving aircraft. But he was still able to obtain three helicopters, two of which ended up being flown by drug smugglers.

Reuters - The Obama administration expressed optimism on Sunday that the U.S. Senate will extend the federal 'cash for clunkers' auto sales incentive program, but warned it would be suspended at midweek without new funding.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will report its U.S. sales for July rose from a year ago on a late-month surge under the federal government's 'Cash for Clunkers' incentive program, senior U.S. executives said on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is seeking to speed deployment of an ultra-large 'bunker-buster' bomb on the most advanced U.S. bomber as soon as July 2010, the Air Force said on Sunday, amid concerns over perceived nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran.

AP - An American linguistics student traveling in northern Iraq didn't go on an ill-fated hiking trip because he had a cold — a twist of fate that prevented him from mistakenly wandering into Iran where his three friends were reportedly detained.

AP - Michael Phelps had every reason to be satisfied after the Beijing Olympics. Yet he kept insisting there was more to do in the pool.

Reuters - Ford Motor Co will report its U.S. sales for July rose from a year ago on a late-month surge under the federal government's 'Cash for Clunkers' incentive program, senior U.S. executives said on Sunday.

Reuters - The Pentagon is seeking to speed deployment of an ultra-large 'bunker-buster' bomb on the most advanced U.S. bomber as soon as July 2010, the Air Force said on Sunday, amid concerns over perceived nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.

Reuters - The remains of a U.S. Navy pilot have been found and positively identified, more than 18 years after he was shot down over Iraq and became the first U.S. casualty of the first Gulf War, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sunday.

AFP - Club-wielding Israeli riot police evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in occupied east Jerusalem, defying international protests over Jewish settlement activity in the area.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman from Cameroon has been found to be infected with an AIDS-like virus that came from gorillas, French researchers reported Sunday.