• Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress
    A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short, pink dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to publicly accuse her of immorality.
  • Press group: Latam governments moving in on press
    Latin American governments are increasingly intervening in the news business, creating and favoring official media, regulating content and distribution and using other legal methods to silence their critics, a newspaper group said Sunday.
  • Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt
    The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration - a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.
  • Pakistani gov't pressured on post-offensive plan
    As Pakistan's army plows ahead with its offensive in South Waziristan, its success is at risk because the government has yet to come up with plan to run and rebuild the lawless territory so that the Taliban and al-Qaida don't re-emerge.
  • US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way
    U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday.
  • Iranian lawmaker warns Russia over missile delay
    A senior Iranian lawmaker warned Russia that its delay in delivering an anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran could harm relations between the two countries, state television reported Sunday.
  • Queen leads Britain's ceremony for war dead
    Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan.
  • Homeland chief warns against anti-Muslim backlash
    U.S. Homeland Security officials are working with groups around United States to head off any possible anti-Muslim backlash following the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, the agency's chief said Sunday.
  • Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa
    China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.
  • Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
    A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in market in Pakistan's northwest crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.
  • Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet, angering China
    Joyous Buddhist pilgrims welcomed the Dalai Lama back Sunday to the Himalayan town he first set foot in five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet - a rare trip close to his homeland that has angered Beijing.