Spain sells nearly $3.8 billion in debt auction
MADRID -- Spain managed to sell (euro) 2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in short-term debt Monday amid strong demand but with raised interest rates reflecting investor concern over the country's finances.
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Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras
TOKYO -- Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs -- a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics.
1st SKorean trip to Myanmar since attack
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar tightened security for an official visit by President Lee Myung-bak on Monday, the first by a South Korean leader since an assassination attempt by North Korean commandos nearly 30 years ago.
11 dead as bus crashes in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines -- Police in the northern Philippines say a minibus so overloaded that passengers were riding on the rooftop has plunged into a 150-meter (500-foot) deep ravine. Eleven people are dead and another 10 injured.
Dalai Lama alleges poison plot; China cries foul
BEIJING -- China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting poison in their hair for him to touch during blessings.
Britain bedeviled by binge drinking
LONDON -- The girls slumped in wheelchairs look barely conscious, their blond heads lolling above the plastic vomit bags tied like bibs around their necks.
Swedish 'serial shooter' trial opens
MALMO, Sweden -- A Swede charged with three counts of murder and 12 counts of attempted murder in a string of shootings that spread fear among immigrants in the city of Malmo pleaded not guilty as his trial started Monday.
Syrian uprising sparks new Lebanon clashes
TRIPOLI, Lebanon -- The uprising in Syria fueled intense clashes in neighboring Lebanon for a third day Monday, with gunmen firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades as sectarian tensions spilled across the border.
Libyans want answers over deadly NATO airstrikes
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Mohammed al-Gherari lost five family members, including a young niece and nephew, when NATO accidentally struck their compound in the Libyan capital as they slept.
Plane crash kills 15 in Nepal mountains; 6 survive
KATMANDU, Nepal -- A plane crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal on Monday, killing 15 people and critically injuring six.
Gunman kills member of Afghan peace council
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A gunman in a car assassinated a former high-ranking Taliban official working to end the decade-long war in Afghanistan, dealing a powerful blow Sunday to the fragile, U.S.-backed effort to bring peace to the country.
Panama fisherman sues cruise line for not helping
PANAMA CITY, Panama -- A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while surviving at sea for 28 days in their small disabled boat has sued a U.S. cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said Sunday.
49 headless bodies dumped on north Mexico highway
MONTERREY, Mexico -- Forty-nine bodies with their heads, hands and feet hacked off were found Sunday dumped on a northern Mexico highway leading to the Texas border in what appeared to be the latest carnage in an escalating war between Mexico's two dominant drug cartels.
Deal looks near to end Palestianian hunger strike
JERUSALEM -- Egyptian and Palestinian officials said Sunday they were close to reaching a deal with Israel that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails.
Greek radical left party refuses to attend talks
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek state television says radical left Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has refused to attend a meeting of party leaders to be convened Monday by the country's president to seek a solution to the deadlock in forming a coalition government.
Merkel risks setback in German state vote
BERLIN -- Germany's most populous state holds an election Sunday, with polls showing good chances of victory for a center-left regional government that Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to label as irresponsibly spendthrift.
Crossword plot? Probe ridiculed in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan intelligence agents questioned the author of a newspaper crossword puzzle after the host of a state television show raised a theory that some of the words might be hidden calls for a plot to kill President Hugo Chavez's elder brother. Critics are ridiculing the allegations, and even some government supporters call it an outlandish idea.
Remains retrieved from Indonesian plane crash
MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia -- Clearer weather finally allowed Indonesian helicopters to land Saturday and retrieve some remains of the 45 people aboard a Russian-made plane that crashed into a volcano during a demonstration flight.
Israel envoy meets with Palestinian president
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli envoy met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and delivered a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu detailing his government's stance on stalled peace negotiations.
Modest gains mark Haitian leader's first year
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- In a country where the news is typically bad, if not catastrophic, many people in Haiti look at the past year under a musician-turned-president with guarded surprise.
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