Hundreds of residents in northern Pakistan attacked villages suspected of sheltering Taliban militants following a mosque bombing last week, authorities said Sunday.
Pakistan: Villagers fight back against Taliban, militants killed
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In Iraq, Colbert gets military haircut to show his solidarity
Stephen Colbert left no doubt about his solidarity with American troops when he taped the first of four Comedy Central shows he’ll produce in Iraq this week. Colbert, wearing a business suit made of the same camouflaged material used for soldiers’ desert uniforms, submitted to a regulation military haircut as hundreds of U.S. troops cheered wildly Sunday.
10 immigrants killed in SUV crash in Arizona
An SUV carrying almost two dozen undocumented immigrants crashed in Arizona over the weekend, killing 10 people and injuring several others, state police reported Sunday.
Hamas, Fatah clash kills six in West Bank
Six people were killed Sunday when Fatah security forces got into a gun battle with Hamas militants whom they were trying to arrest, an official said.
Iranian officials defuse bomb found on plane
Iranian security officials defused a bomb on a domestic flight en route to Tehran, the country’s semi-official news agency said Sunday.
NASA prepares for Sunday shuttle landing
The next landing opportunity for the space shuttle Atlantis at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center is at 10:09 a.m. ET Sunday, NASA said. NASA postponed the landing on Saturday because of weather concerns
Afghan dies after incident with contractors, U.S. military says
One of three Afghan civilians wounded when U.S. contractors shot at them in an incident in early May died of his wounds Sunday, according to U.S
Chad pulls troops out of Sudan, official says
Chad pulled its troops out of Sudan on Sunday after destroying several rebel bases this month, a government official told CNN.
Deadly storms rip through Midwest, South
Emergency teams on Sunday were assessing damage from deadly storms that devastated parts of Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia this weekend — even as the threat of more severe weather continued. The storm that tore through Madison County, Kentucky, on Friday was a category EF-3 tornado, the National Weather Service said Sunday
6 hikers killed in Austria avalanche
The bodies of six people who died in an avalanche near the Soelden ski resort in the Austrian Alps were recovered Sunday.