AP - Nine people died at shelters, including two children, even as floodwaters from Hurricane Ike receded from Gonaives and a U.S. Navy hospital ship equipped with helicopters and amphibious boats arrived in the capital to deliver food and water to cities still marooned by flooding.

AP - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed regret Tuesday to Buddhists who have accused his predominantly Christian Cabinet of discriminating against them.

AP - Russia's president pledged Monday to withdraw troops from key areas of Georgia after 200 European Union monitors deploy later this month as part of a revised cease-fire agreement.

AFP - More than 50 people were killed in a massive rockslide which flattened homes in a Cairo shantytown, a security official said Monday, with yet more bodies pulled from the rubble two days after the tragedy.

AP - Two videos that appear to show the bodies of at least 10 children and many more adults covered in blankets and white shrouds lend weight to Afghan and U.N. allegations that a U.S.-led raid killed scores of civilians last month.

AFP - US oil giant ConocoPhillips will pay up to 9.6 billion dollars (8.0 billion US dollars) for a half share of a coal seam gas (CSG) venture with Australia's Origin Energy in a deal that could thwart a hostile bid by Britain's BG Group.

AFP - Hong Kong's pro-democrats breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after retaining the key power to veto constitutional reforms following the city's legislative elections.

AFP - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej sought a peaceful solution Monday to end a week of anti-government protests, after again rejecting calls for him to resign or hold new elections.