At least 500 dead in Nigeria election riots

At least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria's presidential election as volatile state gubernatorial elections loom this week.

6.2-magnitude quakes hit Indonesian island

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake with a relatively shallow depth hit Sulawesi island in central Indonesia early on Monday.

A total of 104 people were reported dead in accidents during the Easter week holiday in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras.

Strong blasts were heard in Libya 's capital Tripoli late Sunday as unidentified warplanes flew over the downtown.

Talks on new American and Israeli plans and initiatives to push forward the peace process have increased in the past few weeks.

The United States should be cautious about directly going after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle.

The western Libyan city of Misrata came under heavy bombardment on Sunday by forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi, a rebel spokesman said.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution.

4,285 Cambodian families of 17,200 people have been evacuated in the three days of armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai troops.

Japan will send nearly 25,000 soldiers, backed by boats and aircraft, into its disaster zone Monday.

Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud ordered on Sunday to transfer former President Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital.

At least 57 people were killed in armed clashes between Sudan People 's Liberation Army and defecting forces in south Sudan's Upper Nile State.