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  Hole in Fuselage Forces Qantas Jet to Land (25 July 07:35)
A Qantas airliner en route from Hong Kong to Melbourne was forced to land in Manila when the cabin decompressed after what passengers described as a loud bang.
  At Least 47 Dead in Congo Boat Accident (25 July 06:50)
At least 100 people are still missing after a motorized boat sank in Congo, officials said.
  Damaged Qantas Jet Makes Emergency Stop in Manila (25 July 05:24)
A Qantas flight to Australia from London stopped in Manila after a hole appeared in the Boeing 747-400’s fuselage.
  Blasts Kill 1 in Bangalore (25 July 04:56)
Police said it was too early to speculate on who was responsible for at least seven low-intensity roadside explosions that went off in this southern Indian city.
  Labor Party Suffers Defeat in Scotland (25 July 01:15)
In one of its worst electoral setbacks in years, Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labor Party suffered a huge and surprising defeat in a Scottish by-election.
  Boy Kills 9-Year-Old at Suriname School (25 July 12:35)
Police say a boy stabbed and killed a 9-year-old girl in front of her classmates and teacher at an elementary school in Suriname.
  British Judge Rules Tabloid Report Tying Grand Prix Boss to ‘Orgy’ Violated Privacy (25 July 11:35)
A judge ruled for Max Mosley, the overseer of grand prix motor racing, in his privacy suit over a British tabloid’s story about a sadomasochistic “orgy” with a Nazi theme.
  News Analysis: Obama, Vague on Issues, Pleases Crowd in Europe (25 July 11:12)
Many Europeans see Barack Obama’s candidacy as a sign of hope for a more flexible, less ideological America. Governments and politicians are not so sure.
  News Analysis: Obama, Vague on Issues, Pleases Crowds in Europe (25 July 09:28)
Many Europeans see Barack Obama’s candidacy as a sign of hope for a more flexible, less ideological America. Governments and politicians are not so sure.
  Afghan Soldiers Battle Taliban as NATO Leader Warns of Perils to Nation’s Stability (25 July 09:12)
Fierce fighting broke out in southern Afghanistan when scores of Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan Army convoy on the main highway south of the capital.
  1976 Hijacker Returns to Freedom in Croatia, Leaving a Wake of Outrage (25 July 08:52)
Zvonko Busic led a group that planted a bomb at Grand Central Terminal that later exploded, killing a city police officer.
  World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Troops to Leave Separatist Region in Georgia (25 July 08:05)
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that it would remove by August 400 soldiers sent to repair railroads in Abkhazia, a separatist region in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Reuters repor...
  World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: New Case of Fast-Moving Polio Is Found (25 July 08:04)
The confirmation that the strain of polio was found in an 8-month-old boy in the southern port city of Karachi brings the total cases in the country this year to 18.
  World Briefing | Asia: China: 3 Quakes Rattle Western Region, Killing One (25 July 08:03)
The earthquakes struck the same region where an earthquake killed nearly 70,000 people two and a half months ago.
  World Briefing | United Nations: South African Judge Is Named for Human Rights Post (25 July 08:02)
The United Nations secretary general named a South African judge, Navanethem Pillay, as the next high commissioner for human rights.
  World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Negotiations Begin Between Rival Parties (25 July 07:59)
Two senior opposition officials and two Zimbabwean cabinet ministers were leading the negotiations after the opposition boycotted the June election because of violence.
  U.S. Expands Visa Program for Iraqi Allies (25 July 07:39)
The 10-fold expansion of a system to help threatened Iraqi employees obtain U.S. visas and ultimately citizenship comes after criticism over delays.
  News Analysis: Obama Gets Europe’s Ear, Pleasing Crowds Without Specifics (25 July 07:38)
Many Europeans see Barack Obama’s candidacy as a sign of hope for a more flexible, less ideological America. European governments and politicians are not so sure.
  British Tabloid Loses Suit Over Nazi ‘Orgy’ Article (25 July 07:36)
A judge ruled for Max Mosley, the overseer of grand prix motor racing, in his privacy suit over a British tabloid’s story about a sadomasochistic “orgy” with a Nazi theme.
  Serb Leader’s Capture Brings Little Solace at Site of Killings in Bosnia (25 July 07:36)
In Srebrenica, locals said they had little faith in a legal process undertaken by the United Nations tribunal 13 years after the hunt for Radovan Karadzic began.
  Obama, in Berlin, Calls for Renewal of Ties With Allies (25 July 07:20)
Senator Barack Obama introduced himself as a leader who could summon other nations to join the United States in confronting the world’s next challenges.
  State Department Inspector to Investigate Texas Oil Company’s Deal in Kurdistan (25 July 07:19)
The department’s internal watchdog will investigate allegations that officials did nothing to stop a deal that undermined both American policy and the Iraqi central government.
  House Passes Broader Plan to Fight AIDS (25 July 07:10)
The House voted Thursday to triple financing to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, giving new life to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.
  4 Fall to Deaths Near Mont Blanc (25 July 07:10)
A Dutch woman watched her husband and three children fall to their deaths on Thursday while they were climbing near Europe’s highest peak, Italian rescuers said.
  Argentine Ex-Army Chief Gets Life Sentence in ‘Dirty War’ Crimes (25 July 07:10)
Luciano Benjamín Menéndez was sentenced for atrocities committed in 1977 at a clandestine torture center where only 17 of more than 2,200 political prisoners survived.
  8 Die in Iraq in Suicide Bombing, Apparently by Woman (25 July 07:07)
The huge blast on one of Baquba’s main thoroughfares that killed a pro-American Sunni militia leader among others was initially thought to be the result of a car bomb.
  From the Erotic Domain, an Aerobic Trend in China (25 July 06:52)
A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country’s news, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.
  Israel Moves Toward Building More Settler Homes (25 July 05:33)
An Israeli defense committee has approved the construction of 22 homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
  Iraqi Athletes ‘Unlikely’ to Be at Olympics (25 July 04:43)
Iraq’s refusal to reinstate its official Olympic committee in time to officially submit the names of Iraqi competitors has left most its athletes without a shot of participating in the gam...
  Israel Moves Closer to Building More Settler Homes (25 July 03:31)
An Israeli Defense Ministry-linked committee has approved the construction of 22 new homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
  In Gray Gaza, New Museum Will Display Dazzling Past (25 July 03:29)
The opening of Gaza’s first museum of archaeology will show how the increasingly poor and isolated coastal strip was once a thriving multicultural crossroad.
  Obama Speaks to Germany on European Ties (25 July 01:19)
In Berlin, Senator Barack Obama implored America and Europe to bridge differences and rekindle old alliances to restore global stability and security.
  Battle in Southern Afghanistan Leaves 35 Dead (25 July 12:39)
Fierce fighting broke out in southern Afghanistan when scores of Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan Army convoy on the main highway south of the capital.
  Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Guards in Iraq (25 July 12:28)
Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.
  Israel Approves More Settler Homes (24 July 11:03)
An Israeli Defense Ministry-linked committee has approved the construction of 22 new homes in a barely populated West Bank settlement, a move that angered Palestinians.
  Mosley Wins Suit Against Tabloid (24 July 07:10)
A judge ruled for Max Mosley, the overseer of grand prix motor racing, in his privacy suit over a British tabloid’s story about a sadomasochistic “orgy” with a Nazi theme.
  China Presses Hush Money on Grieving Parents (24 July 06:28)
Local governments have begun a campaign to buy the silence of parents whose children died in the earthquake.
  Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid in Pakistan on Attack Jets (24 July 06:15)
The Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan’s F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts.
  China Presses Grieving Parents to Take Hush Money (24 July 04:40)
Local governments in Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the May earthquake.
  Turkey Bombs 13 Kurdish Targets in Northern Iraq (24 July 04:20)
The warplanes attacked rebel targets late Wednesday in the Zab region, near the Turkish border, the military said in a statement posted on its Web site.
  Max Mosley Wins Privacy Case (24 July 02:45)
The motor racing boss Max Mosley won a landmark case when a judge ruled that The News of the World had violated his privacy with a story about his part in an orgy.
  Sudanese Leader Mounts Charm Offensive (24 July 01:56)
Sudan’s president returned to the scene of his alleged Darfur genocide on an uncharacteristic charm offensive.
  Explosion on Philippine Bus (24 July 11:30)
A Philippine military spokesman says a bomb has exploded in a bus in the country’s south, killing at least three people.
  World Briefing | The Americas: Argentina: Cabinet Chief Replaced (24 July 10:25)
Argentina’s embattled president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, replaced her cabinet chief after a crushing defeat last week over farm policy.
  World Briefing | Europe: Switzerland: Libya Trips Discouraged (24 July 10:23)
Switzerland warned its citizens not to travel to Libya, saying the country had been retaliating since the Swiss police arrested the son of the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
  World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Pair Sentenced in Faked Death (24 July 10:22)
A court in northern England imposed jail terms on a canoeist and his wife who faked the canoeist’s death to pay off $500,000 in property debts with fraudulent life insurance and pension cl...
  World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Venezuela Offers to Host Bases (24 July 10:21)
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela said his country would be willing to host Russian bases there, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.
  World Briefing | The Americas: Guatemala: Stolen Girl Tied to Adoption (24 July 10:19)
Adoption officials said DNA tests indicated that a Guatemalan baby reported stolen from her mother was being adopted by an American couple.
  Bush Ex-Official Says Corrupt Afghans and a Hesitant Military Hinder Drug Fight (24 July 09:59)
The combined failure of Afghan and American efforts to fight narcotics has turned Afghanistan into a virtual narco-state, according to a former Bush administration official.
  St.-Émilion Journal: Ruling Turns a Village of Winemakers on Itself (24 July 09:15)
Families in a village that produces some of Bordeaux’s finest wines has been have been set against one another by a court ruling challenging the way their wines were classified.
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