MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Norbert has formed far off Mexico’s Pacific coast. » Full Story

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A former Taliban ambassador said Monday that the hard-line militants sat with Afghan officials and Saudi King Abdullah over an important religious meal in Saudi Arabia late l » Full Story

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri La » Full Story

LONDON (AP) — Individual European governments issued a flurry of deposit guarantees to shore up their banks but fell short of any coordinated action Monday to deal with the crisis sweeping financial m » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in » Full Story

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Police fired tear gas canisters Tuesday at several thousand demonstrators trying to bar lawmakers from Parliament, injuring scores of them and heating up a political crisis th » Full Story

BAGHDAD (AP) — A top Shiite lawmaker urged parliament Monday to restore quotas for Christians and other small religious communities on ruling provincial councils that voters will select in balloting b » Full Story

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday.

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) _ Rockets landed near a family home of a top politician in Pakistan's northwest Sunday, while elsewhere in the volatile region Taliban anger over a suspected U.S. » Full Story

BEIJING (AP) _ Chinese authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal amid increasingly strenuous efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products. » Full Story