· Cancer Drug May Keep Lockerbie Bomber Alive for 5 Years
The Lockerbie bomber is at the center of a fresh row after it emerged he is taking a cancer drug that could keep him alive for five more years, The Sun reported on Monday.

· Somalia Signs Deal With Militia in Fight Against Insurgents
Somalia's government signed an agreement with a powerful militia on Monday that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.

· British Boy Kidnapped in Pakistan Freed
Kidnappers released a 5-year-old British boy unharmed Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan, British and Pakistani officials said.

· Pope to Lend 'Decisive Voice' to Catholic Sex Abuse Debate
A top Vatican official says Pope Benedict XVI will speak with a 'clear and decisive voice' when he addresses clerical sex abuses in Ireland in a forthcoming letter.

· German Diocese Suspends Priest Amid Sex Abuse Charges
Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese says it has suspended a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing minors and accepted the resignation of his superior.

· Iran Bans Leading Pro-Reform Political Party
Iran's hard-line government says the country's largest pro-reform political party has been banned as part of the crackdown on the opposition.

· Rocket Attack Kills 1 at NATO Base in Afghanistan
An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be homicide bombers from attacking a security post.

· Yemen Launches Airstrike on Al Qaeda Hideout
Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.

· Pakistan Police Find Cache of Explosives in Lahore
Pakistani police discovered a cache of bomb-making equipment and thousands of pounds of explosives Monday in an empty Lahore shop where authorities said a string of attacks on the eastern city may have been plotted.

· Drug Gang to Blame for Killings of U.S. Consulate Workers
A suspected Mexican drug gang gunned down two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate on Saturday, killing an American couple and a Mexican man in the country's deadliest city.

· Egypt Arrests Israeli Journalist Along the Border
Egyptian security officials arrested an Israeli journalist as he tried to sneak across the porous Israeli-Egyptian border with African migrants, his newspaper reported Monday.

· British Couple Appeals Dubai Kissing Conviction
A British couple is appealing a jail sentence after being accused of sharing a passionate kiss in a Dubai restaurant.

· Thai PM Rejects Protesters' Call for New Elections
Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to wet the seat of government with their own blood if their demands weren't met.

· Car Bombs Explode During Nigerian Amnesty Talks
Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria's restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said.

· U.K. Lawmaker Found Dead Inside Home
U.K. Labour Party lawmaker Ashok Kumar was found dead at his home in Middlesbrough, northern England, Monday, his office said.

· UN Expert: No. Korean Farm Controls Causing Hunger
North Korea should let farms produce freely and allow food to be sold in local markets because the communist government cannot provide enough food for its people, a U.N. human rights investigator urged Monday.

· Georgian Opposition Condemns Phony TV War Report
Georgia's opposition politicians are denouncing the government over a hoax television broadcast that said Russia had invaded and the president had been killed.

· Teams Forcibly Evacuate Mozambique Flood Victims
Authorities say rescue teams have evacuated 6,000 people, some of them forcibly, from flood-stricken districts in central Mozambique.

· South Africa's Youth Leader Convicted of Hate Speech
A court convicted the governing party's youth leader of hate speech Monday after he said the woman who once accused South Africa's president of rape had had a 'nice time' because she stayed the night and asked for taxi money.

· Pakistani Jets Pound Taliban Hide-Outs, Killing 17
Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border Sunday, killing 17 insurgents, local officials said.