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Bullfighter in intensive care after severe goring
One of Spain's most famous matadors was in stable condition in intensive care Sunday, a day after being severely gored during a bullfight in Mexico, Spain's official news agency reported.
Video from the bullfight at central Mexico's Plaza de Aguascalientes shows Jose Tomas being carried out of the ring, his left thigh soaked in blood after the bull he was fighting upended him and tossed him several feet.
Judge to attend grandson's bar mitzvah after all
A South African judge who said he planned to skip his grandson's bar mitzvah because of expected protests over the judge's role in a report that was critical of Israel has now decided to attend the event, he said Sunday.
Man arrested after Obama leaves North Carolina
Police in Asheville, North Carolina, arrested a man they said was impersonating a police officer at the city's airport after President Obama flew out of town on Sunday.
At least 10 dead in Somalia clash
A clash between government forces and Islamist rebels left at least 10 people dead and 40 wounded in Somalia's capital Sunday, ambulance crews reported.
Heavy shelling in Mogadishu followed an attempt by government troops to ambush fighters from the al-Shabaab movement, which is trying to topple Somalia's shaky national government, witnesses reported.
Al-Shabaab has ties to al Qaeda and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States. Its war against Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government has escalated a long-running humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa nation, which has not had an effective central government since 1991.
Efforts to stop leak under way after oil rig explosion
Efforts were under way Sunday to contain and stop oil leaking from a well site following an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Fire destroys hundreds of homes in Philippines
A massive fire destroyed about 600 homes Sunday in a shantytown outside the Philippines capital, displacing some 2,500 families, fire officials said.
At least 5 dead in Iraq factory explosion
An explosion inside an iron factory near a northern Iraqi city killed five workers and injured 15 on Sunday, officials said.
3 killed in New Zealand air force chopper crash
An air force helicopter headed to a memorial service crashed before dawn Sunday near Wellington, New Zealand, killing three.
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