A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people.

Investigators in the United Arab Emirates said a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Dubai shortly after takeoff Friday had smoke in the cockpit and was struggling to maintain altitude.

Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix.

A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.

AP - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

AP - Israel's defense minister says a slowdown in West Bank settlement construction is unlikely to continue in its current form after it expires at the end of this month.

A suicide bomber crashed a car packed with explosives on a military base in the Russian republic of Dagestan early Sunday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding 32 others in an attack blamed on the region's Islamic insurgency.

At least 12 people were killed Sunday in what officials said was a sophisticated attack against Iraqi army facilities in central Baghdad, just days after the U.S. ended its combat mission.

AP - A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.

An American aid worker died Saturday from a gunshot wound suffered a day earlier in Lesotho, the Peace Corps said in a statement.

A JetBlue flight attendant whose fame took off after his dramatic exit down an emergency chute is is no longer employed by the airline.

Four members of an Uruguayan rugby team who survived a plane crash and inspired the book and movie "Alive" offer their support to trapped miners in Chile.

The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.

The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.

During the summer months in Ontario, Canada, thousands of local people escape the heat - as well as the hustle and bustle of city life - by fleeing to their lakeside cottages in the wilderness.