Russia: Will begin pullout from Georgia on Monday
GORI, Georgia (AP) -- Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions....

Pakistan edges toward impeaching Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan's ruling coalition finalized impeachment charges against President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday and a government minister said they could be filed as early as this week if he does not resign first....

Iraqi police: Bomber kills US-allied Sunni leader
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber dressed in a woman's robe detonated explosives Sunday in a heavily guarded Sunni area of Baghdad, killing the deputy leader of the neighborhood's U.S.-backed security volunteers who had turned against al-Qaida, Iraqi officials said....

Tropical storm lashes Cuba with winds, rain
HAVANA (AP) -- Tropical Storm Fay lashed southeastern Cuba with downpours and heavy winds Sunday and was expected to churn over the center of the island before heading toward Florida....

Zimbabweans have basis for agreement, leaders say
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- Zimbabwean negotiators have the basis for a power-sharing agreement and should quickly resolve their political differences and turn their attention to their nation's economic crisis, southern African leaders said Sunday....

Pakistan burn victims turn beauticians
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman's hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile. Her hands, largely undamaged, deftly handle the dark brown locks....

UAE cities at odds over lifestyle, ties to Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- At first, the differences between the United Arab Emirates two leading cities were merely cultural. Abu Dhabi built world-class museums as fast as Dubai put up extravagant shopping malls - one with a ski slope inside....

7,000 police blanket Kabul before celebration
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan police ordered 7,000 officers onto the streets of Kabul to guard against attacks on senior leaders during Independence Day celebrations Monday, responding to signs of the Taliban's growing strength near the capital....

US drawdown raises security fears in Iraqi city
TAL AFAR, Iraq (AP) -- A series of bombings in this small but strategic northwestern Iraqi city is stoking fears of a return to sectarian conflict here and raising questions about a strategy of handing urban security to Iraqi police....