Press reports on the choice of moderators for this fall's presidential debates center on the selection of CNN's Candy Crowley, the first woman to host one of the top-of-the-ticket showdowns in 20 years. With ABC's Martha Raddatz moderating the lone … Texas university: Shooter apprehended near campus; residents warned to stay away from area
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M University says a shooter has been taken into custody near its campus in College Station.
Belgian bishop faces new abuse allegations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian lawyer said on Monday he had launched an inquiry into a new case of alleged sexual abuse by the former bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, who has already admitted to having abused his under-age nephews. “The present case concerns sexual abuse in the 1990s,” at a care home in Loker, in western Belgium near the French border, the lawyer, Walter Van Steenbrugge, said. He said he had handed the allegations to a court in Brussels and lodged an inquiry with it. …
Egypt's new VP: former top judge who said no to Mubarak
Mahmud Mekki, named Egypt's vice president on Sunday, is a respected judge who in 2005 helped turn anger within the judiciary at Hosni Mubarak's meddling in court rulings into a movement against him. Two policemen 'hacked to death' at South African mine clash
South African workers Monday hacked to death two police officers who came to quell deadly clashes between rival unions which claimed eight lives at a platinum mine run by Lonmin, police said. Tunisia's new constitution 'not ready' before April 2013
Tunisia's new constitution will not be adopted by parliament until April 2013, six months later than planned, Habib Khedher, who heads the committee in charge of drafting the constitution, said on Monday. Japan and North Korea to resume repatriation talks: report
Japan and North Korea are set to hold talks later this month over the repatriation of the remains of Japanese left behind after the occupation of the Korean peninsula, a news report said Monday. Hailing Mars rover landing, Obama tells NASA if Curiosity finds Martians, 'Please let me know'
Hailing NASA’s “mind-boggling” Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, President Barack Obama urged the scientists operating the craft on Monday to phone home immediately if they find any extra-terrestrials.
Egypt Military Won't Challenge Tantawi, Enan Departures - Businessweek
Quake relief -- and criticism -- continues in Iran - Los Angeles Times
TEHRAN — As the relief effort continued Monday in the wake of twin earthquakes which devastated a northwest region of Iran, a leading politician criticized state media as providing too little coverage of the initial disaster. More than 300 people were … Ivory Coast border post near Liberia attacked
A border post at Ivory Coast's restive western frontier with Liberia was attacked Monday by gunmen, an Ivorian military source and residents on both sides of the border told AFP. Not too late for aid to Sudan war zone: WFP boss
A plan backed by the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League for delivering aid to war-affected Sudanese states has not come too late, the head of the World Food Programme said Monday. Israel home to former Olympic legend
One of the world's most decorated Olympians is living quietly in Israel, a country that just wrapped up its participation in the world competition without a single medal. 
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