Basque separatists announce new ceasefire
The Basque separatist group ETA releases a ceasefire statement to various media, four years after a "permanent ceasefire" ended with a deadly car bombing at Madrid's airport.

Paper: Cricket player confirms claims
A British newspaper said Sunday that a top Pakistani cricket player confirmed its allegations of corruption on the Pakistani national cricket team.

New Zealand region on edge after quake
New Zealand's Christchurch and Canterbury remained on edge Sunday as the quake-hit region entered its second night following a powerful tremor that left buildings in ruins and people scrambling for shelter.

Netanyahu eyes regular Abbas talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas one-on-one every two weeks to discuss "the agenda for a peace agreement," he said Sunday.

Pope 'likely' to meet UK abuse victims
Pope Benedict XVI is likely to meet victims of child abuse when he visits the United Kingdom next week, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales indicated Sunday.

Blair defends Iraq decision on U.S. TV
As the United States ended its combat mission in Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's biggest ally at the outset of the war, said the decision to invade Iraq was a necessary one.

Vatican 'monitoring' Iran stoning case
Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday.

Landslides kill at least 28 in Guatemala
The death toll in a mudslide that buried a bus on a Guatemalan highway rose to 28 Sunday, the nation's emergency services agency said.

BA CEO eyes India after Iberia merger
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U.S. aid worker shot dead in Lesotho
An American aid worker died from a gunshot wound suffered in the southern African nation of Lesotho, the Peace Corps said in a statement.