Taliban claims bombings
The Taliban claimed responsibility for two weekend suicide bombings in the northwestern Swat Valley, saying Monday the blasts were a message to a visiting U.S. envoy that the militants remained strong despite recent Pakistani army gains there.
10 killed in plant accident
An accident during repair work at Russia’s largest hydroelectric plant on Monday killed at least 10 workers, while as many as 65 others were missing after an engine room was suddenly flooded, officials said. The cause of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya plant in southern Siberia was unclear.
Transit strike averted
A walkout among workers for the San Francisco Bay Area’s commuter rail had been scheduled, and contingency plans were in place. But just a few hours before a midnight strike deadline, officials said rail management and a union have reached a deal to call it off.
Remains found in home
A man who reported his wife missing over the weekend in Cincinnati was arrested Monday on charges of tampering with evidence and obstructing official business after police said they found human remains in his house.
Vietnam return redux
Tears filled the eyes of some Vietnam veterans who were warmly greeted at Ft. Campbell, Ky., with cheers from their family and friends Sunday in an re-enactment of their original return from the war, when they were often met with angry demonstrators and harsh headlines.
DIGIT
130 million
A 28-year-old Miami man was charged Monday with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the U.S. — 130 million accounts.
