Ex-senegalese President Denies He Stole Government-owned Cars, Paintings

A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Monday and unfurled a banner protesting against a "political horror show," an apparent reference to Italy's embattled coalition struggling with recession and high unemployment.Identified by police as Marcello Di Finizio, the man unfurled a white banner reading "Stop this massacre!" in English, scrawled in black and red ink, with    

Attleboro rehires contractor despite lunch flap (AP) — The city of Attleboro has renewed its contract with the food services company that created a national ruckus when its workers denied lunch to about two dozen middle school students whose account balances were in arrears. Whitsons officials apologized after cafeteria workers either refused Coelho Middle School students meals or told them to throw their lunches away in April.

Another slow commute following train collision (AP) — Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week's train collision near Bridgeport. Crews have worked around the clock since Saturday, rebuilding the track damaged when two trains collided, leaving more than 70 people injured.

South Korean top court upholds ruling against man convicted for emailing North Korean spy    

M23 rebels clash with Congo army for a 2nd day in the country's east