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11 killed in blaze on bus near Moscow market
MOSCOW (AP) A bus carrying merchants burst into flames near a Moscow market early Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring two.

Russian salvage workers locate all 18 bodies from crash of military cargo plane
MOSCOW (AP) Salvage workers have found the bodies of all 18 people who were on board a military cargo plane that crashed in the Russian Far East, emergency officials said Tuesday.

In Bosnia, Kosovo and now Afghanistan, talks overrun optimistic deadlines
KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) Sparring between northern alliance delegates in Germany and leaders in Kabul has pushed talks on Afghanistan's political future beyond the three to five days the United Nations hoped it would take to reach a deal.

Turkish Cypriot leader agrees to negotiations over future of divided Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, who has been boycotting U.N.-sponsored talks for the reunification of war-divided Cyprus, agreed Tuesday to return to the negotiating table.

Taiwan's vice president awarded peace prize by World Peace Corps Mission
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) Taiwan's outspoken Vice President Annette Lu, a longtime democracy activist and feminist, was awarded the 2001 World Peace Prize by the World Peace Corps Mission on Tuesday.

Taliban put up resistance around Kandahar as Afghan talks in Germany move ahead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Taliban fighters and members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida militia were putting up fierce resistance against opposition Afghan forces outside Kandahar on Tuesday as a relentless U.S. bombing campaign continued, tribal leaders said.

Mexico says it will continue to push for U.S. immigration agreement
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico said it will pressure Washington to make sure a proposed amnesty for millions of Mexicans living illegally in the United States isn't forgotten in the wake of Sept. 11.

George Harrison's ashes to be scattered in holy river in India
VARANASI, India (AP) Hare Krishna followers in India prepared for the arrival of the ashes of late Beatle George Harrison, a fellow devotee whose family reportedly planned to scatter his remains in the holy Ganges River.

Police: Acid attack by schoolboy in northern China sends 13 to hospital
BEIJING (AP) A schoolboy seeking revenge against a classmate threw acid on students in a dormitory in northern China, and 13 were hospitalized with burns, a police officer said Tuesday.

Political parties fight with guns, as well as ideas, as Sri Lanka prepares for elections
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Troops were moved out of the battlefield Tuesday to help police guard polls ahead of Sri Lankan parliamentary elections that have been tarnished by slayings, assaults and arson.