An elderly man was carried after being rescued by military helicopter from a rural village in southern Taiwan buried in a mudslide. Associated PressDeath Toll Rises as Typhoons Soak Asia -- New York Times
BEIJING — Deaths and damage from two typhoons rose on Monday, with nine reported dead in Japan and a rural village in south-central Taiwan buried in a mudslide. The number of dead there was not known. Thirty-seven people had already been reported dead in the Philippines, Taiwan, and China.
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MIDDLE EAST
Iraq asks Iran to release 3 American hikers.
Iran's president purges Intelligence Ministry. Also .... Report: Iranian prison chief dismissed, arrested.
Israeli jets strike Gaza tunnel.
Israel recalls envoy over leaked memo.
Palestinians elect leader, Mahmoud Abbas, unopposed, as party chief.
ASIA
US willing to hold direct talks with North Korea.
Kim Still in Control of N. Korea, Obama Aide Says.
Jakarta police investigate killing.
Arrest in China rattles backers of legal rights.
First post-war polls held in Sri Lanka's Tamil north. Low turnout, mixed results in Sri Lankan vote.
AFRICA
Congo's rape epidemic worsens during U.S.-backed military operation.
Clinton lands in DR Congo with eye on human rights. Clinton presses Congo on sexual violence.
Clinton urges reforms, strong ties with Angola. Angolan leader promises Clinton 'timely election'.
Madagascar political rivals agree to power-sharing deal.
Nigerian militant says army attack despite amnesty.
EUROPE
Majorca urges calm after bomb blasts. Police seek female Eta suspects over Majorca attacks.
French muslims' veils ignite debate on values.
Berlusconi reprimands state TV for attacking government.
Kremlin prepares law on military missions abroad.
Survey says Glasgow is UK's laziest city.
AMERICAS
"Three amigos" summit dominated by swine flu, trade.
Chavez urges military to be prepared for conflict.
Effort to end Honduras crisis dodges a roadblock. Honduras accepts OAS chief as 'observer'.
In Ciudad Juarez, young women are vanishing.
Cuba runs out of toilet paper.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Al Qaeda blamed for Iraq violence wave.
ETA's retro-terrorism.
U.K. lawmakers eye treatment of U.S. terror suspects.
MI6 'is not complicit' in torture.
ECONOMIC/FINANCIAL CRISIS
Australian property bubble fears grow as IMF says houses overvalued.
U.S. Deficit grew by $181 billion in July.
Economic outlook: Oil prices cloud recovery hopes.
U.S. recession seen ending in third quarter.
Geithner asks Congress to increase federal debt limit.