Sen. Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday he was considering a run for president in 2008, backing off previous statements that he would not do so.
The Sudanese government Sunday ordered the chief U.N. envoy out of the country after he wrote that Sudan's army had suffered major losses in recent fighting in Darfur.
The Israeli army dropped phosphorous bombs on Hezbollah guerrilla targets during their war in Lebanon this summer, an Israeli Cabinet minister said Sunday.
Workers recovered more human remains Saturday from several manholes near ground zero as New York City began a new search for Sept. 11 victims.
A referendum to expand the Panama Canal appeared headed for easy approval Sunday, with most endorsing the largest modernization project in the canal's 92-year history.
A Malawaian man who gave up his 13-month-old son to be adopted by Madonna expressed doubts about the adoption, saying he had not realized he was signing away custody "for good."
Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Spencer of New York said Sunday that his rival Hillary Clinton would make a "tremendous" 2008 presidential candidate if she chose to run.
