Iranian boats harassed and provoked three American Navy ships Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the vessels, U.S. officials said Monday. In the most serious such incident in years, U.S. forces were on the verge of firing when the boats – believed to be from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s navy – turned and moved away, a Pentagon official said.\nKenya’s president invited his chief rival to his official residence Monday to discuss how to end the country’s election standoff, just hours after the opposition called off nationwide rallies amid fears of new bloodshed. The signs of softening by both sides came after three days of talks with the top U.S. diplomat for Africa.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Monday his re-election demonstrates that the country is on the road to becoming a European democracy, while his opponents denounced the vote as fraudulent and vowed to renew street protests. Saakashvili acknowledged in an interview with the Associated Press that Georgia still has problems, but said it was headed in the right direction.
Six snowmobilers missing for three days in the snowy southern Colorado mountains were brought to safety Monday after calling 911 from a remote outpost where they sought refuge. The group got lost and ran out of gas on Friday night near Cumbres Pass just north of the New Mexico border, and took shelter in a cabin. When reached by rescue crews, they were cold and hungry but otherwise unhurt.
