AP - Dozens of gunmen hijacked a convoy carrying journalists, and family and supporters of a candidate for provincial governor, killing at least 21 of the travelers Monday in the southern Philippines' worst political violence in years.

AP - World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high.

AP - A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.

AP - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

AP - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a veteran dissident to three years in prison after he criticized the government's response to the 2008 earthquake that killed about 90,000 people.

AP - Iraq's parliament has amended an election law that was vetoed by a Sunni Arab vice president, but Sunnis say the changes do not address their concerns.

AP - For Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Brazil provides some sorely needed political legitimacy for his increasingly isolated nation.

AP - A Somali businessman says a ship hijacked by pirates off East Africa two weeks ago has been released.

AP - A kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.