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Pilot blinded by stroke is guided safely to ground (AP)

AP - A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.

Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again (AP)

AP - She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American.

After years of Bush, Arabs see hope in Obama (AP)

AP - An Arab news network blared U.S. election coverage in a Cairo hair salon, and the barbers and beauticians watched the images of Barack Obama's victory in amazement. Then it cut to scenes from the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence and the funeral of Gaza fighters.

Death toll climbs to 75 in Haiti school collapse (AP)

AP - Rescuers digging through a collapsed school in Haiti pulled more bodies from sandwiched slabs of concrete, raising the death toll to 75 on Saturday as crews continued searching for survivors.

Iran slams Obama's tough language on nuclear arms (AP)

AP - Iran criticized President-elect Barack Obama for the first time Saturday, saying the world needs more than cosmetic changes in American foreign policy.

Death toll climbs to 82 in Haitian school collapse (Reuters)

Reuters - The death toll in the collapse of a ramshackle school in Haiti rose to at least 82 on Saturday when rescue workers uncovered a room with 21 dead, many of them children, officials said.

Italian leader: Obama 'handsome and even tanned' (AP)

AP - Italy's famously impolitic Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi described U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday as "young, handsome and even tanned."

Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells (AFP)

AFP - Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease.

Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland (AP)

AP - Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.

Putin's return? Russian parliament may allow it (AP)

AP - Russia's constitution will be amended by year's end to extend the presidential term to six years, lawmakers promised Thursday — a move that could pave the way for Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin.

Militants in Pakistan kill 2 alleged US spies (AP)

AP - Militants killed two people they claimed were spies for the United States and dumped their bodies with a warning in a Pakistani border region at the center of a campaign of suspected American missile strikes, an official said Saturday.

Putin may return to Kremlin in '09: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could resign from his post in 2009 to pave the way for Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, citing an unidentified source close to the Kremlin.

Dutch outcry over naming giant ship after Nazi (AP)

AP - It ought to be a proud milestone in the Dutch seafaring heritage — the construction of a new ship its owner claims will be the world's largest. But there's one problem: its name.

Indonesia executes 3 militants for Bali bombings (AP)

AP - Indonesia executed three Islamic militants Saturday for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said.

Iraq official urges approval of US security accord (AP)

AP - A top Iraqi official warned Saturday that time is running out to sign a new security agreement with Washington, saying the country still needed U.S. troops despite improved security.

Spain rejects asylum appeal from bin Laden's son (AP)

AP - Spain has rejected a final appeal for asylum by a son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and put him on a plane bound for Egypt, the Interior Ministry and a lawyer for the man said Saturday.

Iran's Ahmadinejad congratulates Obama (AFP)

AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama on his success -- rare praise between two countries which are arch-foes, IRNA news agency reported.

Iraqi forces kill senior al Qaeda leader (Reuters)

UN accuses rebels, militia of war crimes in Congo (AP)

AP - Rebels and militiamen who fought each other in an east Congo town this week committed war crimes by executing civilians, Congo's top U.N. envoy said Saturday. An independent human rights group said it believes dozens of people were killed.

Mexico: Former senior official under investigation (AP)

AP - Mexican authorities on Friday detained a former senior police official suspected of aiding drug traffickers and an alleged founder of a vicious gang of drug-cartel hit men.