Sudan and Darfur rebel group sign cease-fire
Sudan's government and a collection of Darfur rebel groups signed a cease-fire Thursday — the second such deal in less than a month with a key rebel faction — opening the way for political negotiations ahead of a full peace agreement.
Woman convicted of killing 6 newborns
 A court in Normandy on Thursday convicts a 38-year-old woman of killing six of her newborn babies — a deed she acknowledged — and sentenced her to 15 years in prison.
First deadly rocket in year hits Israel
 Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from Gaza, killing a Thai farm worker, while the European Union's foreign affairs chief was visiting the Hamas-controlled enclave.
Spill threatens Estonia capital's water
A cargo plane made an emergency landing Thursday on the frozen surface of a lake outside Estonia's capital, spilling 1.5 tons of fuel that risked polluting the city's main source of drinking water, authorities said.
Marines try to buy good will in Marjah
 Since U.S., Afghan and NATO forces wrested Marjah from the Taliban, they've been going to extraordinary lengths to cultivate townspeople who had lived under insurgent control for years.
U.N. nixes ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
 U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected by a U.N. wildlife meeting, as nations feared doing so would devastate fishing economies.
Chicago terror suspect pleads guilty
 A Chicago man admits in court that he scouted out the Indian city of Mumbai before a 2008 terror attack that left 166 dead and helped plan an attack a Danish newspaper that never took place.
Darfur aid worker freed after 147-day kidnap ordeal
Sudanese forces freed a Red Cross aid worker from kidnappers who had held him in Darfur for 147 days, a security chief said on Thursday.
Myanmar deports jailed American
Army-ruled Myanmar deports a Burmese-American activist on Thursday after sentencing him last month to three years in prison for forgery and immigration offenses.
U.K. delays rules on terror suspects
New British guidelines on handling terrorism suspects held overseas have been delayed over a dispute about how to deal with information from detainees who may be at risk of torture by allies.
U.S. and Russian spacefliers touch down safely
 A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan.
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