Maradona out as Argentine coach
Diego Maradona’s contract as coach of the Argentine national soccer team will not be renewed, the spokesman for the Argentine Football Association said Tuesday.
Fidel Castro to publish new book in August
Cuba’s Fidel Castro on Tuesday said he would publish a new book in August on the fighting more than 50 years ago between his ragtag rebels and the 10,000-strong army under former dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Guard slain at Mexico prison where inmates were let out to kill
A guard has been killed at a Mexican prison where authorities say the warden let out inmates at night to commit drug-related slayings, the state-run news agency said. FULL STORY l VIDEO
Al Qaeda No. 2 references flotilla raid, Times Square bomb
A man identified as al Qaeda’s No. 2 official issued a eulogy for a slain comrade and made reference to a few hot-button events in recent months: the botched Times Square car bombing, the Israeli commando flotilla strike and the proposed burqa ban in France.
Rebels in Sudan seize helicopter with Russians aboard
Rebels in the Sudanese territory of Darfur have seized a helicopter with four Russian crew members and five Sudanese passengers, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Bright object floats away from space station
The spacewalk Tuesday was meant to replace a video camera and update cable connections to a module of the International Space Station.
Illegal local brew kills 14 in Kenya
At least 14 people died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent, a government official said.
Jordanian king, Israeli PM meet
Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Tuesday in Amman, according to Jordan’s state news agency and the prime minister’s office.
Mullen arrives in Iraq after visiting Afghanistan
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Baghdad, Iraq state TV reported Tuesday.
Seychelles convicts Somali pirates
The Seychelles Supreme Court has sentenced 11 Somalis to 10 years in prison on piracy-related charges, according to the Department of Legal Affairs