Canada
MONTREAL - A commuter plane crash-landed at Mirabel airport near Montreal, killing all 11 people aboard, airport authorities said. The twin-engine plane was based at nearby Dorval airport and was headed to Peterborough, Ontario, authorities said.
Pakistan
KARACHI - Two bombs exploded within 30 minutes of each other in Karachi, injuring 10 people in the port city's third straight day of violence.
El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR - The Farabundo Marti Front, a political party of former guerrillas, announced plans to ally itself with a smaller leftist party in El Salvador's 1999 presidential elections.
Japan
TOKYO - Parliament held its last session before recessing for upper house elections scheduled next month. One of its last legislative acts was passage of a $122 billion economic stimulus package.
Brazil
SAO PAULO - Three heavily armed men opened fire in a bar, killing 11 people and seriously wounding four, police said. The shootings occurred in the Francisco Morato neighborhood on the outskirts of Sao Paulo while people were celebrating Brazil's 3-0 victory over Morocco in the World Cup.
Germany
BONN - The Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry said it has canceled talks with Ethiopia over aid worth tens of millions of marks because of its border conflict with Eritrea.
Hungary
BUDAPEST - President Arpad Goncz designated Viktor Orban as prime minister with a brief to form a cabinet likely to get Hungary into the EU and NATO early next century.
Cyprus
LEFKONIKO - Six Turkish F-16 jet fighters swooped into the north of Cyprus in the latest exercise in brinkmanship between NATO allies Turkey and Greece.
Tajikistan
DUSHANBE - Russian border guards in Tajikistan shot dead two drug couriers trying to cross into the ex-Soviet state from neighboring Afghanistan, a b-order guards spokesman said.
Australia
CANBERRA - The party of populist Australian politician Pauline Hanson has been infiltrated by an anti-Semitic group, Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said. Hanson's senior adviser denied the allegation.
Algeria
ALGIERS - Security forces said Muslim rebels cut the throats of 13 people and wounded six overnight in a new attack south of Algiers.
India
NEW DELHI - Officials sought to minimize the significance of the arrest of three men accused of trying to smuggle 2.2 pounds of uranium to neighboring Pakistan.
Taiwan
TAIPEI - The government voiced hope that a looming Sino-U.S. summit would yield a "civilized" China that tackles disputes through mutual understanding - not by "horse-trading" one political issue for another.
Russia
MOSCOW - A top-of-the-line Russian Black Shark military attack helicopter crashed, killing an experienced general who was piloting the craft, military officials said.
Philippines
MANILA - Former President Corazon Aquino led a street protest against the planned burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Heroes Cemetery, saying it was no place for a dictator.