Bahamas
NASSAU -- Environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the Bahamas this weekend to protest a controversial, U.S.-backed housing development that he says will harm natural resources and historic sites. (Additional story on A7.)Lebanon
BEIRUT -- Syria on Sunday distanced itself from a top Lebanese official's suggestion that Syrian troops might be deployed at the Israeli-Lebanon border after an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon.
Zimbabwe
HARARE -- Zimbabwe's biggest opposition alliance vowed Sunday to organize more mass demonstrations and prayer vigils aimed at forcing the government to observe human rights and enforce the law.
Brazil
SAO PAULO -- A gang of 30 heavily armed masked men wearing camouflage came down from a hillside Rio de Janeiro slum on Sunday, stole six cars at gunpoint in the middle of a busy avenue and then flaunted them in a drive down the beach, police said.
Colombia
BOGOTA -- Thousands of young Colombians waved banners bearing the slogan "No More!" as they marched through Bogota Sunday calling on the armed groups involved in the country's long-running war to stop kidnapping children. Some 2,945 abductions were reported last year, 200 of them children.
Rwanda
KIGALI -- As Congo slides back into war, Congolese rebels on Sunday said they had killed at least 20 government troops in fresh attacks by President Laurent Kabila's army.
Russia
MOSCOW -- A grenade exploded on Sunday in a schoolyard in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, next to embattled Chechnya, injuring a policeman, Russian news agencies reported.
Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO -- Cyclone Hudah hammered northeastern Madagascar late Sunday with rain and fierce winds, just weeks after the Indian Ocean island received a one-two punch of devastating tropical storms.
Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- The opposition government vowed Sunday to dig to the bottom of a case linking the nation's tourism minister with embezzlement, even though it has yet to track down the $45 million allegedly missing, a newspaper reported.
Turkey
ANKARA -- Two moderate earthquakes jolted different parts of Turkey on Sunday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The first quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, struck the Kahramanmaras province Sunday afternoon. The second, at magnitude 4.5, shook the northwestern province of Adapazari Sunday night.
United States
LOS ANGELES -- Two unions representing film and television actors have agreed to temporarily extend their contract for commercial work with advertisers' associations so negotiations for a new contract can continue. The old contract expired Friday, but Screen Actors Guild officials advised their members Saturday to continue auditioning and accepting work until further notice.
Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN -- Warships will begin training Tuesday in waters off Puerto Rico but will steer clear of a controversial training ground on the island of Vieques, the U.S. Navy said Sunday. A total of 18 ships from the United States, Colombia, Britain, Canada and the Netherlands will participate in the maneuvers.
France
PARIS -- Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard's visit to France this week is expected to be a low-key one, focusing more on mutual friendship, culture and new technologies than the prospect of the province's separation from Canada.