Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
Iran moves closer to being able to produce nuclear warheads with formal notification that it will enrich uranium to higher levels.
Heavy snow paralyzes parts of Bulgaria, Romania
Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow.
Egypt arrests top 3 opposition leaders
 The No. 2 leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures are arrested in a sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group.
17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche
 A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.
Body found in landing gear of N.Y.-Tokyo flight
 A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.
Britain’s ITV fined over killing rat on TV show
British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."
Chinese police shut down hacker training op
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Bad malaria pills raise drug resistance fears
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality raising fears of increased drug resistance to a killer disease.
Haiti awash in Christian aid, evangelism
 The drama on the sidelines of Haiti's earthquake, in which 10 American missionaries were arrested trying to take children out of the country, was a fiasco waiting to happen. By Kari Huus.
World Blog: Did 'pandering' cost U.S. lives at Afghan base?
Why did eight American soldiers die defending an remote outpost the U.S. military no longer wanted to hold? NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Kabul.
Recovery effort revives China’s quake zone
 China is showing off the results of its massive drive to rebuild its own quake zone 22 months after a 7.9-magnitude temblor struck and devastated the region and left at least 90,000 dead.
Taliban: We won’t fight GIs ‘face-to-face’
 Taliban fighters plan to disguise themselves as civilians during a looming NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan, a militant commander told NBC News.
Pakistan: 6 held in plot to attack Americans
 Authorities arrest six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans, police say.
Mexico troops find 12 tons of pot in truck
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
McItaly burger controversial in home country
 Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation.
NATO: Afghans to play big role in offensive
 Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war.
Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles southern Mexico
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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