Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow
 Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons
 Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.
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.
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.
Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500
Avalanches on a mountain pass north of Kabul have killed at least 28 people, with another 1,500 stranded in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
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.
Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors
 In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.
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.
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."
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.
Wild West motif lightens mood at Afghan base
 The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness
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.
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.
Tel Aviv man accused of enslaving women
 An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.
Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of drug gang
Mexican authorities on Monday arrested two suspected leaders of a brutal drug trafficking gang that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years, a U.S. official said.
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.
Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.
Yanukovych apparent victor in Ukrainian vote
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.
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.
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.
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.
Observation deck of world’s tallest tower closed
 Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.
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.
Political ally: Sri Lankan presidential candidate arrested on sedition charges
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.
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