AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered a stinging setback in French regional elections on Sunday as projections showed his right-wing party trailing in the first round vote.
Reuters - A huge increase in arms imports by Southeast Asian countries in the past five years could threaten the region's stability, a Swedish-based research institute said on Monday.
AFP - Andy Murray, trying to improve on a runner-up finish last year, booked his third-round berth at the BNP Paribas Open Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi.
AP - The ruling United Russia party appeared headed for an expected victory in regional elections Sunday, according to partial results, although many disgruntled voters threw their support behind opposition candidates.
AP - French voters scarred by economic crisis dealt President Nicolas Sarkozy and his conservative leadership a stern blow Sunday by strongly favoring leftist candidates in regional elections, according to near-complete official results.
AFP - Checkpoint Charlie, a world-famous symbol of the Cold War that until 1989 was the front line between two nuclear-armed superpowers, is getting its own McDonalds. For many, this is the final straw.
AP - In a bid to defuse tensions over the arrest in Britain of an ex-Bosnian leader, the Serbian president said Sunday that Belgrade would not oppose his extradition to Bosnia instead of Serbia.