AP - Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies ? one of the first international shipments ? sank on its way to the disaster zone.

AP - Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital.

AP - Sudan severed ties with Chad Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis.

AP - Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections ? a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independence. But his rivals vowed to fight on, and it was unclear if he could stave off their challenge.

AP - Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.

AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not receive the Dalai Lama in his office, a spokesman told The Times newspaper, which said it was an effort to avoid confrontation with China.

AFP - Just two months after their latest attempt at a peace accord, Sudan and neighbouring Chad have once again broken off relations after an attack by Darfur rebels close to the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

AFP - A Japanese man who had doused himself with kerosene in front of police died of burns after asking to smoke during interrogation, police and reports said Monday.

AFP - An Australian man has described how he escaped from the jaws of a great white shark by poking it in the eye as it dragged him under water.