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Sudan president charged with genocide in DarfurThe prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of waging a campaign of genocide and rape in Darfur, a high-risk strategy that could backfire against the people in the war-torn desert region.

3 plead to charges in plot that changed air travelIn a case that changed the face of air travel, three men charged with a plot to kill trans-Atlantic airline passengers with bombs in soda bottles admitted Monday they intended to cause explosions.

Deadly attack on US base sends worrying signalAn insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, has deepened doubts about the U.S. military's effort to contain Islamic militants and keep locals on its side.

Belgian premier offers resignation amid deadlockPrime Minister Yves Leterme offered the resignation of his government Monday after it failed to rally around constitutional reforms designed to grant more self-rule to Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking camps.

A gentle descent to Baghdad's airportThe corkscrew landing is a rite of passage for travelers to Iraq, who feel the pull of gravity as their airplane makes a rapid, spiraling descent to avoid ground fire.

What does the pope do on his day off?One shot pigeons, another played bocce ball with the Swiss Guards, and John Paul II skied and hiked.

Dubai detains 79 for indecent behavior on beachesWesterners were getting too racy on the beaches of this Persian Gulf tourist haven, and a police crackdown on topless sunbathing, nudity and other indecent behavior has resulted in 79 arrests in recent days.

Israelis gripped by new photos of missing airmanIsraelis pored Monday over every detail of 20-year-old pictures just received of their most famous missing soldier—his injured arm held close, the length of his beard and the Arabic writing on a wall in the background.

Iran president would welcome direct talks with USIran's hardline president said Monday he would welcome direct talks with the U.S. if both parties are on equal footing, adding such talks could happen "in the near future."

Lebanon to celebrate prisoners' return from IsraelThe last time Samir Kantar's mother saw her son, he said goodbye and told her he would be back in two days.

Local News

Eugene Firefighters on Stand By to Help Fight Fires in California Wildfires are still spreading rapidly in parts of California.

A First Look Inside Riverbend Thousands of people jumped at the chance to get their first look inside the new Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.

U of O Football Player Dies Sunday Evening 19-year-old U of O football player, Todd Doxey died Sunday after jumping off Marcola Road Bridge into the McKenzie River.

Four Alarm Fire Destroys Part of Glide High School A four alarm fire destroyed part of Glide High school Saturday afternoon.

People Beat the Heat by Heading to the Water With temperatures surpassing the 90 degree mark Saturday, many people were trying to find ways to beat the heat.

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Grandmother, 77, pins down rabid fox that bit herA 77-year-old grandmother was recovering at home after she pinned down a rabid fox that bit her and held it until help arrived. Avis Blakeslee was attacked as she tended to her petunias outside her Stroudsburg farmhouse.

Child finds Ark. woman's missing diamond ringA 6-year-old girl who found what she thought was a fake diamond ring in a Wal-Mart parking lot has helped reunite a Benton newlywed with her missing $9,000 engagement ring.

Woman accused of smacking beau with toilet seatPolice arrested a couple after the woman allegedly hit her boyfriend with a toilet seat. The woman, 18, told police that she found her boyfriend smoking cocaine in their bathroom and turned on the shower to try and wash away the drugs.