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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' president-elect said Monday he is willing to meet with ousted leader Manuel Zelaya anywhere to help end the political impasse over last June's coup. Full Story »

BUCHAREST, Romania - The Constitutional Court on Monday declared Traian Basescu the winner of Romania's disputed presidential election. Full Story »

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Guinea's military leadership on Monday rejected a proposal from a regional group to bring in foreign troops to prevent further violence, saying it would consider such a move an act of war. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - World leaders began arriving at the UN climate summit Tuesday, seeking to give a shot in the arm to the floundering talks after warnings that the whole event was at risk of ending in failure. Full Story »

BANGKOK - Thai authorities focused Tuesday on the mammoth task of inspecting 35 tons of weapons seized from a cargo plane loaded in North Korea, as details of the aircraft's alleged shady past emerged but its ultimate destination remained a mystery. Full Story »

ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - A US judge sentenced two Pakistani-Americans to 17 and 13 years in prison for conspiring to support terror groups by videoing US landmarks and sending the tapes abroad. Full Story »

CARACAS, Venezuela - A Venezuelan judge is in jail on charges of corruption and abuse of power for freeing a high-profile banker, and an angry President Hugo Chavez has demanded she be kept in a cell for the maximum sentence — 30 years. Full Story »

ROME - Hospital officials say Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi must stay in the hospital until at least Wednesday and recommend that he cancels all public activities throughout the Christmas season. Full Story »

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian authorities have arrested several people accused of destroying photos of the Islamic Republic's revered founder and the current supreme leader at student demonstrations, state media reported Monday. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG - U.N. peacekeepers in Congo are violating the laws of war and should immediately stop backing Congolese troops who have deliberately killed hundreds of civilians in an operation to oust rebels in eastern Congo, Human Rights Watch said. Full Story »

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case. Full Story »

CAIRO - Al-Qaida's deputy leader said Barack Obama has deceived Arabs about his efforts to restart Mideast peace talks, and claimed in a message posted Monday that the American president has done nothing for the region so far. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - One of Tony Blair's most senior public servants launched a scathing attack Monday on the former prime minister over the Iraq war, accusing him of "sycophancy" towards Washington. Full Story »

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas mobilized tens of thousands of supporters on Monday for an anniversary rally meant to show the Islamic militant group has not lost support despite Israel's devastating military assault on Gaza a year ago. Full Story »