Water in Venice rose to its highest level in more than 20 years Monday, flooding much of the Italian city and forcing residents and tourists ... more

A second senior official has resigned his post and another offered to step down.

Suicide bombings in Baghdad and Mosul took the lives of at least 30 Iraqis on Monday in carnage that recalled pre-surge levels of violence.

Barack Obama selected his national security team because they have embraced a shift of resources in the national security arena away from the military.

Shares fell sharply at the open as investors banked profits from last week's rally and focused on a gloomy economic outlook.

"The clock is ticking. Work needs to shift into a higher gear," said Yvo de Boer, head of the UN's climate-change secretariat.