1 General strike: Residents of the Libyan capital of Tripoli launched a general strike Sunday against militia violence that killed almost 50 people in recent days. The streets were deserted as most of the city's businesses and schools were closed. Al-Sadat al-Badri, head of Tripoli's city council, said the strike is to last three days. Libyan state news agency Lana reported that the militia accused of killing 43 people at a protest Friday had abandoned its headquarters in Tripoli. Four more people died Saturday in fighting between militias.
2 Iran talks: French President François Hollande pledged to maintain his country's tough stance in nuclear talks with Iran this week, earning praise during a trip to Israel on Sunday. Israel has voiced concern that the emerging deal global powers are negotiating with Iran fails to eliminate its ability to develop a nuclear weapon. After being welcomed by an honor guard at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Hollande pledged to keep up pressure on Iran. The warm reception by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes at a time when Israel increasingly finds itself at odds with its top ally, the United States, over the talks with Iran.
3 Afghan slayings: Villagers discovered the beheaded bodies of six government contractors Sunday in Afghanistan's restive south, the apparent victims of insurgents who regularly attack state projects, officials said. Police spokesman Ahmed Durrani said the men were involved in building police compounds and checkpoints in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. Also Sunday, NATO said an international service member was killed by a roadside bomb in the south. The victim was not identified.
4 Abortion protest: An antiabortion rally in Madrid by Christian groups was disrupted Sunday by five topless women from the feminist group Femen chanting, "Abortion is sacred." The rally was one of 46 planned in Spanish cities in support of a possible government proposal to add restrictions to a law that allows abortion until the 14th week of pregnancy.
5 Drug violence: Authorities in southern Mexico exhumed the bodies of seven men from clandestine graves near the resort of Acapulco, Guerrero state officials said Sunday. In the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, investigators found the bodies of eight people at a home Sunday. They were found bound and stabbed.
6 Air show: Boeing Co. dominated the first day of the Dubai Airshow on Sunday, netting $100 billion in orders at an event that showcased the aggressive expansion efforts of the Middle East's Gulf Arab carriers. The 342 orders represented more than twice the value of those seen by European rival Airbus, which said it took 142 orders worth $40 billion. The huge commitments came from just four carriers in the tiny nations of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which are in a race to create more jobs for their own citizens and diversify their oil-dependent economies.
7 Etna eruption: Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano, has erupted again, lighting the sky over eastern Sicily and sending up a towering column of ash. The eruption, which began late Saturday and tapered off Sunday, didn't endanger any of the villages dotting the mountain's slopes, and no evacuation was ordered.
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