Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

MOSCOW - An accident during repair work at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant killed at least eight workers Monday, while 54 others were missing, investigators said. Full Story »

LONDON - Since swine flu first emerged in April, it has sparked panic, vaccine production and now, a video game. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart is being embraced with a Kiss. The veteran heavy metal group, Kiss, is joining a growing list of classic acts putting out new music through the world's largest retailer. Full Story »

CHASKA, Minn. - Y.E. Yang shook his fists and shouted with joy over a victory felt around the world. Equally stunning was the sight of Tiger Woods, standing over the final putt of the PGA Championship with nothing at stake. Full Story »

• Video: Tiger Woods: Yang played 'beautifully' AP

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's main rival drew a chaotic crowd of thousands on Monday, the last day of campaigning before a presidential vote, with the outcome hanging on the threat of violence and the clout of old warlords. Full Story »

• Video: Afghan anti-corruption candidate Reuters
• Slideshow: Afghanistan

PHOENIX (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to shore up U.S. public support for the war in Afghanistan on Monday just days before an Afghan presidential election widely seen as a major test of his revamped strategy. Full Story »

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's cabinet has approved a bill paving the way for a referendum on a bilateral security pact signed last year between Washington and Baghdad, the government spokesman said in a statement on Monday. Full Story »

• Video: Series of blasts hits Iraqi Shi'ites Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's prime minister said on Monday there was "credible information" that Pakistan-based militant groups were planning fresh attacks on India. Full Story »

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it would reopen its border with the South, ending a self-imposed 9-month blockade on a vital source of cash for its leaders as their ravaged economy is squeezed by tightening U.N. sanctions. Full Story »

• Slideshow: North Korea

NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives at a local police headquarters in Russia's Ingushetia region on Monday killing at least 19 people and wounding 68 others. Full Story »

• Slideshow: Ingush leader wounded in bombing

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season on Monday but remained far from any land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Full Story »

• Video: Storms on the Way for Atlantic Coast ABC News

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday it will challenge a World Trade Organization ruling against its restrictions on imported films, books and audio-visual products, continuing its sparring with Washington over trade access. Full Story »

NAZRAN, Russia (AFP) - A truck packed with explosives rammed through the gates of a police compound in southern Russia on Monday and exploded in an apparent suicide attack that killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens, officials said. Full Story »