FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) -- Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday, as the 16-year-old's celebrity parents prepared to return his remains to the United States....

GAZA CITY (AFP) - The heaviest fighting of Israel's war on Hamas raged in Gaza City early on Tuesday as the Israeli government parried appeals to stop the death toll from mounting further.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors....

Casualties have been pouring into overcrowded hospitals in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive against militant groups.

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops backed by air strikes fought to seize ground from Hamas militants deep inside the Gaza Strip on Monday despite international calls for a ceasefire in a conflict that has killed more than 540 Palestinians in 10 days.

State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to reform public broadcasting.

State-run French TV stations stop showing ads in prime time as part of President Sarkozy's plans to reform public broadcasting.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US president-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the Central Intelligence Agency, a Democratic Party official told AFP Monday.

Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Milky Way, the Earth's home galaxy, is spinning much faster and has a mass 50 percent larger than previously believed, raising the probability of a collision with another galaxy, according to a report out Monday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama Monday demanded bold action on his near 800 billion dollar stimulus plan, warning Congress would wreak more dramatic damage on the US economy if it fails to act swiftly.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission....

SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala (Reuters) - Rescue workers dug with shovels and their bare hands to recover bodies on Monday after at least 34 coffee workers were killed by a landslide as they walked along a road in northern Guatemala.

A recount in the US state of Minnesota confirms its Senate seat was won by a Democrat but the result is still contested.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The contours of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas are emerging, with diplomacy focusing on international guarantees, including foreign border monitors to oversee any agreement....

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Apple's iconic chief executive Steve Jobs, dogged by speculation about his health, announced on Monday that he is being treated for a "hormone imbalance" but will remain head of the company.

A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.

The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff.

At least 33 people die and dozens more are missing after part of a mountain collapses on to a road in northern Guatemala.

EREZ CROSSING, Israel (AP) -- Israel scrapped arrangements Monday to allow the first foreign reporters into the Gaza Strip since the military launched its offensive against Palestinian militants, adding to mounting media frustration at being locked out of the war zone....