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CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois man suspected in a killing spree in which eight people, ranging from a 2-year-old boy to a 93-year-old man, were beaten or hacked to death was captured by police outside a bar, authorities said.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel reopened its border crossings with Gaza on Wednesday and was expected to let in supplies of cement for the first time in a year, an Israeli official and a Palestinian official in the territory said.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised on Wednesday to create new opportunities for national service that would give Americans a chance to fight growing challenges on issues like poverty, climate change and education.

TOKYO (Reuters) - G8 leaders are likely to seek to demonstrate their commitment to tackling soaring world food prices by issuing a separate statement on the issue at next week's summit, a Japanese foreign ministry official said this week.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion tore through an apartment building early on Wednesday, killing two people in the southern Russian city which is to host the Winter Olympics in six years, police and emergency services said.

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - A riot in Mongolia's capital over alleged election fraud has killed five people, dampening hopes for a period of stable government to develop the mining sector and tackle inflation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition is maintaining its target of toppling the government by mid-September, despite the sodomy allegation against leader Anwar Ibrahim, his wife said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A spokesman for Angelina Jolie on Tuesday said the actress is "doing great" following reports that she has checked into a hospital in Nice, France, ahead of the birth of twins.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Republican John McCain, in an unusual trip to Colombia as a U.S. presidential candidate, called on President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday to make further progress on human rights while pushing the U.S. Congress to vote on a trade pact between the two countries.

ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - A riot in Mongolia's capital over alleged election fraud has killed five people, dampening hopes for a period of stable government to develop the mining sector and tackle inflation.

PARIS (Reuters) - European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Tuesday he was being undermined by repeated criticism from French President Nicolas Sarkozy and urged EU states to unite behind his push for a world trade deal.

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a more active approach to faith-based social programs on Tuesday in a bid to bolster his support among evangelical and religious voters.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Republican John McCain, in an unusual trip to Colombia as a U.S. presidential candidate, called on President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday to make further progress on human rights while pushing the U.S. Congress to vote on a trade pact between the two countries.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rejected talks on a unity government, saying President Robert Mugabe must first stop violence and accept him as the rightful election winner.

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said on Wednesday that conditions were not yet right for talks with President Robert Mugabe on forming a unity government to end the violent crisis in the ruined state.

HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe on Wednesday under pressure from fellow African leaders to form a national unity government in the wake of his re-election in a violent poll ruled unfair by monitors.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama opposes a California measure that would define marriage as between a man and woman after the state's top court backed same-sex weddings, according to a letter released on Tuesday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Barked commands and the thump of helicopter blades jolted Juliana out of bed early in the morning of April 3.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets this month were Egypt's latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing faster than the economy can support.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Barked commands and the thump of helicopter blades jolted Juliana out of bed early in the morning of April 3.