A former member of a Japanese doomsday cult wanted for the murder of a notary official surrendered after nearly 17 years on the run, authorities said Sunday.

Two days before the start of Egypt's parliamentary elections, the country remained divided Saturday over the ruling military body and news that a former prime minister from an ousted regime has regained his old role.

A former prime minister under President Hosni Mubarak regained the post Friday as competing protests in Egypt drew tens of thousands in the capital.

Seven men, including two senior police officers, were indicted Saturday for conspiracy to commit murder in the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a defense attorney told CNN.

A series of bomb and gun attacks targeting police stations, mosques and churches left 63 people dead in northeastern Nigeria, a Red Cross official said Saturday.

Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a crunch confidence vote Friday, after days of political turmoil sparked by his proposal to hold a referendum on an international bailout.

Rescuers pulled out the last 45 workers trapped following a mine explosion that killed eight others in central China, state media reported Saturday.

Iraq's prime minister will visit the White House next month, just a couple of weeks before American service members are scheduled to depart from the country.

Turkey's judicial system faced an uproar this week after one of the country's highest courts upheld a decision to reduce sentences against 26 men convicted of having sex with a 13-year old girl.

A 32-year-old American was killed Saturday in a shark attack off the coast of Western Australia, police said.