JAPAN - Airline bankrupt
TOKYO (AP): Japan Airlines filed for one of the country's largest bankruptcies ever yesterday, entering a restructuring that will shrink Asia's top carrier and its presence around the world. Staggering under a US$25.6-billion debt mountain...

AUSTRIA - Formal response to fuel swap offer
VIENNA (AP): Iran has formally responded to a nuclear fuel swap proposal backed by the world's major powers with a counter-offer effectively rejecting their demand that Tehran export most of the material it would need to make a warhead, diplomats said...

NIGERIA - Religious violence erupts again
Nigeria (AP):Religious violence between Christians and Muslims erupted again yesterday in central Nigeria, and the state government called for more military units to enter the city where rioters have killed at least 27 people....