Baghdad (Agencies): Hundreds of unarmed Iraqi police returned to Baghdad streets on Sunday under the supervision of U.S. forces trying to restore order in the chaotic capital.

Texas (Agencies): U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday thanked Australia for its support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and praised Prime Minister John Howard as a "man of courage."

Astana (Reuters): A U.S.-Russian crew stranded in space by the shuttle tragedy were found alive and well on Sunday after losing radio contact on reentry and landing 500 km (300 miles) off target ill tile steppes of Kazakhstan.

Jerusalem (Agencies): Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas said on Sunday they were confident Lebanon and Syria would not. bow to U.S. demands to rein them in and vowed to keep up armed resistance to Israel.

Bangkok (Associated Press): Trade ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific countries and territories will meet in Thailand next month to devise strategies to counter the impact of SARS on the region's economy, officials said over the weekend.

Munich, Germany (Associated Press): U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Friday that European governments shouldn't miss an important opportunity to work alongside the United States in cutting trade tariffs—despite differences over Iraq.

Berlin (Deutsche Presse-Agentur): The world's leading central banks are meeting this week amid deepening economic gloom, with the Bank of England expected to lead the way to a lower global interest rate regime.

Barcelona, Spain (Agence France-Presse): Five-time world champion Michael Schumacher resisted the intense pressure of Spanish racer Fernando Alonso to clinch his second successive victory of the season on Sunday when he won the Spanish Grand Prix.

Berlin (Agence France-Presse): Venus Williams lines up as favorite for the German Open, which starts here on Monday, intent on proving that she still has an appetite for the tennis.