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FROM TODAY'S BOSTON GLOBE

(Reuters)

Jet lands with large
hole in fuselage

A hole the size of a small car in the underside of a Qantas jumbo jet carrying 346 passengers forced the pilot to make an emergency landing yesterday after a rapid descent over the South China Sea. (By Paul Alexander, Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)

7 small bombs hit technical hub; 2 die

Seven synchronized small bombs shook India's high-tech hub in a synchronized attack yesterday, killing two people and wounding at least five others, officials said. Shankar Bidri, the city's police commissioner, said the seven blasts went off within several minutes of each other at several spots across the city. (Boston Globe)

Bush expands Mugabe sanctions

President Bush signed an executive order yesterday to expand sanctions against what he calls the "illegitimate" regime of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and his supporters. (By Deb Riechmann, Boston Globe)

Japan wary of daylight saving time

In the land of the rising sun, no one can seem to agree on when it does - rise, that is. Or set, for that matter. (By Don Lee, Boston Globe)

US says bullets fired by
American troops killed teen

The US military said yesterday that bullets fired by American soldiers killed the 14-year-old son of the chief editor of a US-sponsored newspaper during a gunbattle this week in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. (By Kim Gamel, Boston Globe)

Marines get a respite from grim duty

Of all the duties a Marine can have in Iraq, the one that is undoubtedly least sought after is now also becoming one of the least needed. (By Doug Smith, Boston Globe)

Cyprus's rival Greek, Turkish
leaders agree to reunification talks

Rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders said yesterday they will start historic reunification talks Sept. 3, ending years of deadlock and sparking hope that the island's 34-year division could finally end. (By Menelaos Hadjicostis, Boston Globe)

Somalian hard-liner gives UN warning

Somalia's new hard-line opposition leader promised yesterday to pacify his shattered country through Islamic law, warning UN peacekeepers that they will face attack if they deploy and support the government. (By Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Boston Globe)

Sectarian fighting kills 6 in Lebanon

Sectarian clashes broke out yesterday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing six people, including a 10-year-old boy and a policeman, and wounding at least 15, police officials said. (By Bassem Mroue, Boston Globe)

Explosion in Gaza City kills 4

A bomb exploded next to a car used by the armed wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing three gunmen and a girl, the ruling Palestinian Islamist group and medical officials said. (By Mohammed Salem, Boston Globe)

Fans push for tickets to Olympics

Thousands of fans who had waited for up to two days swarmed sales windows yesterday for the final batch of tickets to next month's Olympic Games, knocking people to the ground and bending metal barricades in the crush. (By Henry Sanderson, Boston Globe)

Brown's woes grow with loss in Scotland

Britain's governing party suffered a sobering election defeat in a Scottish stronghold yesterday, a personal rebuke to Prime Minister Gordon Brown from voters in one of the country's poorest districts at a time of growing economic uncertainty. (By Ben McConville, Boston Globe)