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Iran's official news agency said Wednesday that an explosion near the president's convoy was just an excited fan setting off fireworks, denying earlier reports of an assassination attempt.

Iran's Ahmadinejad survives grenade attack on his convoy

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A day after reports surfaced that Brett Favre  had begun telling the Minnesota Vikings he was planning to retire, Favre now says he will play this season if he thinks his surgically repaired ankle can handle it, and he denies that he told the Vikings he was retiring.

Brett Favre denies telling the Vikings he is retiring - ESPN

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Naomi Campbell testified before a war crimes tribunal Thursday, confirming that she had received some "dirty-looking stones" after a 1997 dinner party with former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor. Still, the supermodel said she didn't know if the stones were actually diamonds or if the gift came from Taylor himself.

Nelson Mandela charity denies receiving diamonds from Naomi Campbell

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7 killed, scores injured after train hits minibus in southern Israel - Aljazeera

7 killed, scores injured after train hits minibus in southern Israel

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BP executive says cementing of well performing as expected. Watch press conference live

BP executive says cementing of well performing as expected

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Estonian man extradited to U.S. to face hacking charges.

One alleged leader of a $9 million Eastern European fraud scheme that hacked into the computers of RBS WorldPay in Atlanta, was extradited to the United States and was arraigned Friday.

Sergei Tsurikov, 26, of Tallinn, Estonia, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, computer fraud, and aggravated identity theft.

Tsurikov was indicted by a federal grand jury on these charges in November 2009, along with Viktor Pleschuk, 29, of St. Petersburg, Russia, Oleg Covelin, 29, of Chisinau, Moldova, and an unidentified individual. The indictment also charged Igor Grudijev, 32, Ronald Tsoi, 32, Evelin Tsoi, 21, and Mihhail Jevgenov, 34, each of Tallinn, Estonia, with access device fraud offenses.

During November 2008, Pleschuk, Tsurikov, and Covelin allegedly obtained unauthorized access into the computer network of RBS WorldPay, the U.S. payment processing division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC in Atlanta. The indictment alleges the group used sophisticated hacking techniques to compromise the data encryption used by RBS WorldPay to protect customer data on payroll debit cards.

Once the encryption on the card processing system was compromised, the hacking ring allegedly raised the account limits on compromised accounts and then provided a network of "cashers" with 44 counterfeit payroll debit cards, which were used to withdraw more than $9 million from more than 2,100 ATMs in at least 280 cities worldwide, including cities in the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan and Canada. The $9 million loss occurred within a span of less than 12 hours.

The hackers then allegedly sought to destroy data stored on the card processing network in order to conceal their hacking activity.

Read more: Hacker extradited to ATL, arraigned - Atlanta Business Chronicle

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Russia accused the United States on Saturday of breaching its obligations over the non proliferation of weapons, a sign of strained relations between the two powers.

Russia accuses the United States of breaching its obligations over non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

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The United States handed over control of all combat duties to Iraqi security forces on Saturday in a further sign its withdrawal is on track despite a political impasse in Iraq and a recent rise in violence.

US hands over control of all combat duties to Iraqi security forces

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More than 150,000 people held hands and danced on the Greek island of Crete Saturday to try to set a world record and dispel the gloom of economic austerity.

The dancers, some in traditional costumes, formed a human chain along a 200 km (125 mile) highway across Greece's largest island while police halted traffic, event organizers said.

More than 150,000 attempt to set world record for biggest Greek dance; Guinness yet to rule on record bid - Reuters

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Tornado warnings in effect in east-central, northern Minnesota

Tornado warnings in effect in east-central, northern Minnesota