HANOI, Nov 18 (AFP) - Four men were instantly killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up as they were trying to open it to remove explosive material, police said Wednesday.

JAKARTA, Nov 18 (AFP) - A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's West Java province Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, officials said.

MELBOURNE, Nov 18 (AFP) - Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna were in serious but stable condition on Wednesday after Australian doctors separated their conjoined heads in a major operation.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 18 (AFP) - As Argentina gears for a trial from one of the most shameful periods of its history, Luis Bianco's painful search for justice brought him to the building where his mother was tortured and killed.

OTTAWA, Nov 17 (AFP) - The swine flu has contributed to 37 deaths in Canada over the past five days, bringing the total number of fatalities blamed on the A(H1N1) virus to 198, a senior health official said Tuesday.

LONDON, Nov 17 (AFP) - British man killed his wife in his sleep, after dreaming that she was an intruder in their camper van, a court heard on Tuesday.

BEAUVAIS, Nov 17 (AFP) - A 13-year-old French boy set out Monday to mow down his teachers with a shotgun but abandoned the plan when he arrived at the school and found it surrounded by police, officials said.

BERLIN, Nov 17 (AFP) - Graft watchdog Transparency International hit out at rich countries over shady banking practices on Tuesday as it published its annual rankings naming and shaming the world's most corrupt countries.

BEIJING, Nov 17 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday addressed the thorny issue of Tibet with China's Hu Jintao, saying he backs an early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama.

BEIJING, Nov 17 (AFP) - Beijing's Forbidden City lived up to its name on Tuesday as authorities closed off the historic imperial palace to make way for a private tour by US President Barack Obama.