Canadian Press - SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - A powerful tropical cyclone packing winds of up to 290 kilometres an hour ripped the roofs off buildings and destroyed houses as it tore across the northeastern Australian coast Monday, police said.

AP - As a pro golfer, Mikaela Parmlid has traveled the world. This week, she has a short commute to work. Parmlid lives in Gold Canyon, a few minutes' drive from the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, site of the LPGA's Safeway International. Parmlid tore up her home course with a 5-under 67 to grab a share of eighth place, 3 strokes behind leader Aree Song, heading into Friday's second round.

Reuters - Russia pressed the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Monday to let its doctors examine the post mortem results of Yugoslav ex-leader Slobodan Milosevic, who died in jail soon after being refused treatment in Moscow.

AP - Homeowners across the Midwest were aghast Monday at nature's fury after a barrage of tornadoes, hail and rain left 10 people dead and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes.

AP - Former Serb leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead in his prison cell Saturday, abruptly ending his four-year U.N. war crimes trial for orchestrating a decade of conflict that killed 250,000 people and tore the Yugoslav federation asunder. He was 64.