| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Philippines issues local tsunami alert | | A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter. |
| Sex abuse cases close school for days | | A Los Angeles elementary school at the center of two child abuse cases will be closed for two days this week as the investigations continue, officials said. |
| Saudi woman sues over right to drive | | A leader of a high-profile campaign pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia says she's suing traffic police in order to get a driver's license. |
| Australians urged to flee flooding | | Australian authorities plead with hundreds of people, who have chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters, to vacate their homes. |
| More caucuses next stop for Romney | | With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coming off his second straight victory, the race for the GOP presidential nomination heads to three states holding caucuses this week. |
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