| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Syrian official to speak at U.N. | | Syria's foreign minister is expected Monday to defend his country's handling of the 18-month civil war before the United Nations General Assembly, just as newly released casualty figures put the conflict's human toll at nearly 28,000. |
| What to watch for at U.N. | | Monday marks the final day of debate at the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly. Some of the most-controversial speakers have been saved for last. Here are four things to watch. |
| Six killed in fiery bus crash in China | | Five German citizens were among six people killed Monday after a tourist bus crashed into a container truck and burst into flames on an expressway outside Beijing, Chinese state media reported. |
| Schwarzenegger on his secrets, affairs | | Despite his public opposition to same-sex marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger presided over two ceremonies of gay couples while he was California's governor, Schwarzenegger said in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes." |
| Pussy Riot appeal resumes next week | | The appeal hearing for three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot, who were sentenced to two years for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, will continue next week. |
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