ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish authorities have arrested three managers and charged them with negligence in the collapse of a girls’ dormitory that killed 18 people last week, an official said Monday. Mayor Mehmet Demirgul of Balcilar, the central town where the dormitory collapsed, said the headmaster, the deputy headmaster and …

HANOI, Vietnam – Landslides and floods killed at least 62 people in northern Vietnam, covering the homes of some victims as they slept in their beds, disaster officials said Saturday. Dozens more were reported missing and officials feared the death toll would rise as they struggled to reach isolated communities. …

ROANOKE, Va. – A plane that had made an unauthorized takeoff and circled for several hours has landed without incident at Roanoke Regional Airport. Authorities asked business owners to evacuate a strip shopping center near Smith Mountain Lake on Monday as the Cessna 172 circled the area. Virginia State Police …

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Predictions that Pervez Musharraf will have to flee Pakistan to escape treason charges have died along with the coalition that drove him from the presidency. The ex-general can now eye comfortable — though high-security — retirement in the luxury villa, complete with a swimming pool and strawberry …

IGOETI, Georgia – Russian forces have pulled back from the center of a town near the Georgian capital after a cease-fire deal went into effect. Russia’s president signed the cease-fire plan Saturday, a day after Georgia’s president reluctantly agreed to the pact after lengthy talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza …

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal grand jury has added more charges against two Egyptian college students accused of illegally carrying explosive materials. A grand jury issued a new indictment Wednesday charging former University of South Florida students Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed and Youssef Samir Megahed with an additional charge of …

LOS ANGELES – An executive producer for “How I Met Your Mother” says he’s open to having Britney Spears return for another cameo. “We always said, ‘You know, if her character pops, we’ll bring her back,”‘ Carter Bays told The Associated Press on Thursday. “I thought she was great. I …

This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Brit Hume” from April 21, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. BRIT HUME, HOST: Those two very similar looking ads, the first one from Hillary and the second one from Barack Obama answering …

NEW ORLEANS – The brother of indicted Congressman William Jefferson has been indicted on federal charges stemming from payoffs allegedly made to a former president of the New Orleans school board. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says Wednesday that the indictment against Mose Jefferson includes charges of bribery and money laundering. …

SANTA FE, N.M. – A Santa Fe man is accused of kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old Espanola woman police say he considered his “property” after her brother traded her for heroin. Herman Flores Jr., 24, has been charged in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court with criminal sexual penetration and in …