Calif. sandwich shop expanding to Tucson and the state

Company head says Tucson could see five or more stores.

Tucson man given 22 years in death of wife's son, 6

A political asylee from Togo was sentenced to 22 years in prison Monday for causing the death of his ex wife’s 6-year-old son.

Getting a taste of Tucson Meet Yourself

City Hall Stage

Getting a taste of Tucson Meet Yourself

A Mega Meet yourself

Tucson Meet Yourself is bulking up in its 36th year.

A Mega Meet yourself

A Mega Meet yourself

A Mega Meet yourself

A Mega Meet yourself

Corrections

• A box that accompanied "Wildcat nation welcomes world" on Page 23 of Thursday's Caliente reflected numbers for international graduate students only. It should have included the numbers for undergraduates as well.

Gabon ruler dies after 42 years as president

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Omar Bongo, the world's longest-serving president, whose 42-year rule in Gabon was a throwback to an era when Africa was ruled by "Big Men," died Monday. He was 73.

Gabon ruler dies after 42 years as president

Attacks on two ships fail; ransom frees a third vessel

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates in speedboats opened fire Monday on two cargo ships in the latest hijacking attempts in the notorious Gulf of Aden. Another band of brigands freed a food-aid freighter, but only after receiving a $100,000 "reward" from Somali businessmen.

Inflated vaccination figures cost agency $140M extra, study says

LONDON — Dozens of developing countries exaggerated figures on how many children were vaccinated against deadly diseases, which allowed them to get more money from U.N.-sponsored programs, a study said today.

Around the world

TOGO

Around the world

Afghanistan

A 'silent tsunami' of hunger rolls over the most anguished

LONDON — Ration cards. Genetically modified crops. The end of pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap supermarkets.

A 'silent tsunami' of hunger rolls over the most anguished

UN chief says anti-poverty efforts are lagging in Africa

ACCRA, Ghana — The U.N. chief said Monday the world must do more to eradicate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, where not a single country is on track to meet the goals of a global anti-poverty campaign launched in 2000.