Reuters - Bulgaria and Romania received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest terms imposed on any new entrants.

AP - A leading opera house canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free speech.

AFP - International flag-carrier Air India's net profit slid in 2006 by 82 percent, hit by high fuel costs and competition from private rivals, a source at the state-owned airline said.

AP - Tony Blair gave his last address to his Labour Party as prime minister on Tuesday, saying it is important to stay close to Washington in the fight against terrorism even though it can be hard to be the United States' strongest ally.