ROME (AP) — A magnitude-5.9 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday, killing at least three people and toppling some buildings, emergency services and news reports said.

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-set-release-jailed-ex-army-chief-061509168.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S75v9WAhy65gAJRYm6WWCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a89286ad2f67230e100f6a706700c7d2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka attempts to give a sound bite to television reporters as he is forcibly escorted by prison guards out of a court room in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A presidential spokesman says Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the release of Sarath Fonseka on Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka attempts to give a sound bite to television reporters as he is forcibly escorted by prison guards out of a court room in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A presidential spokesman says Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the release of Sarath Fonseka on Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne, File)" border="0" //aSri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited with ending the country's long civil war but who later was imprisoned after challenging the president in elections./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/kristen-wiig-gets-emotional-sendoff-snl-055806019.html"img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M5QlIxWKLHOIa1KpkgMQJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6ea4fa093003260e100f6a70670041bf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Kristen Wiig arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on in this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo taken in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Wiig got a musical sendoff Saturday May 19, 2012 on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the versatile cast member makes her exit after seven years. Wiig starred in and co-wrote the hit comedy "Bridesmaids," and has six more films in some form of development. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" align="left" title="FILE - Kristen Wiig arrives before the 84th Academy Awards on in this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo taken in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Wiig got a musical sendoff Saturday May 19, 2012 on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the versatile cast member makes her exit after seven years. Wiig starred in and co-wrote the hit comedy "Bridesmaids," and has six more films in some form of development. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" border="0" //aKristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/g8-leaders-tackle-europes-woes-133025796.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TYosgvVvOuXgOM4UTDbkyw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337493727569-8-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama noted leaders' agreement growth and jobs must take precedence over austerity" align="left" title="Obama noted leaders' agreement growth and jobs must take precedence over austerity" border="0" //aG8 leaders expressed their wish to see Greece stay in the eurozone at a Camp David summit as the group papered over deep-seated divisions about how best to tackle the eurozone crisis./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/sri-lanka-president-orders-ex-army-chief-freed-020945548.html"img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v4GThdQL8EQ4oZAfLW04ZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337479480197-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (C) has ordered the release of ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka" align="left" title="Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse (C) has ordered the release of ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka" border="0" //aSri Lanka's president has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, bowing to a US demand three years after the end of the island's long Tamil civil war./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-nato-summit-protesters-face-terror-charges-174021369.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XA_nb69H0vK2xw.KqFqR2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1337479121620-5-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police insist there are "no imminent threats" to the leaders of more than 50 nations, set to meet in Chicago" align="left" title="Police insist there are "no imminent threats" to the leaders of more than 50 nations, set to meet in Chicago" border="0" //aThree men have been charged with plotting to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters and lob Molotov cocktails at police as days of protest heated up ahead of a NATO summit here./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/alberto-tropical-storm-watch-swath-sc-coast-060200292.html"img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ibiNJp5kZk7oyAMXIPKj7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/be69747e199b1d0e100f6a706700f53d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph). (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" align="left" title="This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph). (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0" //aTropical Storm Alberto swirled off the South Carolina coast packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) on Sunday, a day after becoming the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/thunder-rally-past-lakers-3-1-series-lead-051441850--spt.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yrFVAvnHSd9iLTv6ZGqN1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7c1a943c2fd3250e100f6a7067006219.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant wipes his face during the second half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Thunder won 103-100. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" align="left" title="Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant wipes his face during the second half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Thunder won 103-100. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" //aKevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-deal-end-fighting-shan-rebels-051249580.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q_tTkkPI_ehvNDpmf7Wtgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0d4810562fdc250e100f6a7067008f3e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Myanmar's Railway Minister and negotiator Aung Min, left, talks to journalists during a press conference with members of the Shan State Army (SSA) in Kengtung, Golden Triangle Region, near the Thai border, in eastern Shan State, Myanmar, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Myanmar negotiator said ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks that there will be no more fighting between the guerrillas and government troops. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)" align="left" title="Myanmar's Railway Minister and negotiator Aung Min, left, talks to journalists during a press conference with members of the Shan State Army (SSA) in Kengtung, Golden Triangle Region, near the Thai border, in eastern Shan State, Myanmar, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The Myanmar negotiator said ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks that there will be no more fighting between the guerrillas and government troops. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)" border="0" //aA Myanmar negotiator says ethnic Shan rebels have agreed in a second round of talks to end fighting with army troops in the country's east, the latest reported deal between the new reformist government and various ethnic separatist movements./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/blind-chinese-activist-completes-us-odyssey-014223322.html"img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Pb6bGGILhM3V0RG9H8HbEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1337477719943-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chen Guangcheng expressed his gratitude to the American embassy in China for ushering him to a new life in the US" align="left" title="Chen Guangcheng expressed his gratitude to the American embassy in China for ushering him to a new life in the US" border="0" //aBlind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was to spend his first full day in the United States Sunday after praising Beijing's "restraint and calm" as he sought to draw a line under a month-long tussle that tested China-US ties./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/taiwans-ma-signals-no-china-change-term-starts-051225557.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0_fMppTryh7RZ0kycGLADA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca1235a02f34220e100f6a70670099d7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Protesters throw eggs at a portrait of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on his inauguration day, denouncing his policies, Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. Despite Ma's re-election in January, the island is greatly divided on his political and economic policies. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)" align="left" title="Protesters throw eggs at a portrait of Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou on his inauguration day, denouncing his policies, Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. Despite Ma's re-election in January, the island is greatly divided on his political and economic policies. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)" border="0" //aTaiwan's president began his second term Sunday and signaled he will maintain a China policy that has reduced tensions between the sides, offering Beijing little early hope of realizing its long-term goal of unification./pbr clear="all"/

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-sees-emerging-consensus-economic-fix-225943399.html"img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r2bvbtzsgMC08CtiRS6jXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ad998a0619bb1e0e100f6a7067001610.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" //aConfronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the European continent and put investors worldwide on edge./pbr clear="all"/

BEIJING (Reuters) - While the blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng on Sunday enjoyed his first hours in New York after years of jail and detention, relatives and supporters back home remained locked down by security authorities. Chen's escape last month from 19 months of detention in his home village in eastern China and his six-day stay in the U.S. embassy in Beijing exposed embarrassing gaps in the web of security that the ruling Communist Party uses to stifle dissent. ...

pa href="http://news.yahoo.com/g-8-warns-north-korea-further-provocations-052656494.html"img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X46TMVj53PaUf3VTuagqMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/895bbe431884180e100f6a706700d5fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="From left, French President Francois Hollande, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel make their way to a photo opportunity at the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="From left, French President Francois Hollande, President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel make their way to a photo opportunity at the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" //aThe Group of Eight world leaders has warned North Korea that it faces more sanctions if it continues to threaten the stability of the region with provocative acts such as its failed long-range rocket launch in April./pbr clear="all"/

A Chinese coal miner has been rescued after being trapped underground for 17 days by an underground flood that killed at least 10 others.