The World

THURSDAY

A hot-air balloon carrying tourists, including children, plunged to the ground in flames just outside the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, killing four people and injuring 28.

Grammy-winning country star Randy Travis was cited for assault in a fight outside Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, after the singer stepped into an argument between an estranged husband and wife.

A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack.

FRIDAY

Martin Nesirky, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said the U.N. had no intent...