Searchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday looked for about 100 people still missing from a shipwreck that more than 200 people survived and in which nine are confirmed dead.

In a rare act, the United States Congress passed a private bill last week granting a Nigerian student permanent residency after years of him living in Michigan on an expired visa. The bill is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature.

In a poll preceded by deadly protests, Egyptians approved a constitution drafted by a Muslim-dominated assembly, unofficial results show.