World datelines

Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO — A bankruptcy judge on Friday canceled the planned sale of Brazil's flagship Varig airline to a workers' group, throwing the future of the carrier into limbo and virtually ensuring more travel chaos ahead for ticket holders in Brazil and abroad.

Cameroon

YAOUNDE — A truck carrying a load of sand slammed into a passenger bus Friday in Cameroon, killing at least 34 people, the government said.

Canada

OTTAWA — Canada's ruling conservatives have moved to raise the age of sexual consent by two years to 16, saying children need better protection from adult predators in an Internet era.

China

BEIJING — The verdict on a Chinese New York Times researcher charged with leaking state secrets has been delayed, adding another month to a case that has dragged on for nearly two years, his lawyer said Friday.

Denmark

COPENHAGEN — Copenhagen's famed Glyptotek — best known for its impressionist paintings, antique sculptures, an Etruscan collection and Danish art — will reopen next week after three years of renovation.

Egypt

CAIRO — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader paid tribute to the slain Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a video Friday, extolling him as "the prince of martyrs."

France

PARIS — Parisians and tourists had their first chance Friday to visit Paris' new primitive art museum, which opened to the public for three days of free entry.

Germany

BERLIN — Germany said Friday it hopes Iran will respond soon to incentives to halt its nuclear program, suggesting that the Islamic republic's foreign minister could set a date at weekend talks in Berlin.

Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE — The largest U.S. military exercise in the Pacific in decades ended Friday after showing North Korea and other nations that the United States can swiftly muster a huge combat force in the region, officials said.

Israel