AP - Rookie defenseman Andrej Meszaros scored a pair of power-play goals, and Daniel Alfredsson netted his career-high 38th goal and assisted on another as the Ottawa Senators became the first team to reach 100 points this season with a 5-2 win Tuesday night over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

AP - Richard Jefferson scored 21 of his 27 points after halftime, and the New Jersey Nets broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter, beating the Washington Wizards 112-100 on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.

AP - Fans waiting to buy copies of Prince's highly anticipated new album, "3121," were greeted early Tuesday with something even better — a surprise performance by Prince himself.

AP - After their town was torn apart by a terrifying cyclone — amazingly without loss of life — the people of Innisfail responded with a most Australian of gatherings: a barbie.

AP - A U.N. investigator who was granted rare access to Chinese detention centers last year is calling for sweeping changes in the country's police and court systems to reduce the widespread use of torture.

AP - An international audit concluded there are tens of thousands of dead voters listed on Venezuela's voter rolls, but the country's top electoral official said Tuesday that those errors are being fixed and do not amount to significant flaws.

AP - Protesters, celebrities and fishermen were gearing up for Canada's hotly debated seal hunt, set to get under way later this week in the gulf off the Atlantic Ocean.

AP - About 100 masked gunmen stormed a prison near the Iranian border Tuesday, cutting phone wires, freeing all the inmates and leaving behind a scene of devastation and carnage — 20 dead policemen, burned-out cars and a smoldering jailhouse.

AP - The head of a newly formed medical research institute announced Tuesday that the group will launch a long-running study of heart disease and other illnesses, tracking patients' lifestyles and over factors over decades.

Reuters - The Federal Communications Commission should encourage competition for TV viewers by ensuring that telephone companies entering the business can buy access to programming, the head of the agency said on Tuesday.

Playbill - What do Walter Kerr, Sheldon Harnick, Cloris Leachman, Charlotte Rae, Tony Randall, Warren Beatty, Karen Black, Frank Galati, Ann-Margret, Tony Roberts, Gregg Edelman, Ana Gasteyer and Megan Mullally all have in common?

AFP - Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal, on a tour of the Gulf, said he stood by the Palestinian Islamist militant movement's refusal to recognise Israel despite international calls to seek peace.

AP - Grief, both personal and public, is at the heart of BBC America's upcoming romantic drama "Gideon's Daughter."

AP - British lawmakers on Tuesday criticized the problem-plagued memorial fountain to Princess Diana for poor management and uncontrolled costs that have gone $3.5 million higher than projected.

Adam Yauch yaks about the Beasties' audience-filmed concert flick. By Eric Steuer from Wired magazine.

AP - Michael Redd had 23 points, T.J. Ford added 19 points and 10 assists, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Portland Trail Blazers for the second time in three days, 100-94 Monday night.

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush has briefed Australian Prime Minister John Howard on a U.S. nuclear deal with India in a move seen as groundwork by Canberra for a possible policy change to allow uranium exports to India.

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush has briefed Australian Prime Minister John Howard on a U.S. nuclear deal with India in a move seen as groundwork by Canberra for a possible policy change to allow uranium exports to India.

AP - Kobe Bryant had 43 points, five rebounds and five steals and the Los Angeles Lakers salvaged the finale of a three-game road trip with a 105-97 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.