Last updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010 | 11:59 AM ET
- Volcano erupts in Iceland
- A volcano erupted near a glacier in southern Iceland, shooting ash and molten lava into the air and forcing the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of people from a nearby village. more »
- Mumbai hotels crank up security
- Luxury hotels in Mumbai are reportedly on high alert after intelligence reports warning of possible attacks using explosive-laden trucks and oil tankers. more »
- British Airways hit with cabin crew strike
- British Airways was forced to cancel more than half its 1,950 scheduled flights Saturday as a three-day strike by cabin staff began. more »
- Pope apologizes to Irish sex abuse victims
- Pope Benedict XVI has released a letter apologizing for years of physical and sexual abuse suffered by Irish children at the hands of priests. more »
- Sierra Leone mine collapse a hoax
- A top official in Sierra Leone's government says he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find out it was a hoax. more »
- 9/11 deal for workers 'not enough': judge
- A federal judge has rejected a mutimillion-dollar deal to compensate thousands of emergency workers who had claimed that cleaning up the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center had made them sick. more »
- Haiti missionaries' lawyer arrested
- Dominican police have arrested a fugitive who acted as the lawyer for U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children. more »
- 'Tsunami' of German Catholic abuse cases
- The head of a new sexual abuse prevention task force in the German former diocese of the Pope likened new abuse allegations to a "tsunami" on Friday. more »
- Actress Vardalos plays role in saving teen
- Celebrated Winnipeg actress Nia Vardalos is being credited with playing a role in helping a young man in Florida who was contemplating suicide. more »
More World News from Canadian Press
- Obama calls on Democrats to pass health care reform bill on Sunday
- Volcano erupts in southern Iceland; hundreds evacuated, but no damage or injuries reported
- Netanyahu says east Jerusalem construction policy unchanged
- Pope orders Vatican probe into Irish church, blasts bishops, takes no Vatican blame for abuse
- Thousands carry flag-draped coffins, anti-Obama signs in DC protest; want troops back home
- Storm knocks out power to 60,000 homes on Australian coast, strong gusts down trees
- Thousands pay last respects to former Nepal PM Koirala, who led fight for democracy
- Despite pressure from black activists, black support for Obama's race-neutral stance is high
- 10 Afghan civilians killed in suicide attack in contested Helmand province
- Bomb targeting Pakistani police kills 2 people, wounds 12 in southwest city of Quetta
Oddities from Canadian Press
- Blast from the past: UK library receives book overdue by 45 years
- Next stop, marriage: Man proposes on New Jersey Transit bus, knowing she'd never suspect it
- Canine DNA used to convict British man who used dog as 'weapon' against teenager
- Coughing horses cause cancellations at Austria's renowned Spanish Riding School
- Swiss-based private jet company hopes to set new record for round-the-world flight
- Man found with stolen property after hailing police cruiser with middle finger
- US man finds cold intruder in bed with him, holds him at bay with bat for police
- Ode to Becks: Britain's poet laureate laments David Beckham's Achilles tendon
- Plane makes emergency landing on SC beach, killing jogger who never knew what hit him
- World's shortest man, He Pingping of China, dies in Italy; fell ill at TV rehearsal
