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- updated Queen in hospital with stomach ailment video
- The Queen has been admitted to hospital for first time in 10 years after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis.
- Assad attacks 'naive' U.K. approach to Syria video
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of siding with "terrorists" and using bullying tactics as his regime battles a two-year uprising.
- Pakistan bomb outside mosque kills 37
- Police say a car bomb has killed at least 37 people and wounded another 141 in a neighborhood dominated by Shia Muslims in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi.
- Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak set for April 13
- Egypt's state news agency says the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak on charges related to the killings of protesters during the uprising against him will begin April 13.
- Florida sinkhole home being demolished
- Crews with heavy equipment on Sunday began the demolition of a Florida home over a huge sinkhole where a man is presumed dead after being swallowed by the earth three days ago.
- new Expectant NYC couple dies in car crash, baby delivered alive
- A pregnant young woman who was feeling ill was headed to the hospital with her husband early Sunday when the car they were riding in was hit, killing them both, but their baby boy was born prematurely and survived, authorities and a relative said.
- Swiss vote highlights anger over executive pay
- Swiss voters voiced their anger at perceived corporate greed Sunday by approving a plan to boost shareholders' say on executive pay.
- Al-Qaeda commander Belmoktar reported killed in Mali
- Chad's military chief announced late Saturday that his troops deployed in northern Mali had killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist who orchestrated the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that left 36 foreigners dead.
- Keystone XL supporters hail U.S. State Dept. report video
- A new U.S. State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say.
- Obama says middle class to feel 'pain' of budget cuts video
- U.S. President Barack Obama used his weekly online address to warn Americans who will be affected by $85 billion in government spending cuts, which are due to roll out gradually after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a budget deal.
- Chavez undergoing intense cancer treatment, VP says
- President Hugo Chavez has been receiving chemotherapy since recovering from a severe respiratory infection in mid-January and "continues his battle for life," his vice-president said.
- Canada's golden immigrants from China remembered
- A new exhibit of photographs showcasing Chinese immigrants who rushed to British Columbia to find gold in the late 1800s opened in Hong Kong this week and is aimed at paying tribute to their contributions.
- Berlin Wall section removal continues despite protests
- German property developer has rejected calls to halt work to remove one of the last remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, despite angry protests against the plan.
- Kenya presidential candidate denies vote rigging comment
- Political parties in Kenya are holding their final rallies this weekend before voters choose a new president Monday in the first election to take place under a new constitution designed to avoid a repeat of the violence during the last election, five years ago.
- South African police who dragged man charged with murder video
- Eight South African police officers involved in the death of a cab driver who was dragged behind a police vehicle have been arrested and charged with murder.
- video California school OK's assault rifles for security video
- A California mother is talking about what she sees as a worrying trend, news that school police in her city will now have access to 14 AR-15 assault rifles, for use in the case of a mass shooting or the threat of such an attack.
- Detroit in 'financial emergency,' Gov. Snyder declares
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday he has declared a financial emergency in Detroit, a determination that could lead to the appointment of an emergency manager over the city's finances.
- Al-Qaeda chief in Mali killed, Chad's president says
- Chadian President Idriss Deby announced that soldiers from his country killed one of al-Qaeda's leading commanders during a battle in northern Mali.
- Queen cancels official trip to Wales due to stomach bug
- Queen Elizabeth is recovering at Windsor Castle after coming down with a stomach bug that forced the cancellation of a royal engagement.
- analysis Conservative thinkers dominate those who vote for Pope
- To talk of Vatican divisions and factions in the choosing of the next pope misses a central point, David Perlich explains. The last two popes stacked the deck, selecting doctrinal conservatives after their own heart for the College of Cardinals.
- Muslims storm Egypt church over woman's rumoured conversion
- Dozens of Muslim residents threw firebombs and rocks at police as they tried to storm a church in southern Egypt in search of a woman suspected of converting to Christianity
- How U.S. spending cuts can hurt Canada
- The automatic spending cuts in the U.S., which come into effect today, could have an impact on cross-border trade with Canada as well as contribute to a general economic slowdown.
- Big U.S. businesses urge Supreme Court to OK gay marriage
- A group of 200 large American corporations is urging the country's top court to strike down a law that restricts marriage to heterosexual unions, arguing it creates expensive human resources headaches with regards to employee benefits.
- photos U.K.'s 'Naked Rambler' behind bars, again
- A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked — and in jail — was back behind bars Friday after defying an order to cover up.