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At least 45 women and kids were killed in Homs, opposition activists said, after the U.N. special envoy to Syria and the country's leader discussed ending violence.

Ceremonies have been held across Japan to mark one year since the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck the north-eastern coast, killing thousands.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say more than a dozen prisoners, including criminals and members of the Taliban, have escaped from a jail in northern Afghanistan....

Let Them Eat Grass 12-18-10

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) -- People across Japan prayed and stood in silence on Sunday to remember the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century....

As the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales steps up its campaign against legalising same-sex marriage, Archbishop Peter Smith tells the BBC gay marriage would be disastrous for society.

A transport group representing 10 south Wales councils says electrification of the region's rail network would act as a catalyst for economic development.

Japan has marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the north-east coast, leaving about 20,000 dead or missing. Emperor Akihito paid tribute to those who lost their lives, and to the many who helped in the aftermath.

Tokyo was unbelievably cold, even though it was March.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's internal security minister says the death toll from an attack on a bus stop in the capital has risen to six....

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's internal security minister says the death toll from an attack on a bus stop in the capital has risen to six....

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The overstuffed bags filling Fernando Mello's luggage cart wobbled precariously as the gym owner made his way home one morning through Rio's international airport. Navigating the terminal, Mello was part of a horde of other Brazilian travelers returning with loot found in the strip malls and discount outlets of southern Florida....

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The overstuffed bags filling Fernando Mello's luggage cart wobbled precariously as the gym owner made his way home one morning through Rio's international airport. Navigating the terminal, Mello was part of a horde of other Brazilian travelers returning with loot found in the strip malls and discount outlets of southern Florida....

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Supreme Court convicted Pakistan's prime minister of contempt on Thursday but spared him a prison term for refusing to reopen a corruption case against his boss, the president, leaving the premier in power but facing fresh calls to resign....

How much truth is there in President Obama's latest favorite mantra that we consume a disproportionate share of the world's oil?

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan (AP) -- Through silence and prayers, people across Japan on Sunday remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of victims and security forces say they are unable to stop crimes against the subculture that is widely perceived in Iraq as being gay....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of victims and security forces say they are unable to stop crimes against the subculture that is widely perceived in Iraq as being gay....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Young people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of victims and security forces say they are unable to stop crimes against the subculture that is widely perceived in Iraq as being gay....

A suicide bomber attacks a funeral in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 14 people and wounding 30.