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Tennessee Holds Health Care Lottery for the Poor
Syrian opposition in disarray as its leader resigns
Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban
VIDEO: Could Indonesia replace India in Brics?
VIDEO: Fisherman: 'I proceeded to drown'
No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death
CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'
The Caucus: N.R.A. Chief Says He Will Counter Bloomberg’s Gun Control Campaign
‘The Croods’ and ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Lead the Box Office
Cocaine found in shipment of bricks
Gay marriage opponents march in Paris
Timberlake album dethrones Bowie
Down's syndrome brain protein loss
Collapse death house 'was unsafe'
Connecticut Still Working on Gun Law, Frustrating Some
Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition
Al Qaeda group AQIM says killed French hostage seized in Mali
Gay marriage opponents march in Paris before vote
Vettel apologises to Webber for pass

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:28 PM PDT

Excavation of a mass grave of Irish laborers in Pennsylvania, who died during a cholera epidemic in 1832, answers some questions and raises many more.

Tennessee Holds Health Care Lottery for the Poor

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:21 PM PDT

The state opens a health care hot line for a few hours each year for patients who do not qualify for Medicaid. Thousands try, but not many qualify for the limited funds.

Syrian opposition in disarray as its leader resigns

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:13 PM PDT

BEIRUT — Syria's opposition coalition was on the verge of collapse on Sunday after its president resigned and rebel fighters rejected its choice to head an interim government, leaving a U.S.-backed effort to forge a united front against President Bashar al-Assad in tatters.

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Afghanistan's Karzai heads to Qatar to discuss peace with Taliban

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will travel to Qatar within days to discuss peace negotiations with the Taliban, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, as efforts intensify to find a negotiated solution to the twelve year war.

VIDEO: Could Indonesia replace India in Brics?

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:59 PM PDT

As India's economy has been faltering, Indonesia has seen growth stabilise at around 6%, so could it join the Brics group of top emerging economies?

VIDEO: Fisherman: 'I proceeded to drown'

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Irish fisherman James McCarthy has described the moment he nearly died after falling into near freezing waters in the Gulf of Alaska.

No radiation at Berezovsky home, no sign of outside role in death

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:17 PM PDT

ASCOT (Reuters) - British police searched for radiation and chemicals at former Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky's home near London on Sunday but found none, and said there was no evidence anyone else was involved in his still unexplained death.

CAR coup leaders 'must remain calm'

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT

France urges restraint on rebels in the Central African Republic, who have taken over the capital and forced the president to flee.

The Caucus: N.R.A. Chief Says He Will Counter Bloomberg’s Gun Control Campaign

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:27 PM PDT

The head of the National Rifle Association said his organization would lead a national campaign against efforts by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York to persuade Congress to adopt stricter gun controls.

‘The Croods’ and ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Lead the Box Office

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:48 AM PDT

"The Croods" and "Olympus Has Fallen" led the weekend's movies, rare commercial triumphs in a slow season.

Cocaine found in shipment of bricks

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PDT

Colombian police find 500kg (1,100lb) of cocaine hidden inside a consignment of bricks in the northern port city of Cartagena.

Gay marriage opponents march in Paris

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Police fight back crowds as about 300,000 rally in French capital ahead of Senate vote on "marriage for everyone" bill.

Timberlake album dethrones Bowie

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT

Justin Timberlake goes straight to the top of the UK chart with his first album for seven years, knocking David Bowie's comeback LP off the summit.

Down's syndrome brain protein loss

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:49 AM PDT

The lack of a protein in Down's syndrome brains could be the cause of learning and memory problems, says a US study.

Collapse death house 'was unsafe'

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:41 AM PDT

A woman who died when her home collapsed in Cornwall already had concerns about its structural safety, her family say.

Connecticut Still Working on Gun Law, Frustrating Some

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Democrats have enough power in Hartford to impose their legislative will, yet they and Republicans seek consensus and say they don't want to make a mistake through haste, leaving many frustrated.

Mursi warning stirs fears in Egypt opposition

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:20 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi threatened on Sunday to take unspecified steps to "protect this nation" after violent demonstrations against his Muslim Brotherhood, using vague but severe language that the opposition said heralded a crackdown.

Al Qaeda group AQIM says killed French hostage seized in Mali

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PDT

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's North African wing AQIM said it had killed a French hostage captured in northern Mali two years ago and that its other French captives were at risk because of France's intervention there, Mauritania's ANI news agency said on Sunday.

Gay marriage opponents march in Paris before vote

Posted: 24 Mar 2013 11:01 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people poured onto the streets of central Paris on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalize gay marriage and adoption by June.