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Tens of thousands of Egypt's Coptic Christians hold an overnight vigil and attend a Mass for Pope Shenouda III, who died on Saturday aged 88.

MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Two men convicted of carrying out a deadly subway bombing last year in Belarus' capital have been executed, drawing strong condemnation from activists and the European Union....

Emergency repair work being carried out on the Forth Road Bridge over the weekend is finished ahead of schedule.

Tehran has blocked a UK Foreign Office website in Iran as part of its "ever-tightening stranglehold of censorship", the foreign secretary says.

My servers experienced some trouble, as you may have noticed, resulting in the loss of some posts and comments over the past month. Things seem to be settled down and mostly backup and running. Feel free to repost any comments that got lost and I apologize for the crash and burn. Ironically, it happened right after I made backup but before I had downloaded the backup to my local computer which is why as much was lost as there was.

-Walter

PARIS (AP) -- The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive - as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive....

Jenson Button says his victory in the Australian Grand Prix is a dream start to the new season for McLaren.

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Treasury chief says he is planning to loosen restrictions on Sunday trading during this summer's London Olympics....

KOLKATA, India (AP) -- A former Mr. Universe who has just turned 100 said Sunday that happiness and a life without tensions are the key to his longevity....

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea vowed Sunday to go ahead with plans to launch a long-range rocket, rejecting criticism in the West that it would scuttle recent diplomacy....

Comedian Rowland Rivron wins the Let's Dance for Sport Relief title with his routine performed to Fatboy Slim's Weapons of Choice.

The murky abduction account of an American, who nobody appeared to know was missing in Iraq until he resurfaced, is raising questions about everything from his name to the circumstances surrounding his reported kidnapping.

KOLKATA, India (AP) -- A former Mr. Universe who has just turned 100 said Sunday that happiness and a life without tensions are the key to his longevity....

A 17-year-old boy is to appear in court later charged with inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and possession of indecent images.

LAKE TAPPS, Wash. (AP) -- A diverging portrait of the Army sergeant accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is emerging as records and interviews show a man appreciated by friends and family who won military commendations, yet one who faced professional disappointment, financial trouble and brushes with the law....

A murder inquiry starts after a man is stabbed during a private party at the Norwich home of former world heavyweight boxing champion Herbie Hide.

Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is set to become new leader of the country's centre-left Pasok party ahead of an imminent general election.

Warm conditions will persist Sunday across the central U.S., while heavy snow moves through the Rockies. A low pressure system and associated cold front that brought heavy rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast continues moving eastward and into the Rockies....

Plans to charge pubs and clubs selling alcohol after midnight to cover costs of managing city and town centres could put some out of business, it is claimed.

BBC presenter Dr Helen Czerski investigates how tornadoes form in the mid-western state of Colorado, part of the area known as Tornado Alley.