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King Mohammed orders structural examinations of Moroccos ancient mosques after a minaret collapse kills 41 people. - [Read more]

AP - There is not one orphan among the 33 children that a U.S. Baptist group tried to take from Haiti in a do-it-yourself rescue mission following a devastating earthquake, The Associated Press has determined.

AFP - Japans foreign minister was to meet his Australian counterpart Sunday for talks overshadowed by Prime Minister Kevin Rudds threat to take Tokyo to court over its controversial whale hunt.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United are showing signs of tiredness as the title race gathers pace but he insists there is no need to panic in the wake of his sides 3-1 defeat at Everton.

Reuters - A British pension fund regulator has filed a claim for 2.1 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) against failed telecom equipment giant Nortel Networks Corp, Canadas Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Saturday. - [Read more]

AFP - UN and African Union envoys were expected in Niger Sunday, a day after thousands of people demonstrated in support of the military coup that ousted the countrys president.

You have been sending pictures of the aftermath of floods and mudslides on Madeira. - [Read more]

AP - U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers advanced through poppy fields of Marjah on Saturday under withering gunfire from Taliban fighters shooting from mudbrick homes and compounds where families huddled in terror.

Ministers are to launch a strategy aimed at tackling Scotlands "obesity time bomb" which could cost the economy £3bn. - [Read more]

No 10 has rejected claims that Gordon Brown mistreated staff and was investigated by the Cabinet Office. - [Read more]

The Israeli version of David Brent was unveiled on Saturday, as the character swaps Slough for Tel Aviv. - [Read more]

Ministers in Scotland are considering a new law which will help stop people stalking and harassing their victims by text or online. - [Read more]

A major rebel group in Sudans Darfur region signs a framework ceasefire agreement with the government in Khartoum. - [Read more]

Lisa Connell is hoping to raise a million for brain tumour research by renting out dates - [Read more]

The government is urged to scrap a scheme which offers disease-modifying drugs to some people with multiple sclerosis. - [Read more]

Brazils Workers Party confirms President Lulas choice, Dilma Rousseff, as its presidential candidate for October elections. - [Read more]

AP - Flooding and landslides swept away cars and knocked down houses as a violent storm killed at least 32 people Saturday on the Portuguese island of Madeira, a news agency reported.

AP - When wind and rough seas drove the Canadian sailing ship carrying dozens of teenage students to lean precariously to one side, the captain figured it was just another day of sailing in rough weather.

Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko may have withdrawn her legal appeal over the election, but she is by no means ready to quit, says the BBCs Dariya Merkusheva. - [Read more]

The funeral of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died at the Winter Olympics, takes place in his home town. - [Read more]