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DARRINGTON, Washington (AP):FAMILIES COPING with the loss of friends, neighbours and normality sought comfort in church services Sunday, as crews worked to recover more victims from the soggy pile of mud that buried the small mountainside community of...

Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions

Flight booking website eLong said it was suspending Malaysia Airlines flight sales until the relatives are satisfied with the government's response.

General Motors announced two more recalls late last Friday, bringing to 4.8 million the number of cars, trucks and SUVs the automaker has called back for repairs in the past month.

A day after the search for the Malaysian jetliner shifted to a new area of the Indian Ocean, ships yesterday plucked objects from the sea to determine whether they were related to the missing jet. None were confirmed to be from the plane, leaving searchers with no sign of the jet three weeks after it disappeared.

KIEV (AP)Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, one of her country's most polarising political figures, announced yesterday that she will run for presidential elections set for May 25.Tymoshenko, who was released from jail last month...

CHARLOTTE (AP): Mayor Patrick Cannon was getting ready to close the deal with the big-time developer, but was reluctant to take a briefcase containing $20,000 while sitting in his city office....

VATICAN CITY (AP): A visibly energised President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican yesterday, expressing his great admiration for the pontiff and inviting him to visit the White House....

TORONTO (AP):The front-runners in the first televised debate of Toronto's election campaign said Mayor Rob Ford is an embarrassment to the city, but Ford countered that people are no longer interested...

MONTANABUTTE (AP):A Montana Catholic school teacher who was fired for being pregnant and unmarried has filed a discrimination complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.Shaela Evenson taught middle-school literature and physical...

WASHINGTON (AP):A Secret Service agent found drunk by staff at a Dutch hotel was recalled to the US along with two of his colleagues, the day before President Barack Obama was set to arrive in the Netherlands.Word of another embarrassing incident to hit...

ATHENS, (AP):Europe's top human-rights official has called on the Greek government to drop plans to include a clause in a draft immigration law that would allow for the deportation of migrants deemed to have made false claims of abuse by law-enforcement...