Sunday's attack happened at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. Christian worshipers were killed in attacks on two church services.

South Korea is the second-largest importer of beef from the United States. "They're not looking very hard for mad cow disease," says critic of USDA.

Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch's 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design.

The world's only known all-white male killer whale has been spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Russia, scientists announced Monday.

Singer Robin Gibb has "confounded" his doctors by emerging from a coma just days after they thought he might not survive it, his physician said Sunday.

Crisis operation rooms have been set up at airports in Islamabad and Karachi.

A 12th Secret Service employee is "implicated," according to the Service, with administrators briefing President Obama about the probe.

Photos show some American soldiers posing with the bodies of suspected Afghan insurgents. The U.S. military is investigating the incident.

A small plane with an unresponsive pilot crashed in the central Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after circling above the ocean for more than two hours, but it appeared intact after hitting the water, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.

Anders Behring Breivik, who admits killing 77 people in Norway last summer, has been asked to stop raising his fist in salute each morning at his trial, his lawyer said Wednesday.

At least 21 people have been killed in sporadic violence. Kofi Annan says Syria has not fully complied with the peace plan, while his successor, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon, says the global body plans to send in observers.

There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries. Residents feel the quake in Mexico City, hundreds of miles from the epicenter.

A baby was declared dead at birth and taken to the morgue. The mother went to see her, and found her alive. Doctors and her parents can't explain what happened.

A military helicopter carrying the former captives arrived in Villavicencio. All the freed hostages were held for more than a decade. The rebel group still has hundreds of civilian captives.

Syrian foreign minister told U.N. envoy Kofi Annan the forces will be pulled out. Diplomats predict the withdrawal from centers scheduled to be complete by next Tuesday, April 10th.

The quake's epicenter was about 17 miles from Ometepec, Guerrero. There are no immediate reports of injuries or major damage. Residents in Mexico City felt the temblor.

Two Cuban sources say the Venezuela's president also met with Pope Benedict XVI, which is denied by Vatican spokesmen. The pope praises religious freedom but makes no political statements during Mass.

Al Jazeera will not show or distribute the video it received, it says. French President Nicolas Sarkozy asks TV stations to show respect for the victims.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Santiago de Cuba. He will fly to Havana on Tuesday.

A U.S. official says there are signs the North Koreans are preparing a launch. China and the United States agree a rocket launch would be destabilizing. South Korea vows it will retaliate if their country is provoked.

Two people who were on cruise liner remain missing. 32 of 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia cruise ship are believed dead.

Sources say Bashar all-Assad doesn't recognize Annan as the Arab League's representative. Russia's foreign minister says weapons entering Syria could be headed to al-Qaeda.

The remains are believed to be at least 50 years old. They were found inside a cave in Chiapas. No signs of violence are visible on the remains.

At least 45 women and children are said to have been stabbed and burned to death. Tuesday will be a day of mourning, an opposition group reports.

The agreement was reached with the help of Egyptian mediators, the official says. An Israeli government spokesman did not immedaitely comment on the report.