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Vatican denies celibacy rule led to sex scandal (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful from his studio's window at the end of the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

AP - The Vatican on Sunday denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope's handling of the crisis.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:17:01 GMT

Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims (AP)

Swedish artist Lars Vilks talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday March 10 2010. The Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog says he believes the suspects arrested in Ireland and the U.S. in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals . (AP photo/Scanpix, Bertil Ericson)

AP - With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire?

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:09:31 GMT

3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city (AP)

Map locates Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, where people affiliated with the American consulate were killed in a drive-by shooting

AP - Three people with ties to the American consulate were killed in a drug-plagued Mexican city, including a U.S. couple shot to death within sight of the border with their baby in their back seat, officials said Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:36:38 GMT

Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)

An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqi people want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — two more than his chief rival.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:28:16 GMT

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Kansas, Kentucky, Orange, Duke top seeds (AP)
Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse earned top billing and the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament Sunday, with the Jayhawks named the top seed overall for the 2010 version of March Madness. With all the conference tournaments complete, the NCAA selection committee rolled out its 65-team bracket, setting it up for millions of fans to start making their picks for what is annually America's...

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:52:46 PDT

Browns trade QB Quinn to Broncos (AP)
The Cleveland Browns have traded quarterback Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos for fullback Peyton Hillis and a 2011 draft pick. The teams announced the trade Sunday and said the deal is pending physicals. Quinn's departure comes one day after the Browns agreed to terms with free agent Jake Delhomme on a two-year contract.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:52:47 PDT

Kentucky ties it at buzzer, wins in OT (AP)
John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their Southeastern Conference tournament championship. "How did we win this game? How did we go to overtime? I don't know," Calipari said. Credit his fantastic freshmen who scored to get them to overtime and then won the game, even if they celebrated a little prematurely.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:31 PDT

Duke holds off Ga. Tech 65-61 to win ACC (AP)
Miss after miss, open look after open look, yet Jon Scheyer ignored them all. He wasn't going to stop shooting, not with an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship on the line and fourth-ranked Duke clinging to a one-point lead in the final seconds. He curled around a screen, took a pass and launched a 3-pointer that dropped perfectly through the net.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:22:52 PDT

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Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund starts to open up (AP)
AP - The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority broke with its customary privacy by issuing its first yearly statement Monday, marking one of the biggest steps yet by the world's largest sovereign wealth fund to increase transparency.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:27:26 GMT

`Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million (AP)

An image of Johnny Depp, as the Mad Hatter in the new 'Alice in Wonderland' film, stares down through the plastic tent covering the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre as preparations continue for Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:25:59 GMT

China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy (AP)

China's Premier Wen Jiabao gestures during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

AP - China sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising cooperation to bolster the global recovery.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:57:53 GMT

Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car's accelerator stuck as he drove on a California freeway, according to a memo for a congressional panel.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:36 GMT

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Israeli settlement action 'an insult': Obama aide (AFP)

An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a sign carrying the image of the east Jerusalem settlement of Ramat Shlomo on March 11. Israel's announcement of plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem was not only an

AFP - Israel's announcement of plans to build 1,600 settler homes in east Jerusalem was not only an "insult" to the United States but "destructive" of the Middle East peace process, a top White House official said Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:07:05 GMT

Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius (AP)

Outrage in Georgia over fake Russian invasion report (AFP)

Russian tanks are seen in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, in August 2008. Outraged Georgians have slammed a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a faked report announcing that Russia had launched an invasion and the country's president was dead.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

AFP - Outraged Georgians on Sunday slammed a local television channel that sparked panic by broadcasting a faked report announcing that Russia had launched an invasion and the country's president was dead.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:24:28 GMT

Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP)

A doctor administers a shot to a patient at a hospital ER unit. The fierce and fateful battle over health care reform forced President Barack Obama to delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days, to March 21.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)

AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:19:59 GMT