Boy, where did that first half go?...

PANAMA CITY (AP) -- Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health officials said....

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father and his two young sons were killed Sunday when police said he appeared to intentionally blow up a house with all three inside - a tragic ending to a bizarre case that began more than two years ago when the man's wife went mysteriously missing in Utah....

World Champions Argentina beat Great Britain 1-0 to win the Champions Trophy.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital on Sunday after suffering a possible stroke, but a top health official said he was stable.

WASHINGTON/TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms.

The Queen is to mark the 60th anniversary of her becoming the monarch of the UK and Commonwealth later with two public events in Norfolk.

(Reuters) - An "intentional" house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.

New regulations come into force which will allow Scots to make certain home improvements without planning permission.

England coach Fabio Capello says he disagrees with the Football Association's decision to strip John Terry of the national team's captaincy.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) calls for a new body to be set up to protect workers from abuse and exploitation by bosses.

CAIRO (AP) -- Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country....

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him and another throwing a shoe....

TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.

Ghana qualify for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after edging past Tunisia 2-1, following extra-time.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent - an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc....

Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveal new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.

KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low temperatures would continue into next week.

Finland elects its first conservative head of state in decades, the pro-European Sauli Niinisto, after a run-off vote.

CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States.

Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine....

Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.

Motorists are urged to take extra care in icy conditions as Heathrow Airport cancels half of its flights.

Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats....

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

BEIRUT (AP) -- The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown....

Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.

Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions around England look set to continue overnight and into Monday.

US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have attended a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.

Manchester United climb off the canvas to snatch a point at Chelsea as Javier Hernandez's header crowned a superb comeback from 3-0 adrift.

A murder investigation is launched after a man is found dead at a flat in Lurgan, County Armagh.

A police officer is stabbed while responding to an emergency call in the Kilwilkie estate in Lurgan.

Motorists have been urged to take extra care in treacherous conditions as snow across much of the UK turns to ice.

The death toll from fighting between Syrian government forces and civilians rises as government troops shelled the city of Homs from dusk to dawn, opposition groups say.

Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noreiga, who is serving time in prison for crimes committed during his rule, was taken to a hospital, Panamanian police said Sunday.

Wales stage a thrilling late comeback to launch their Six Nations campaign with a stunning victory over Ireland in Dublin.

Heathrow Airport says only half of Sunday's scheduled flights are likely to leave but services should return to normal on Monday.

A leader of a high-profile campaign pushing for women to drive in Saudi Arabia says she's suing traffic police in order to get a driver's license.

Nearly 500 cases of Norovirus have been reported on two Florida-based Princess Cruises ships, the cruise line said Sunday.

Suspected militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria, in what would be the first such attack since 2010.

Forecasters are warning of widespread ice on Sunday as the worst of the wintry weather begins to ease across Wales.

When working in a new country can prove unlucky

The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.