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Activists horrified as rockets smash Syrian city
Intense blasts echo through the Syrian city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths, activists say.

More caucuses next stop for Romney
With former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney coming off his second straight victory, the race for the GOP presidential nomination heads to three states holding caucuses this week.

Gingrich's Southern revival strategy
Newt Gingrich said Sunday he is plotting a Southern revival, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul seek stronger showings in upcoming caucuses to slow front−runner Mitt Romney's momentum after his second straight victory in the Republican presidential race.

'Goodbye' e−mail, then deadly blast
A person of interest in his wife's disappearance set his home on fire, killing himself and his two sons, police say. Just prior, he had e−mailed his lawyer.

Contador loses Tour de France title
Three−time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Australians urged to flee flooding
Australian authorities plead with hundreds of people, who have chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters, to vacate their homes.

Sex abuse cases close school for days
A Los Angeles elementary school at the center of two child abuse cases will be closed for two days this week as the investigations continue, officials said.

Earthquake kills 12 in Philippines
A 6.8−magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third−largest island in the Philippines, killing at least 12 people, an official said.

Lacrosse player faces trial in ex's death
The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex−girlfriend, also a lacrosse player, is expected to begin Monday.

New charges in homeless killings case
A 23−year−old man prosecutors say fatally stabbed four homeless men in California will be charged Monday in connection with two other crimes: the brutal killings of a mother and son.