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Pope: Humanity isn't random product of evolution (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds a candle as he celebrates the Easter Vigil mass, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 23, 2011. The pontif began Saturday night's ceremony by lighting a candle that symbolizes the resurrection of Christ, which the faithful mark on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI marked the holiest night of the year for Christians by stressing that humanity isn't a random product of evolution.

England skipper Moody buoyed by return (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 03:13 PM PDT

England captain Lewis Moody, who missed the entire Six Nations with a knee injury, returned to action on Saturday as Bath beat Wasps 43-10 at Twickenham in the English Premiership.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - England captain Lewis Moody, who missed the entire Six Nations with a knee injury, returned to action on Saturday as Bath beat Wasps 43-10 at Twickenham in the English Premiership.

Elton John, Beckhams on royal wedding guest list (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 02:17 PM PDT

British musician Sir Elton John (L) and his partner David Furnish will be among the guests who will attend the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The confirmed guest list and seating plan for the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton was unveiled Saturday, with celebrities, sports stars and foreign monarchs set to attend.

Portuguese deficit for 2010 raised (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against government austerity measures in Lisbon in March 2011. Portugal's public deficit for 2010 was revised upwards to 9.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product against 8.6 percent announced earlier, the national statistics institute said Saturday.(AFP/File/Francisco Leong)AFP - Portugal's public deficit for 2010 was revised upwards to 9.1 percent of gross domestic product from 8.6 percent announced earlier, the national statistical institute said on Saturday.

Top BBC sitcom writer John Sullivan dies (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Pedestrians walks past the doors of the BBC's Bush House in London. John Sullivan, the creator of AFP - John Sullivan, the creator of "Only Fools and Horses", one of Britain's best-loved comedies, has died at the age of 64 after a short illness, the BBC announced Saturday.

France launches international search alert for murder father (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:33 PM PDT

A handout released by the French police shows (clockwise from top left): Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes, his wife Agnes and chidren Thomas, Benoit, Anne and Arthur. French authorities issued an international search alert Saturday for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes amid evidence that he carefully planned the killing of his wife and four children.(AFP/French Police/Nicolas Cado)AFP - French authorities Saturday issued an international search alert for murder suspect Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes amid evidence that he carefully planned the killing of his wife and four children.

Portuguese deficit forecast for 2010 raised (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against government austerity measures in Lisbon in March 2011. Portugal's public deficit for 2010 was revised upwards to 9.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product against 8.6 percent announced earlier, the national statistics institute said Saturday.(AFP/File/Francisco Leong)AFP - Portugal's public deficit for 2010 was revised upwards to 9.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product against 8.6 percent announced earlier, the national statistics institute said Saturday.

United on top of Premiership, Chelsea stay in touch (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez (L) clashes with Everton's Sylvain Distin during the English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. United moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League as Hernandez's late goal clinched a crucial 1-0 win.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United remain six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Javier Hernandez's late goal clinched a 1-0 win over Everton, while Fernando Torres broke his Chelsea duck in a 3-0 victory against West Ham on Saturday.

British woman dropped in Arctic Ocean dies (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:59 AM PDT

A cruise ship is seen in the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. A British grandmother who was dropped into the Arctic Ocean while being transferred from a cruise ship after falling ill has died in hospital, officials said.(AFP/File)AFP - A British grandmother who was dropped into the Arctic Ocean while being transferred from a cruise ship after falling ill has died in hospital, officials said Saturday.

Belgian barkeepers demonstrate against smoking ban (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:54 AM PDT

Demonstrators take part in a protest march, organised by unhappy bar owners, against the new general ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, in Brussels.(AFP/BELGA/Nicolas Maeterlinck)AFP - More than 800 Belgian bar owners and their supporters demonstrated Saturday against a decision to widen a smoking ban in public spaces to cover all cafes and the kingdom's nine casinos from July 1.

Gypsies take refuge in ancient Rome church (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:08 AM PDT

This April 22, 2011 photo made available Saturday, April 23, 2011 shows gypsy women sitting inside St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, in Rome. Some 150 gypsies whose camp was dismantled have taken refuge in one of Rome's most ancient basilicas, engaging in a standoff with city officials trying to get them out. Only about 10 Roma had accepted an offer Saturday by Rome's city hall of 500 euro (730 US dollars) to families accepting to be repatriated, according to Italian news reports. Many of the gypsies are Romanian nationals. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi, Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Some 150 Gypsies whose camp was dismantled have taken refuge in one of Rome's most ancient basilicas, creating a standoff Saturday with city officials trying to get them out.

UK woman dropped into sea in botched rescue dies (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 11:06 AM PDT

AP - A 73-year-old British woman who was accidentally dropped into the Norwegian Sea as rescue workers took her off a cruise ship late last month has died, the hospital where she was treated said Saturday.

British couples share royal wedding spotlight (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Chris Davis and his bride to be Pam Young stand inside their party supply store, in Hornchurch, England, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Davis and Young will marry on Friday April 29 , the same day as Britain's Prince William and Katherine Middleton. What is it like getting married on the same day as Prince William and Kate Middleton? As the royal wedding looms, hundreds of harried couples across Britain are trying to figure out how to share the spotlight with the world's most-watched couple. (AP Photo/Richard Matthews)AP - What is it like getting married on the same day as Prince William and Kate Middleton? As the royal wedding looms, hundreds of harried couples across Britain are trying to figure out how to share the spotlight with the world's most-watched couple.

List of guests attending the royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 07:18 AM PDT

AP - Members of the Spencer family

Swiss flock to watch giant stinking flower bloom (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 05:44 AM PDT

Visitors look at a blooming Titan Arum (amorphophallus titanum), pictured in the botanical garden of the university of Basel, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, April 23, 2011. Thousands of plant lovers have flocked to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time in 17 years. The Basel Botanical Gardens expects 10,000 people to see its amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, in full glory before the bloom wilts late Saturday or Sunday. (AP Photo/Keystone, Georgios Kefalas) - GERMANY OUT, AUSTRIA OUT -AP - Thousands of plant lovers have flocked to the northern Swiss city of Basel to see a giant, stinky flower bloom for the first time.

German baby born at 21 weeks goes home for Easter (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 05:22 AM PDT

AP - German doctors say a baby girl who was born at 21 weeks and five days is spending Easter at home after five months in neonatal care. She is believed to be the most premature baby in Europe to have survived.

Italian police arrest alleged Puglia mob boss (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 04:56 AM PDT

AP - Italian police say they have arrested the alleged No. 1 boss of the organized crime syndicate based in Puglia, the region that makes up the heel of boot-shaped Italy.

A brief look at guests for Britain's royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 04:29 AM PDT

AP - A brief look at guests attending the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.

In Turkey, surveyors map a WWI battlefield (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:46 AM PDT

FILE This 2010 file photo shows a boundary marker which defines the area of the ANZAC Battlefield according to the Treaty of Lausanne, in Gallipoli, western Turkey. The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare on the same soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the most extensive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped forge the identity of young nations..( AP Photo/ Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, File)AP - The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the most extensive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped forge the identity of young nations.

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