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First person: A tyrant fell in Iraq, but confusion followed
Police chief endorses shooting of South African miners by officers
Mountain landslides kill at least 24 people in Rio
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban starts at English school
Gun permit applications surge in Newtown, Conn.
Ex-Oregon governor candidate charged in Facebook IPO fraud
Paintings taken by Nazis returned to American
Bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Twinkies, Ding Dongs
Rand Paul tries to pull GOP toward immigration reform
U.S. sees no evidence behind chemical weapons claims in Syria
Pope: 'Protect each person, especially the poorest'
Report: 1 in 3 seniors dies with dementia
Lululemon stock feels burn as company recalls revealing yoga pants
Damascus, rebels trade charges on 'chemical attack'
Explosion at Nevada military site may have killed 'several'
Cyprus tries to lesson pain of bank deposit seizures
Should we clone Woolly Mammoths?
Markets wait on vote for Cyprus bailout that includes deposit 'tax'
Menendez hopes for investigation, as police say women we paid to lie
Obama courts Israeli people with presidential visit
Iraq bombs kill at least 50 on anniversary of invasion
Wave of Iraq blasts kill 56 decade after invasion
Late winter storm sends snow, sleet to New England
Remade Mideast poses new perils for Obama
Poll tracks dramatic rise in support for gay marriage

First person: A tyrant fell in Iraq, but confusion followed

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Former Monitor Staff Photographer Andy Nelson covered the invasion of Iraq. Despite the excitement of the roll to Baghdad and the toppling of a regime, he saw troubling glimpses of Iraq's future in his first days in the country. Below, he recalls stumbling across a factory to make improvised bombs with the Marines he was traveling with, and what that portended for the coming years. Monitor reporter Scott Peterson has also marked the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq with some reflections of his own.

Police chief endorses shooting of South African miners by officers

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT

MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief stands by her statement that officers involved in the shooting deaths of 34 striking miners were just doing their job.

Mountain landslides kill at least 24 people in Rio

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 24 people in the mountains above Rio de Janeiro and prompted Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to call for tougher action to eradicate precarious dwellings. Firemen on Friday recovered the bodies of three children who were swept away by floods in the worst hit neighborhood called Quitandinha, a suburb of Petropolis, where dozens of homes were demolished by the landslides. ...

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban starts at English school

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:58 AM PDT

"I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity," Malala Yousufzai says.

Gun permit applications surge in Newtown, Conn.

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:43 AM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Applications for gun permits have jumped in Newtown since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, which sparked a renewed debate about stricter gun control laws and a surge in gun sales around the country due to worries about new limits.

Ex-Oregon governor candidate charged in Facebook IPO fraud

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:27 AM PDT

Craig Berkman told investors he had access to shares of various social media companies, investigators say.

Paintings taken by Nazis returned to American

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 10:08 AM PDT

"These paintings were in this fog of war," says Tom Selldorff.

Bankruptcy judge OKs sale of Twinkies, Ding Dongs

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 09:52 AM PDT

One of the buyers hopes to have the cakes back on shelves by summer.

Rand Paul tries to pull GOP toward immigration reform

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:47 AM PDT

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who rose to power with support from the tea party movement, is urging conservatives to support efforts in Congress toward an immigration overhaul that would provide illegal immigrants a pathway to legality. In a speech to the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Paul outlined his own plan, which [...]

U.S. sees no evidence behind chemical weapons claims in Syria

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:14 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official is rejecting the claim of Bashar Assad regime's that Syrian rebels used chemical weapons.

Pope: 'Protect each person, especially the poorest'

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:42 AM PDT

With traditional pomp and ceremony, the Catholic Church celebrated the official start of the papacy of Pope Francis on Tuesday, with a giant open-air mass in St. Peter's Square.