N.Zealand braces for more destruction after quake (AFP)

AFP - New Zealand prepared for further destruction on Sunday as aftershocks and an approaching storm threatened an area hit by the most devastating earthquake in decades.

Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 8 (AP)

AP - Militants detonated a car bomb at a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and then tried to shoot their way into the building, killing eight people and wounding 29 in a brazen morning attack, Iraqi officials said.

LSU holds on against short-handed Tar Heels 30-24 (AP)

AP - With the NCAA lurking around Chapel Hill and some of its best players sitting in the stands, North Carolina found itself in a most improbable position.

Kanye West: 'I bled hard' over Swift debacle (AP)

AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's `quiet' challenger (AP)

AP - East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone.

JetBlue: Flight attendant's big exit was for good (AP)

AP - Sometimes there's no going back.

Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure (AP)

AP - Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored."

Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions (AP)

AP - John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head.

3 killed in suicide attack on Russian base (AP)

AP - A suicide car-bomber killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base in Russia's violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said.

BP: Crews lifting device from Gulf face delay (AP)

AP - Investigators looking into what went wrong in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are a step closer to answers now that a key piece of evidence is secure aboard a ship.

3 killed in suicide attack on Russian base (AP)

AP - A suicide car-bomber killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base in Russia's violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said.

Pakistan cricketers face fresh 'fixing' claims (AFP)

AFP - A fourth Pakistan cricketer was reportedly being investigated over alleged match-fixing Sunday, with fresh betting scam claims casting a shadow over the country's one-day match against England.

Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 2 (AP)

AP - A suicide car bomb targeting the Baghdad military headquarters exploded Sunday killing two soldiers and wounding eight bystanders, the Iraqi military said.

Suicide bus driver kills two in Baghdad: officials (AFP)

AFP - A suicide bomber in a minibus killed two people on Sunday at an Iraqi defence ministry complex that three weeks ago was hit by a massive suicide attack that killed dozens, security officials said.

Philippine police chief takes blame for bus hijack (Reuters)

Reuters - The Philippines' national police chief took the blame for the botched bus hijacking rescue attempt last week that killed eight Hong Kong tourists at a Manila park, announcing his decision to retire early from the service.

Suicide car bomb explodes in Baghdad kills 2 (AP)

AP - The Iraqi military says a suicide car bomb has exploded in central Baghdad, killing 2 soldiers, four days after the U.S. declared an end to its combat role in the country.

Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions (AP)

AP - John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head.