UK election becomes a family affair (AP) AP – One wants to dispel the notion that he’s half-man, half-machine. The other wants to banish the notion that he’s too posh for office. So in a break with tradition, the men fighting to become Britain’s prime minister are turning to their wives for help. See full [...]

Voting begins in Sudan’s historic elections (AP) AP – Sudanese across Africa’s largest country voted Sunday in their first competitive elections in nearly a quarter century despite partial boycotts by the opposition and calls to delay the vote. See full article at Yahoo! News

7.1-magnitude quake strikes off Solomon Islands (AP) AP – A powerful earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, but a monitoring agency said a tsunami was not expected. See full article at Yahoo! News

Poles go silent to mourn crash deaths (AP) AP – Thousands of people stood silent in the streets of Poland’s cities Sunday, in a silent memorial to President Lech Kaczynski and the other 95 people killed in a devastating plane crash. See full article at Yahoo! News

Maliki’s bloc says 750,000 Iraqi votes in question (AP) AP – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political bloc says its investigation into the March 7 parliamentary election has thrown some 750,000 votes into question. See full article at Yahoo! News