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Decoder Wire Sarah Palin's chaw: Why did she wave chewing tobacco during NRA speech? (+video)

Sarah Palin used a tin of chewing tobacco as a visual aid at last weekend's NRA convention in Houston. This follows her sipping from a Big Gulp during her CPAC speech in March.

Helen Mirren: Royal rant against noisy gay drummers (+video)

Malaysia's ruling coalition hangs on against winds of change

Energy Voices Drive to make energy cleaner has stalled. Shale gas could help.

Thousands of Sunnis flee Syrian coastal region after mass killings

Rescuers confront gruesome scene, death toll rises in Bangladesh factory collapse

In Italy, racist taunts for footballers and ministers alike

Global News Blog Malaysia prepares for its closest election in 50 years (+video)

'Midnight's Children' tells Salman Rushdie's story of a pair of Indian boys switched at birth

Terrorism & Security US and Britain consider arming Syrian rebels (+video)

US considering arming Syrian rebels, says Hagel

In Middle East, public rejects arming Syrian rebels: poll

Horizons Has Facebook figured out smart phones? Wall Street thinks so.

Horizons UK loophole: Why your Facebook photos may show up on a billboard

Unhappy with your life? You might be French.

Change Agent Protecting land rights using Wikipedia-style maps

Terrorism & Security Buoyed by successes, Syrian regime pushes to retake rebel-held city of Homs

Irish bill aims to enable life-saving abortions

UK tallies the costs of an independent Scotland

Irish bill brings more clarity – and more heat – to abortion debate

With no jobs in the city, country life is coming back to Spain

Opinion Why civilian courts are best for terror trials, especially Boston bombing suspect

Culture Cafe Monkees announce tour will cross the US this summer (+video)

Chapter & Verse Poetry Out Loud 2013 finals: students from all over the US will compete

Beatles record broken: UK superstar eyes US market