Survivors of a series of tornado strikes in the U.S. struggled to come to terms with the destruction Sunday, as officials raised the death toll to 22. CTV.ca

Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean charmed French media and even had President Nicolas Sarkozy swooning during a visit to France that also saw a significant shift in relations between the two countries. CTV.ca

Hezbollah militants continued to fight government supporters in the mountains overlooking Lebanon's capital on Sunday, having pulled out of central Beirut. CTV.ca

Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage. CTV.ca

Canadian officials hoped to convince Burma's military rulers to accept humanitarian aid from the Disaster Assistance Response Team on Sunday, as the death toll from a massive cyclone surpassed 28,000. CTV.ca

Serbia's pro-Western president declared victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections -- a stunning upset over ultranationalists who tried to thwart the nation's ambitions to join the European Union. CTV.ca

There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power to save the Earth -- a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. CTV.ca

The United States military has ordered a court-martial for a Canadian civilian contractor who has been charged with aggravated assault while working for the U.S. army in Iraq. CTV.ca

The runoff pitting President Robert Mugabe against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not take place in the next few weeks as required by law, the head of the electoral commission said in an interview published Sunday. CTV.ca

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush didn't share their daughter's wedding with the nation, but the president eagerly shared their joy on Sunday about Jenna Bush's marriage to Henry Hager. CTV.ca

Canadian military engineers have taken the first step in plans to rebuild dilapidated apartments that serve as barracks for Afghan National Army soldiers and their families in the Kandahar area. CTV.ca

A Chinese man was arrested for saying on the Internet that he planned to grab the Olympic torch during its relay through eastern China, police said Sunday. CTV.ca

Militants were withdrawing from the streets and shops were reopening in Baghdad's Sadr City on the first day of a ceasefire between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces following two months of intense clashes. CTV.ca

Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected U.S. presidential contest against Republican John McCain, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about questions of political ideology or who is more patriotic. CTV.ca

An Australian man says a shark ended its attack on him as he swam in southwestern Australia after he poked it in the eye with his finger. CTV.ca

Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations in Nepal's capital against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. CTV.ca

Sudan severed relations with Chad on Sunday, accusing it of supporting fighters who assaulted Khartoum the night before and warned that a top Darfur rebel leader was hiding somewhere in the city. CTV.ca

At least 11 people are dead after tornadoes ripped through parts of Oklahoma and Missouri on Saturday, in the latest round of extreme weather to hit the United States. CTV.ca